Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence‐based Treatment
Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence‐based Treatment is a journal article by Brittany C. Speed, Brandon L. Goldstein, Marvin R. Goldfried (2018), published in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. IX Coach's practice library cites it in 8 practices across 4 concepts; each one is listed below, so you can see exactly where this journal article is put to use.
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Practices on IX Coach that cite Assertiveness Training
- Express how you feel using "I" statements
Say how the situation affects you — "I feel..." rather than "you make me feel..."
DEAR MAN: DBT’s Skill for Asking for What You Want Effectively
- Assert your request or refusal directly and specifically
Ask for exactly what you want or say no — without hedging, hinting, or burying the request.
- The broken-record technique
Calmly repeat your position without being derailed by arguments or guilt-trips.
Assertiveness Training, Made Practical
- Fogging technique: agreeing without caving
The fogging technique: calmly agree with whatever grain of truth a hostile criticism contains, concede nothing further, and add no defense.
- Say no without over-justifying
A clear, brief no is a complete sentence — you don’t owe a paragraph of excuses.
- Say no without over-explaining
Decline clearly and kindly, with a brief reason at most — no lengthy justification.
Setting Boundaries, Made Practical
- Communicate boundaries directly
State the boundary plainly and respectfully, owning it as yours rather than as an accusation.
- Apply it to boundaries (let them, then hold yours)
Let them push back, and let yourself keep the boundary anyway — a boundary is what you do, not what they accept.
The Let Them Theory, Made Practical
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