What is ‘Use-of-Self’?
Use-of-Self is all about you, learning about yourself in action.
Most of us live our lives with little awareness of how we use ourselves. We do what comes automatically, while focusing on the work and not the impact of our choices or actions. Developed by Charles and Edie Seashore, Conscious Use-of-Self focuses on understanding our beliefs, assumptions, perceptions, and actions and how they impact our interactions with others.
Awareness of these aspects of ourselves enables us to make better choices about how we interact with others. We believe we have control of the choices we make. We choose to act or not to act. We also choose how we act. Use-of-Self is a competency that leads you to be more aware, conscious, and choiceful with your actions and intentions.
The Laera approach incorporates the learning and teaching process . Conscious use of self is a first step into both learning about yourself as well as sharing “You” with others.
