Group Work Manual

GROUP WORK PROGRAM: FALLING IN LOVE WITH ME!

Name of the group:	Falling in Love with ME!
Theme:	An in-depth focus on the self, self-knowledge and self-esteem.
Topics which will be discussed:	Self-knowledge, self-esteem, self-worth, self-confidence, exploration of emotions.
Target group:	Primary School children between the ages of 6 – 13 years / Persons with intellectual disabilities (Persons benefiting by this program needs to be able to physically move and should have at least limited reading and writing skills).
Number of sessions:	7
Time frame per session:	60 minutes
Type of Group:	Open educational group

OBJECTIVE:

To improve self-knowledge and create a positive sense of self-awareness in order to improve the self-esteem and self-confidence of group members.

GOALS:

• To introduce group members to the group and create an environment where they feel comfortable in order to assist them to gain self-knowledge;
• To explore likes and dislikes, attitudes, similarities and differences in order to create a sense of self-awareness and create an opportunity for self-exploration;
• To improve the group members’ understanding about emotions and feelings, whilst creating an opportunity for them to explore their own emotions to improve self-knowledge;
• To explore the attitudes of others towards the group members and improve their skills on acknowledging other’s opinions without letting it influence you negatively;
• To give group members an opportunity to identify positive aspects of themselves in order to boost their self-esteem;
• To motivate group members to change their attitude about themselves and the future and to explore positive dreams and goals in order to improve their self-esteem;
• To improve learner’s knowledge about self-confidence and empower them with skills to become more self-confident;
• To motivate group members to incorporate the new knowledge, skills and attitudes in their lives.

This Group Work Manual provides the Professional with step-by-step directions in order to plan, facilitate and evaluate the Group Work sessions in order to present an efficient Group Work Program. The manual includes all the resources the Professional will need in full-color.

This Manual is not electronically available and the hard copy is available at R250-00 per copy. In the event that the organisation orders 10 or more copies, a % discount will be provided.