Assertiveness Training

Assertiveness is an antidote to fear, shyness, passivity, and even anger,. Factor analysis of several assertiveness scales (Schimmel, 1976) has suggested several kinds of behavior are involved.

Assertiveness Techniques include:

• The Need to Think Positively
• Use Your Inner Dialogue
• Fogging the Issue
• Facing Aggression
• Broken Record
• Getting the Message Through
• Find Out About Broken Promises
• Discrepancy Assertion
• Negative Feelings Assertion
• Don’t Let Your Emotions Take Charge
• Saying No
• You Have the Right to Say No, Without Feeling Guilty
• Negotiating a Solution
• Workable Compromise