Asssertiveness

This information will cover

• What does it meant to be assertive?

• Is this course for me?

• What will I learn?

• What benefits may I gain from attending this course?

• How do I apply and attend the course?

What does it mean to be assertive? 

Being assertive means expressing your opinion in a clear and direct manner, while continuing to respect other. Learning how to communicating assertively can help you to reduce conflict, to manage anger, to have your needs better met, and to have improved relationships with friends, family, colleagues, others.

Is this assertiveness course for me?

Ask yourself these questions:

• Do you lack assertiveness to give your opinion or meet your own needs?

• Are you overly passive and agreeable?

• Do you find it difficult to say no to others’ requests?

• Do you avoid conflict at any cost?

• Do you have outbursts or come across aggressive at times?

If you answer yes to any of the above questions this course is for you.

What will I learn?

The course is split into 6 sessions

Session one you will learn what it means to be assertive, how to recognise assertive behaviours and how to think more assertively.

Session two you will begin to improve your assertiveness by learning how to behave more assertively. You will learn a mindful breathing practice to connect with your body.

Session three you will learn how to reduce physical tension in your body using mindful movement, imagery and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR).

Session four you will learn how to say no assertively and how to deal assertively with criticism.

Session five you will learn how to deal with disappointment assertively and how to give and receive compliments assertively

Session six you will learn how to continue building on your assertiveness skills by pulling together everything you have learnt over the course and creating a plan for the future.

What benefits may I gain from being more assertive?

Improve your relationships: Being assertive allows us to be honest and open with other people and better able to manage relationship conflict. When we feel more confident being ourselves around others, we can let go of our worries of what others think or the fear of letting others down. We can also better meet our needs within our relationships whilst respecting others’ needs too.

Increase happiness and have less stress: Assertiveness allows us to understand and meet our needs, which can reduce stress, anxiety and low mood and improve our self-esteem.

Go for the career you want:  Being assertive gives us the confidence to give our opinions and assert ourselves for opportunities we want. We are better able to say no to inappropriate demands that take up our time and energy. Being assertive allow us to act on what we think and want in a way that is fair for ourselves with out mistreating others