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Conference
The Ottawa Anxiety & Trauma Clinic in affiliation with the Operational Trauma & Stress Support Centre (Ottawa) presents the 19th Annual Trauma & Dissociation Conference on May 24th and 25th, 2008. Click here for more details.

Workshops
Members of the Ottawa Anxiety & Trauma Clinic offer a variety of clinical workshops for health professionals. Click here to view our clinical workshops we currently offer.



Assertiveness Group

The Ottawa Anxiety & Trauma Clinic offers a group therapy program focusing on assertiveness skills. The 8-week group is co-facilitated by Dr. Shelley Jordan or Dr. Ken Welburn, Clinical Psychologists and Dayle Raine, Registered Psychiatric Nurse.

Assertiveness offers participants a practical way of empowering themselves by standing up for their own rights and respecting the rights of others. Learning assertiveness often leads to improved self-esteem, self-confidence, and healthier relationships.

The following skills are taught in the group:

  • Recognizing and understanding different communication styles (passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive)
  • Refusing requests (saying no) and making requests
  • Giving and receiving compliments
  • Giving and receiving criticism
  • Expressing emotions
  • Responding to anger
  • Dealing with difficult people

In the group, participants learn assertiveness skills through structured teaching, group discussion, and experiential exercises. Group members are expected to participate in role play exercises in which they practice assertiveness skills. Note that the most effective way to learn assertiveness is to practice.

Participants would benefit from the assertiveness group if they have difficulty standing up for their rights and communicating in their day-to-day lives. Those who tend to have a primarily passive, aggressive, or passive-aggressive communication style and are willing to learn new ways of communicating would be a good fit for this group.

We accept both referrals from health care professionals or self-referrals. Fees for the group may be covered by extended health care or other insurance plans that cover psychological services.

CONTACT

Dr. Shelley Jordan (specify Assertiveness Group).
Phone: (613) 737-1194
Fax: (613) 737-5884