An open trial of outpatient group therapy for bulimic disorders: combination program of cognitive behavioral therapy with
assertive training and self-esteem enhancement.
These studies use an
assertive training as a treatment for decreasing shyness of students.
The three-day workshop on soft skills development for adolescents includes skills needed for all aspects of life like positive living, art of communication,
assertive training, personal effectiveness, emotional intelligence.
At the time this research was conducted, it was not offered, for those elderly, any kind of psychological intervention neither
assertive training nor social-skills programs.
Assertive training is a procedure of acquiring skills how to deal others assertively rather than expressing aggression (Dwairy, 2004).
COMMUNITIES Secretary Hazel Blears has launched a new scheme to send Muslim women on
assertive training courses.
We also review some of the hypnobehavioral approaches and behavior modification techniques utilized in Heart-Centered therapies, including systematic desensitization, modeling, anchoring, sensitization or aversion, flooding and implosion, role-playing (behavioral rehearsal),
assertive training, and observational learning.
An experimental investigation of behavior rehearsal in
assertive training. Journal of Abnorman Psychology, 76, 295-303.
The effects of
assertive training on the performance self-esteem of adolescent girls.
Assertive training with low income Mexican American women.
Gambrill, Florian and Splaver (1986) indicate the need for
assertive training programs for those who can benefit, to enhance social skills and focus on specific skills in such areas as job seeking, family interactions, courting and development and maintenance of friendships.