Various Therapies used to build Self-Esteem

There are five basic approaches therapist use to help build self-esteem in patients. The most effective approach is a combination of these five styles. The five varying approaches used are:

COGNITIVE APPROACH-This approach places the emphasis on developing positive mental attitudes, helping students to think about their feelings, and adopt healthier ways of interpreting or relating to the events that occur in their lives.

BEHAVIORAL APPROACH-This approach endeavors to develop specific functional behaviors in students so that they can display behaviors that command greater respect from others and self-esteem in themselves. Such behaviors may relate to voice control, posture, eye contact, or expression of feelings.

EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH-This approach is perhaps the most common among the programs published. It provides positive experiences for students to build up feelings of self-respect and self-esteem. Most of the activities rely on external sources of feedback and reinforcement.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT APPROACH-There are a number of programs that aim to build self-esteem by improving the functional communication skills, decision making skills, or social skills of students. They base their programs on the concept that unless students actually function at a higher level, they are unable to sustain positive feelings about themselves.

ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH-This approach is a more holistic approach that structures the environment and the activities students engage in to develop particular attitudes and skills that lead to self-esteem. It tends to address such aspects as discipline, social activities, goal setting, responsibility, and how adults interact with students.

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