PROGRAM

Level 1

Day 1: Meet and greet.

1. Confidentiality discussion and agreement.

2. What are your expectations of this program? Define Emotional Intelligence.

3. Activities: Icebreaker Conversation cards, Your personality. Self-esteem: What I like about myself.

Day 2: Emotions.

1. Psychoeducation: Recognizing what I feel: Types of emotions. Anxiety, Depression, Anger.

2. What makes us feel: External and Internal triggers.

3. Exercises.

Day 3: Thoughts

1. Psychoeducation: Thoughts that increase anxiety and lower self-esteem. Unhelpful, rational, neutral, and positive thinking.

2. Know your triggers: external and Internal triggers. CBT Model explained.

3. Exercises.

Day 4: Body

1. Psychoeducation: How your body reacts to triggers. Fight, flight, freeze. Mind-body connection. 

2. How to calm your body down: tools and exercises.

Day 5: Behavior

1. Psychoeducation: How our thoughts and emotions impact our actions.

2. Behaviors that increase anxiety and lower self-esteem. Avoidance, digital overuse, substance use, over/undereating, self-harm.

3. Behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve self-esteem: food, sleep, exercise.

Day 6. Relationships

1. What is healthy relationship. 

2. “Toxic” people: common personality traits, communication styles, and impact on you.

3. Boundaries. Assertive communications.