Session 11: Understanding Self-Talk and Beliefs Teen and Parent Session Background Information Self-talk is another word for thinking. In any situation, you always have thoughts what is going on. Those thoughts affect how you feel about the situation, and how you respond to it. This is because your thoughts have to do with how you perceive what is happening. During this session you will become more aware of the things you say to yourself in difficult situations and how it impacts your feelings and behavior. You will learn how to change unhelpful thinking to ‘self-talk’ that helps you respond to stressful events in more respectful and non-violent ways. You will also learn about the beliefs you have that affect your thinking, feelings and behavior. Beliefs are ideas you have developed in your life about how things should be, what is right and not right, and your capabilities. Beliefs have a strong influence over our thinking, feelings and behavior. You will learn how these all work together to determine the choices you make and your behavior. Once you figure out your unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, you can change them to ones that lead you away from abusive or violent responses to conflict and toward respectful ways to solve problems. Goals To understand self-talk and beliefs To learn that people’s thinking and beliefs are not always true
Session 11: Understanding Self-Talk and Beliefs Teen and Parent Session Background Information Self-talk is another word for thinking. In any situation, you always have thoughts what is going on. Those thoughts affect how you feel about the situation, and how you respond to it. This is because your thoughts have to do with how you perceive what is happening. During this session you will become more aware of the things you say to yourself in difficult situations and how it impacts your feelings and behavior. You will learn how to change unhelpful thinking to ‘self-talk’ that helps you respond to stressful events in more respectful and non-violent ways. You will also learn about the beliefs you have that affect your thinking, feelings and behavior. Beliefs are ideas you have developed in your life about how things should be, what is right and not right, and your capabilities. Beliefs have a strong influence over our thinking, feelings and behavior. You will learn how these all work together to determine the choices you make and your behavior. Once you figure out your unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, you can change them to ones that lead you away from abusive or violent responses to conflict and toward respectful ways to solve problems. Goals To understand self-talk and beliefs To learn that people’s thinking and beliefs are not always true
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