Imposter Syndrome? Overcome Self-Doubt and Boost Your Career Growth ONLINE

Aims

“I’m just lucky”, “I don’t belong here”, “I’m a fraud and people will find out”. Have thoughts like these crossed your mind before? If so, you are definitely not alone. Imposter Syndrome describes a set of beliefs revolving around feelings of inadequacy, not deserving success, and misleading others about our abilities. It limits confidence and can actually lead to failure.

In this workshop, participants will learn how Imposter Syndrome can look like and what’s behind it, will assess their own level of Imposter Syndrome, and will be guided through exercises that help to combat it, all while having room to exchange with other participants. The goal is to leave the workshop with a better understanding of Imposter Syndrome and tools to deal with it when it comes up the next time.

Content

• What is Imposter Syndrome (and what is it not)?
• Why Imposter Syndrome is independent of one’s performance
• Self-test on Imposter Syndrome
• Understanding the negative consequences
• Recognizing trigger moments
• Breaking free from negative thoughts
• Appropriately dealing with success and failure
• Developing a long-term strategy

Methods

• Theoretical input
• Breakout sessions in pairs and small groups
• Plenary discussions
• (Written) self-reflections
• Techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and metacognitive therapy
• Exercises related to mindfulness and body perception

Target Group

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Please note: If you are in the field of psychology, some of the content might already be known to you, but you are still welcome to attend!

About the Trainer

Prof. Dr. Maria Douneva studied Psychology and completed her PhD at the University of Basel. After several years in industry working as a consultant, team lead and a freelance trainer and coach, she is now a Professor of Business Psychology at SRH Berlin and continues to share her expertise to help people make long-lasting positive changes.

Workload

Total of 8h (course attendance 2x 4h)

Feature

Once registration is open, applications will be collected for 24 hours and course places allocated by lot. All registrations received after the initial 24h period will be put on a waiting list and assigned on a first come, first served basis.

Course places/places on the waiting list will be confirmed by e-mail. Course registrations can only be canceled before the registration period ends (send an e-mail to grace@unibas.ch). Full course attendance is mandatory. Participants who fail to attend a course without prior notification or withdraw after the registration deadline are subject to a fee of CHF 30. In addition, participants who cancel their course registration at a later point in time, are absent without an excuse or do not attend the entire course will, for reasons of fairness, not be considered for course registration in the following semester and will be removed from other courses offered in the same semester. Please find the detailed regulations on the Transferable Skills Homepage.