Reproducible Self-Esteem Worksheets, Assessments, Exercises, & Educational Handouts To be able to reach personal and professional goals, self-esteem is critical. For teens, healthy self-esteem is even more critical, emotionally and physically. Self-esteem dictates how teens treat and feel about themselves and others, assert themselves, view and act in the world, and take care of their basic needs. Self-esteem is so important that research suggests that low self-esteem can be tied to many mental and physical health issues. The Teen Self-Esteem Workbook is designed to help teens engage in self-reflection, examine their thoughts and feelings that either enhance or detract from healthy self-esteem, and learn effective tools and techniques for building feelings of self-esteem and self-worth. The books offers facilitator reproducible self-esteem worksheets, self-assessments, exercises, and educational handouts. Each chapter includeds a self-esteem scale and self-esteem worksheets The sections in this book include: Teen Self-Esteem helps teens explore their perceptions of themselves and feelings about themselves. - Teen Self-Worth helps teens explore the extent to which they view themselves as valuable and worthy human beings. - Teen Assertiveness helps teens explore how assertive they are in their asking for what they want and need. - Teen Self-Understanding helps teens explore how aware they are of their personal characteristics and attitudes. - Teen Self-Responsibility helps teens explore how much responsibility they assume for what happens in their lives. Teen Self-Esteem includes a bonus section of enrichment activities. The Teen Self-Esteem Workbook is designed to be used either independently or as part of an integrated curriculum. Self-Esteem worksheets, assessments and journaling exercise may be used effectively with either individuals or with a group. The following tools are included in each section: - Assessment instruments (self-esteem scale) - Activity handouts - Quotations - Reflective questions for journaling - Educational handouts John J. Liptak, EdD, frequently conducts workshops on assessment-related topics. He has written three books on career-related topics and these books have been featured in numerous newspapers including The Washington Post, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Associated Press. His work has also been featured on MSNBC, CNN Radio and on the PAX / ION television series, Success without a College Degree. John has many years of experience in providing counseling services to individuals and groups in a variety of settings including job training programs, correctional institutions, and colleges and universities. In addition, John has about ten years of teaching experience as an assistant professor. With Kathy Khalsa and Ester Leutenberg, he has written three other comprehensive books for teachers and counselors to use with their students and clients: The Self-Esteem Program, The Social Skills Program and The Stress Management Program: Inventories, Activities & Educational Handouts. With Whole Person Associates, he and Ester Leutenberg continue to co-write books to add to their Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook series. Ester A. Leutenberg has worked in the mental health field for many years as a publisher, author and advocate for those suffering from loss. She personally experienced a devastating loss when her son Mitchell, after struggling with a mental illness for eight years, died by suicide in 1986. Soon after, as a way of both healing and helping others, Ester co-founded Wellness Reproductions & Publishing with her daughter Kathy Khalsa and began developing therapeutic products that help facilitators help their clients. Ester is the co-author of the SEALS series for teen-agers, Life Management Skills series for adults and Meaningful Life Skills for older adults, as well as a variety of other therapeutic card games, board games and posters. Ester has co-written GriefWork ~ Healing from Loss, The GriefWork Companion and Creating a Healthy Balanced Life. Ester and John have co-written the Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook Series, the Teen Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook Series and are currently working on the Coping Workbook Series, all published by Whole Person Associates.