Developing Self Confidence…

At Triumph Youth Services our goal is to teach and counsel each our students in a way that will help them develop self confidence. We want it to be authentic which takes time and hard work on the part of the student. When they can look back and see their progress in our program, this begins to happen.

When we see Students who are not self-confident depending excessively on the approval of others in order to feel good about themselves. We realize that they tend to avoid taking risks because they fear failure. They generally do not expect to be successful. They often put themselves down and tend to discount or ignore compliments paid to them. By contrast, self-confident people are willing to risk the disapproval of others because they generally trust their own abilities. In turn they make choices to conform with their peers even when they know that they are going to impact themselves in a negative way. This high risk behavior can lead to depression, severe behavior issues and even drug addiction.

Part of this process is teaching them valuable life skills. A life skill group is held daily to discuss the skill that is being worked on for that week. Staff gives feedback to the students in regards to what area of the skill needs improvement. Some of the life skills we work on are: Decision making, Anger Management, Time Management, Conflict Resolution, Coping Skills, Communication, Money Management and Sportsmanship.

This is when we begin to see more self-confidence. Self confidence is an attitude which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic views of themselves and their situations. Self-confident people trust their own abilities, have a general sense of control in their lives, and believe that, within reason, they will be able to do what they wish, plan, and expect. Having self-confidence does not mean that individuals will be able to do everything. Self-confident people have expectations that are realistic. Even when some of their expectations are not met, they continue to be positive and to accept themselves. Triumph Students will develop these traits as they work their program.

We believe in the youth of today and think they are more talented than ever. We focus on helping the students figure out their strengths so they can build on them. We help them identify their weaknesses and teach them how to turn them into strengths. We know that this can happen for them.