TREATMENTGROUP#1

TreatmentGroup#1
Topic:SelfEsteem
MembersoftheGroup:RobertAshford

Leader:AaliyahHoliday

CasRice
AraceliCruz
PaigeDoxey
TaylorLiggett
ContentOutline:
I.

BeginningActivities
A. Iwillbeginthetreatmentgroupbyintroducingmyselftothegroupmembers.
B. OnceIintroducemyself,Ipassoutcontractsthatstatestheconfidentiality.Iwill
discussthebasisofthecontract,andthegroupmemberswillsign.
C. Oncethecontractissignedandmutuallyagreedamongthegroupmembers,Iwill
discussthepurposeandthegoalsofthetreatments.
D. ThenIwillletthegroupmembersdoanicebreakerthatintroducesthemselvesto
eachother.Theicebreakerwillinvolvethetopicofselfesteem.Thegroup
memberswillintroducethemselveswiththeirnamesaswellasanadjectivethat
beginswiththeirfirstname.(Example:AwesomeApril)
E. Onceeveryonehasintroducethemselves,Iwilltellthememberstorememberthe
adjectivetheyusedinordertouseinanotherdiscussion.

II.

Goals/LearningObjectivesfortheGroup

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A. toprovideeachgroupmemberwithopportunitiestoparticipateingrowth
experiencesthatwillenhancehisorherselfesteemandprovideabasisofhealthy
groupinteraction
B. toeducategroupmembersabouttheindicatorsofselfesteem
C. togiveanappreciationtoeachgroupmembersassetseitherthroughcompliments
orselfrealization
III.

MiddleActivites
A. CausesofLowandHighSelfEsteem
1. AftertheicebreakerIwillaskgroupsmemberstolistthecausesoflow
selfesteemandhowtoachievehighselfesteem.Thereisnominimumor
maximum.Thegroupcanlistasmanyastheycanthinkof.Oncethereare
enoughcauseswrittenontheboard,wewilldiscusshowthesecauses
comeaboutandthereasonbehindthem.
2. Asagroupdiscussion,thegroupmemberswillbeabletocomparewhich
sideiseasiertolistaswellasdiscusstheeffectofhighandlowself
esteemofotherswithineachstageoflife.
3. Thisactivitywillbenefitthegroupbyalwaysthinkingbeforetheyspeak
toothersnegatively.Asfuturesocialworkers,wepromotepositive
thinkingandactionsandalwaysoptimistforourclients.
B. ThreeofAKind

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1. Thesecondactivityinvolvesthedistributionof3differentplayingcards
foreachgroupmember.Onceeachmemberisgiven3cards,theactivity
canbegin.
2. Eachcardrepresentsadifferentnumberandadifferentmeaning.Forthe
firstcard,themembermustlistnegativecommentsorthoughtsthegroup
hashadintheirlife.Forthesecondcard,themembermustlistpositive
commentsaboutthemselves.Forthethirdcard,themembermustlistgood
traitsorcommentsaboutanothermemberofthegroupthatwasnot
alreadysaid.
3. Thisactivitywillletthegrouprealizetheirownselfesteem.Ifanyonein
thegroupisexperiencinglowselfesteem,thatgroupmemberwillshould
beabletoseethatthepositivefeaturesoutweighthenegativecommentsor
thoughts.
C. MyStrengthsandQualitiesWorksheet
1. Closetotheendofthegroup,Iwillpassoutaworksheettoeachgroup
member.
2. TheworksheetincludessubtitlessuchasThingsImgoodat,
ComplimentsIvereceived,ThingsIlikeaboutmyappearance,and
ChallengesIveovercome.
3. Thegroupmembersaretofilloutthisworksheetandkeepitwiththem.
Discussionofstatementswrittendownarecompletelyoptionalandisnot
required.

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4. Theworksheetissupposetobeareminderofthegroupdiscussionand
positivequalitieswithinthemselves.
IV.

EndingActivities
A.

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References
GrowingSelfEsteem(n.d.)
SelfEsteemBuildingActivitiestoBoostYourConfidence.
Growing
SelfEsteem.Retrievedfrom
https://www.growingselfesteem.com/selfesteembuildingactivites.html
KraussWhitbourne,Susan(2014).
BuildYourSelfEsteemwithThese3SimpleExercises.
PsychologyToday.Retrievedfrom
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillmentanyage/201404/buildyourselfestee
mthese3simpleexercises
TherapistAid(n.d.).
MyStrengthsandQualities.
TherapistAid.Retrievedfrom
http://www.therapistaid.com/therapyworksheets/selfesteem/adults/2