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Schindler, Fred – 1979
The effectiveness of a self help book on assertiveness training was assessed by comparing two bibliotherapy conditions with group therapy and a waiting list control condition. One group of bibliotherapy subjects read a popular paperback with no therapist contact, while the other group additionally participated in informal discussion sessions.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Bibliotherapy
Aanstad, Judy; Borders, DiAnne – 1980
This presentation describes a course, "Lifework Planning," designed to help women evaluate their current job status and plan career changes commensurate with long-range life goals. The framework for the program is self-directed learning, through which women develop coping strategies for change. Participants and leaders make mutual decisions…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Career Development, Career Planning, Counseling Techniques
Reynolds, John N.; And Others – 1980
This paper describes the family-theme group, a group approach to working with schizophrenics based on the assumptions that: (1) family dynamics are important variables in the development and maintenance of schizophrenia; (2) schizophrenic families have numerous maladaptive qualities not present in normal families; and (3) hospitalization of…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Counseling Techniques, Emotional Disturbances, Family Problems
Canter, Lee – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
Assertive Discipline (AD) advocates a systematic approach which enables teachers to set firm, consistent limits for students while remaining cognizant of students' need for warmth and positive support. This article describes effective and ineffective teacher disciplinary behaviors, AD competencies, and the implementation of AD at Rice Elementary…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education
LaFromboise, Teresa D.; Rowe, Wayne – 1981
A skills training approach provides a conceptual framework from which human services can be provided for the personal and emotional needs of Indian people without the subtle, culturally erosive effect of traditional psychotherapy. Some 30 tribal groups and agencies participated in a cultural adaptation of an assertive coping-skills training…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns