1. WORK in SOCIAL DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT
Work in Social Diverse Environment- SITXCOM001A
WORK in SOCIAL DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT
AGENDA
TOPIC 7:Self Awareness
-Self Concept
-Self Development
-Self Image
Presentation_5 // 11 TAFE NSI Ryde/MB_ZGtbc_2013

2. SELF CONCEPT
Is how a person feels about themselves AND what they think about themselves!!!!!
How do you see yourself?

3. ACTIVITY One positive comment about your appearance
One positive comment about your personality
One skill you have

4. SELF CONCEPT
We can have either a POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE Self Concept about ourselves
Perceptions can include:
Who you are
What you stand for
Where you live
What you do
What you value
What you believe

5. What are the benefits of a
positive self concept?
You are more confident, have greater motivation and find you are able to:
communicate with
other people
more effectively

6. SELF DEVELOPMENT
SELF IMAGE
SELF MOTIVATION
SELF CONFIDENCE

7. HOW YOU CAN DEVELOP A POSITIVE SELF CONCEPT?
Identify your strengths and build on them
Identify your weaknesses and look for ways to overcome them
Complete appropriate training to develop your skills
Set goals and achieve them

8. SELF AWARENESS: YOU – ME….
Identity is about knowing who you are as a person - and knowing who you are in relation to others

9. religion/ spirituality ethnicity
Sources of identity
religion/ spirituality ethnicity
health nationality
education gender
geographic factors family
politics race
genetics birth order
professional identity class/economic status
life experiences ability / disability
other social groups age/cohort

10. Sources of identity - example
Australian and Swiss
Culinary/Hospitality studies
(mature) male
North – West of Sydney father of 2
liberal view of politics white (non Anglo Saxon)
fit youngest of the family
new academic / education working class
baby boomer vision impaired
Master craftsman / Culinary Trade Community representative
Entrepreneur / consulting soccer player
Teacher and Student Married
Executive Chef Culinary Judge
Global Hotelier

12. Axes of Identity
“[I]dentity formation as [...] progressive repositioning the Self along a myriad of lines or axes of identity” (Austin 2005:17).
“Each axis is a bookended [...] by a pair of oppositional points (binary opposites, such as male – female)” (Austin 2005:17).