Student5.1-Tracey

Leadership Project

March 2, 2011 Topic: ** Eliminating Negative Self Talk ** Summary: ** I will examine the process of eliminating negative self talk by exploring patterns of thinking. I will illustrate ** changing patterns of limited thinking by exploring eight concepts, analyzing the process of automatic thought and replacing distorted thinking.

References ** : articles, books **

March 16, 2011 - Draft Objectives ** : (1) To educate students and counselors about their inner critic and its relationship to our actions, (2) to provide resources and suggestions for countering debilitating thoughts. **

Introduction of project and skills

Warm Up: (Engage the participants/Ask before telling, 5 minutes) ** What is an “Inner Critic”? and Why should we acknowledge its existence? **

Presentation ** : ** (Share information, 10 minutes) ** PowerPoint Presentation (max. 6 slides) a News Broadcast defining Inner Critic, Origins of the Inner Critic and Seven ways to counter the Inner Critic. **


 * Activity ** :  ** (Personalize and practice, 10 minutes) **  Pass around slips of paper with completion statements on them. Everyone will share their completion statements aloud and choose one of the 7 techniques for countering their own critic.

** Closure/Evaluation: ** ( ** Feedback regarding targeted objective, 5 minutes ** ) Summary - Q & A

** References/Handout **