After completing this course you’ll be able to:
1. | Provide a definition of healthy assertive action. |
2. | Describe how the goal of achieving equality in a multicultural, pluralistic society has become challenging. |
3. | Give Assertiveness Inventory test to your clients. |
4. | Help your clients prepare the Personal Growth Log. |
5. | Discuss various elements of the definition of assertiveness. |
6. | Contrast assertive, nonassertive and aggressive actions. |
7. | Classify assertive and aggressive behaviors. |
8. | Select various social, familial and work-related situations and formulate assertive, nonassertive and aggressive responses to each situation. |
9. | Identify and expound upon the key components of assertive behavior. |
10. | Identify three major characteristics of healthy personal growth and describe the behavioral model based on these qualities. |
11. | Describe the deleterious effect of the continuous cycle of attitude, behavior and feedback. |
12. | Identify the thoughts that get in the way of self-assertion. |
13. | Explain to a client three “cognitive-behavioral" methods developed for dealing with thinking patterns. |
14. | Explain the SUD scale and its application to assertiveness training. |
15. | Explain the two methods for overcoming anxiety. |
16. | Outline step-by-step the process of becoming assertive. |
17. | Describe the step-by-step process for increasing your assertiveness. |
18. | List 5 types of love and explain how assertiveness is important in building equal relationships. |
19. | List 5 areas in anger management on which most mental health professionals agree. |
20. | Distinguish between facts, theories and myths about anger. |
21. | Identify 5 elements that may contribute toward making people angry. |
22. | Outline 32 steps to managing anger. |
23. | Explore with your client some of the most common put-down behaviors and what to do about them. |
24. | Define intimacy and list six major dimensions which make for genuine intimacy. |
25. | Classify various sexual communication types and describe their traits and body language. |
26. | Distinguish between male and female sexual attitudes and behaviors. |
27. | List some general ways in which one can practice assertion on the job. |
28. | Describe how one can use his or her assertiveness skills in job search. |
29. | Practice assertiveness in on-the-job relationships, dealing with supervisors and supervisees, and other coworkers. |
30. | Describe 11 action steps you can take when confronted by someone who’s trying to push you around. |
31. | Describe guidelines and procedures which can help when you’re confronted with a particularly difficult person or situation. |
32. | Identify situations when it makes sense to be assertive and those when it’s better to walk away. |
33. | List potential adverse reactions to assertiveness. |