Mind Matters - Self Esteem

Focusing on self-esteem this title is designed to raise awareness among young people of caring for their own mental health and encouraging them to support others experiencing mental health problems.

It is a resource bank containing:

• Exploration of the nature of self-esteem
• 10 activities you can use or adapt to a range of situations to increase young people's understanding of self-esteem
• Case study illustrating a successful project.
• Supports young people's learning of factors affecting their self-esteem. Includes tips on how to boost levels of self-confidence.

Age: 11-19

Chapters:

• Part One: Introduction
• Part Two: Understanding self-esteem
• Part Three: Activities
• 1. Self-esteem - what springs to mind?
• 2. What do I do to make people feel good or bad about themselves?
• 3. What does it feel like to have a low self-esteem?
• 4. Word power
• 5. Bullying and self-esteem
• 6. Get to grips with self-talk
• 7. Am I assertive?
• 8. Agreeing the ground rules
• 9. Where do we go for help?
• 10. What do you know now?
• Part Four: Project Young Men's Project Cheshire - Phase Two "Young Men Talking about Talking"