Assertiveness Training
We offer a twelve hour assertiveness training course run in 6 weekly sessions but also available in two full day workshops. If you have trouble asserting yourself this course is for you.
This training is ideal for people who:
• Find it difficult to say no to people
• Find it difficult to ask for what they want
• Find it difficult to speak up in some situations
• Feel they are being taken advantage of too often
• Feel uncomfortable about expressing their true feelings
• Think they are being assertive and others say they are being aggressive
The aim of the course is:
• To explore the benefits of behaving assertively in relationships with others.
• To offer the opportunity to learn the skills required towards being truly assertive
By the end of the course learners will have:
• An understanding of the differences between, aggressive, submissive and assertive behaviours.
• Have coached themselves in a variety of ways to assist then make assertive responses and approaches.
• Have an understanding of how they react to situations and have been offered ‘tools’ to help make any changes learners may feel necessary.
The course will be informal in content and will have the minimum of paperwork. A simple manual with information on what is covered will be given to every delegate.
Learning to be assertive and not aggressive or submissive in situations we find challenging. Building self -esteem and self worth through knowing how behave assertively and appropriately.
2 day course or 6 x 2 hour sessions.
Case example 1
A man in his 50’s turned up late to the first session, he was very angry and saying he had been made to come on the course when he didn’t need it! He had been arrested for road rage. He argued, interrupted and was rude to me and the others in the group. In the 3rd week he started to try the exercises and listened more and by week 4 he arrived in an ecstatic state. He shared with us that someone had cut him up badly the day before, he leaped out of the car ready to attack but stopped told the other driver he had been dangerous, got back in his car and drove off. The feeling he had from doing this was so good he was still on a high the next day. He then went on to make many other changes realising what a difficult husband, father and boss he had been.
Case example 2
A very timid and shy lady found the first few hours very difficult to say anything but sorry! But after working through some of the behaviour and non-verbal communications exercises it became apparent that she was being bullied by her boss. She was able to politely say no to ongoing unreasonable work over that of her role and request a transfer. She has a new job she enjoys and where she is valued and is now traveling the county giving talks to large to groups of people and is unrecognizable as the person I first met.
