One of the greatest barriers to successful interpersonal relationships is the inability to understand and accept individual differences. Developing the ability to appreciate and adapt to different styles of human behavior can have important benefits. Acquiring the necessary skills for establishing healthy interpersonal relationships early in life can significantly influence the quality of one's relationships throughout a lifetime.
Through a combination of hands-on activities, small group discussions and reflections, The BEING YOURSELF® Curriculum takes the participants through a process of self-discovery. Using the results of the I-Sight® self-assessment instrument, participants identify their personal strengths and weaknesses and begin to understand how individuals with various behavior patterns relate with one another. These insights provide a basis for developing valuable interpersonal skills needed throughout life to experience greater success at home, school, in the community, and in workplace situations.
The BEING YOURSELF Curriculum focuses on developing enhanced self-awareness and self-management competencies, as well as laying a foundation for improved social skills. Participants begin to gain a more realistic perspective of self as well as a greater understanding and appreciation of others. The curriculum presents important and timely concepts that can immediately be transferred into actions applied to everyday life.
While the curriculum is designed for presentation as ten 1-hour lessons, the facilitator has the flexibility to present the lessons in a format that meets scheduling needs as well as the needs of the participant group. The ten lessons can be presented over a series of consecutive days, with one or more lessons in a single day, or over a period of several weeks.
Exercises are presented for developing self-awareness, improving communication skills, and encouraging honesty and integrity in relationships. Group activities are organized around a variety of teaching techniques that engage the participants in active learning.
Program Overview:
- Step 1: Getting Buy-In
- Lesson 1: Purpose & Goals/Who's Who
- Lesson 2: Pair & Share
- Step 2: Encouraging Involvement & Equipping Them to Honestly Assess Selves
- Lesson 3: Motivation, More on Motivation and The Four Why's
- Lesson 4: Perspective, More on Perspective
- Lesson 5: Another Perspective
- Step 3: Developing Ownership of Their Behaviors
- Lesson 6: Dimensions of Behavior
- Step 4: Establishing a Framework for Relating with Others
- Lesson 7: Common Knowledge
- Step 5: Accepting Self (Being Yourself®)
- Lesson 8: Strengths & Weaknesses
- Lesson 9: Overusing our Strengths, What Now?
- Lesson 10: Affirming our Strengths, Giving Positive Feedback
The BEING YOURSELF Participant Workbook contains complete course materials for one participant. The I-Sight self assessment is printed within the workbook.
Learn more about the history of the BEING YOURSELF and its authors, Charlene Kamper and Denny Macha.
Available Products:
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BEING YOURSELF Participant Workbook
Price: $8.00
Paper Instrument for one participant. |
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Being Yourself Instructor Kit
Price: $99.00
Includes one Instructor Manual and one Participant Workbook (complete with I-Sight® self-assessment instrument). The Instructor's Manual is a three-ring binder containing various instructional strategies, activities, discussion questions for each of the ten lessons, reproductible overhead transparency masters and participant name tent card master. You will also receive a cd-rom with two overhead transparency master PowerPoint® files to support your presentation. |
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