Training/ Lesson Program

Title : Exploring Self Concept

Type : Self-Assessment Instrument

Session Overview

Objectives

The purpose of this activity is to help participants to identify beliefs they hold about themselves and others , and to obtain more information about people 's perception of them

Trainees will

determine qualities to describe themselves

personally evaluate these qualities

provide positive qualities they perceive in other group members

personally evaluate and discuss in small groups

hold plenary discussion on the outcomes

Resources

Overhead : List of Personal Qualities

Handout : Different Aspects of the Self p

Post it notes

Procedure

Step 1 : Ask participants to list 10 qualities which describe them as a person generally . Also ask them to think of the situation (s ) in which they exemplify each quality most , for example

with colleagues

with family

in personal relationships

Provide a list of potential qualities on overhead (See appendix 1

Step 2 : Ask participants to think about the following and make or mental notes

How did they feel when undertaking this exercise

Which qualities do they feel are central to their self-concept

Which of them do they consider are well know to others

Are there any they would rather other people did not know about

Step 3 : Ask participants to write the name of each person in their group on one side of a post-it note . On the other side ask them to write two qualities which they consider positive about each person . Then distribute the notes to the people concerned

NOTE : If a group also want to include negative...