Assertiveness Training

During our contact with other people, we can by times feel insecure. Sometimes we feel ourselves to be the lesser person, or we are afraid of rejection. Some of us prefer to avoid any kind of confrontation.

Due to these problems we do not know how to present ourselves, or we have difficulty to stand up for ourselves. As a consequence we do not guard our boundaries. Later, when looking back on the situation, we know exactly what we should have said and done.

Examples of such situations are:

• Talking to your professor, boss, director, doctor etc.
• Approaching someone you find attractive
• Keeping a conversation going
• Asking something for yourself
• Saying no when someone asks you to do something you don't want
• Giving criticism
• Reacting to someone who criticizes you
• Venting your anger
• Giving and receiving approval
• Speaking to groups of people
• Working while others are watching you
• Walking past a full restaurant pavement or a group of people

Being assertive means standing up for yourself while respecting the other. This is a skill you can acquire.

During this training you train a number of basic social skills as a group. By doing so you develop insight in how you behave in difficult situations. You also learn how you can get a grip on these situations.

You experiment with different ways of behaving. By doing so you develop your own style of assertiveness. In the process you receive support and feedback from the other members of the group. To internalize what you have learned you receive homework.

• 6 to 8 participants
• 10 sessions of 2 hours each
• Friday afternoon 15.00 to 17.00
• start: spring 2012
• English spoken!

Do you think that you can benefit from this training?

Then get in touch with us for an informative consult. You also have the possibility of sending a question or applying via our application form.