WordNet
n. a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly
Usage examples of "assertiveness training".
She had failed her Assertiveness Training course in Hertford, too.
In addition to courses in stress management and coping with organizational change, the NSA's Employee Assistance Service provides a wide range of programs, on topics such as assertiveness training, bereavement, dealing with difficult people, weight control, eating disorders, and even social skills enhancement.
As he was swaggering and haranguing, Grace said, This is not only Americulturation, Lia, it's a kind of assertiveness training.
If Pete is a quiet, shy fellow, reluctant to put himself forward, he doesn't suddenly walk up to a gorgeous model and hit her up for a date-not unless you show us that this model is different from all other women, or show us that Pete has been taking assertiveness training to cure his shyness, or let us see that the recent death of Pete's father has loosed some of Pete's inner restraint-or some other plausible cause for his change.
However, the methods that have been researched and proven to be somewhat effective in most cases, like rewarding your own desirable behavior, relaxation, assertiveness training, and overcoming unreasonable fears by exposing yourself to the situation, aren't effective in every case (and neither is therapy).