Course Description

This course is a very straightforward and personal approach to increasing your self-esteem and confidence. It is presented in an extremely conversational way without psychological terms and babble. This is a valuable course for anyone who feels they are less valuable than others around them or for anyone who is just ready to do a bit of self-examination. Anyone with an interest in psychology and the behavioral science, as well as those who need to work on self-esteem and confidence will benefit from this course. This is a 5 week, self-paced, online course. If you need additional help understanding the material presented, you can communicate with the instructor and fellow classmates. The instructor will monitor and track your progress throughout the class. LVS Online offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course registrations, certificate of completion option, a class discussion board to interact with your instructor and fellow classmates, free hosting account, and a student upload area. LVS is a Corel Training Partner. LVS students may purchase Corel products at a significant savings. Follow this link for details. LVS students are also eligible take advantage of special offers made available by famous software developers such as Andromeda, AV Bros, Extensis, Harry Heim, namesuppressed, Nik Multimedia, and Ulead. Details are provided in the classinfo link found in the confirmation of registration. If you would like to receive more information regarding this course, click on the "Contact Us" link in the Information section and we'll try to answer any of your questions within the day.

Course Requirements

The student interested in this course should have basic computer knowledge. LVS offers a free Windows class if needed. All lessons are available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/print the lessons. Plan to devote 2 - 3 hours per week on the lesson and assignment.

Course Prerequisites

None

Course Syllabus

Lesson 1 - What are you worth? Finding the value in you Exercise Lesson 2 - Getting to know you Comparisons Exercise Lesson 3 - Emotions Guilt Anger Exercise Lesson 4 - Self-Esteem: The confidence builder Drama Payoff/tradeoff Lesson 5 - Utilizing Self-hypnosis Techniques Lesson 6 - The New You Seeing the new you Exercise

Course Excerpt

Lesson 1 WHAT ARE YOU WORTH? Regardless of the shape you are in, what you look like, or what your skills and abilities are, you are a worthwhile individual and should be treated as such. You have wants, needs and emotions like everyone else and you are entitled to them! Every human has the same basic needs and rights. In our society, there is a tendency to cast aside anyone who is different or doesn't quite measure up to some arbitrary standard. People with mental or physical handicaps are regularly placed in institutions. Even people with only minor handicaps are segregated from the general population and placed in groups with similar disabilities. Now, I'm not saying this is completely wrong, because many times it helps to be with others who can relate to your problems. But, more times than not, the participants are there because the rest of the world ignores them. Society doesn't give them the chance to prove their worth. The mixed message is very confusing. On one hand we are told that we are all (and should be) unique. However, if we are different in any way, it seems we are shunned, ignored or sometimes even made fun of, all of which can eat away at our self-esteem and confidence. This type of segregation starts at a young age and will continue as long as a person lets it. Remember your 6th grade gym class? When it came to picking teams, you may have been the last to be picked, and the captain of the team who ended up with you may have seemed really burdened to take you on. You might have been great in mathematics, but if you weren't athletic (which is so highly valued when you are young), it was almost like you were an outcast. By the time you reached Jr. High school, you may have found the way to avoid this humiliating experience...skip gym class. With this problem out of the way, another major problem was approaching. In high school, the senior prom was the highlight of one's social calendar. So much emphasis was placed on this one event. If you couldn't find a date for this one, you must have been a dog, a weirdo, or...fat. I recall feeling so tense as the day approached. The daily question was, "Do you have a date yet?" Each time I said no, I felt like a part of me died. It was so humiliating. My mother kept suggesting that she could call my aunt and see if they could convince my cousin to take me. About one week from prom night, I started telling people that I didn't want to go to any dumb prom. I said I already had a date with an older man to go out to dinner and then dancing at the Hilton. It was a big lie. On the night of the prom, I hid so no one could disprove my story. Continued... Please note: Lessons provide step-by-step instructions with detailed screen captures.

Course Goals

To help individuals to realize that they are as valuable a human being as anyone else around them.

Course Reviews

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