WHAT IS ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING?

WHAT IS ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING?

It is generally accepted that an individual would benefit from assertiveness training if he or she exhibits either one or the other contrasting behaviors:

a) Passive: where the individual avoids conflict, and may even perceive that they don’t have the right to express their own feelings or thoughts, with the result that the he or she goes along with what others say or ask.   With this kind of behavior, the individual is basically violating their own rights and needs.

2. Aggressive: where the individual has a tendency to dominate conversations or to ignore other people’s views, while at the same time seeking to control others or the situation. In this case, the individual is violating the rights of others.

Clearly, the goal of Assertiveness Training is for the individual to learn how to communicate and execute plans to satisfy their personal needs while being aware and sensitive to the needs of others.