October 31, 2018

Items of Interests – Love Line

Summary

The item of interest that I chose is a theraputic technique to communicate feelings and improve self-esteem. It is called “Love Line.” The purpose of this activity is for students to reflect on positive qualities of the other people in their social work group and to pass along their thoughts to the individuals in group. This activity can help build courage and of course, self-esteem! This activity requires for students to write on a note card (or any type of paper- we can be creative and write it on heart-shaped cut outs, etc.!) Students then write a small message to their peers and insert it in the envelope (or jar, again, lets all be creative) of the designated student. The picture below is an example however, it can be adjusted using envelops as mentioned in the book, jars, decorated tissue boxes, etc.! The paper can also be on a regular sheet of paper, note cards, different designed cut-outs.

I believe that this is a great idea to use for students who are in 3^rd or 4^th grade all the way to high school students. This is a great activity for students who have low self-esteem or who have difficulties communicating their feelings. It can help show them that they are beautiful in their own unique way and can help show them the different positive ways other people see them. I can also see this activity fit into an artistic theraputic activity because This activity fits into the School Social Work Model because it is evidence based; increasing self-esteem can help the student build confidence and lead to a brighter future. I really hope to use this activity with my 5^th grade group soon!  

Activity can be found on pages 78-79*

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