Assertiveness NBCC approved.
Course Description
Target Audience: Social workers, counselor, and other mental health professionals.
Course Content Level: Advanced
Number of CE Hours: 6
Type of CE hours: Clinical
Delivery format: Reading based asynchronous distance learning.
Course completion requirements:
How to Obtain Continuing Education Credit
Please follow the steps below to obtain the necessary contact hours of home study continuing
education credit:
1. Read course objectives.
2. Study the course text:
3. The questions for the final examination are attached here. Answer these questions by marking
your Scantron card:
Write your name on every Scantron card in the space provided. Also write the exam title
in the space marked “Subject”.
True/false examination Mark the Scantron card as follows: Use A for true answers, B for
false answers. Disregard C, D and E.
Multiple-choice questions Choose the letter of the correct answer and mark the Scantron
card accordingly.
Marking the Scantron card Use No. 2 pencil only. Make dark marks. Erase completely to
change.
4. Complete the licensure information on the examination sheet.
5. Return the scantron card, examination sheet and student evaluation of the course.
You’ll need 70% correct score on the post-test for successful completion of the course.
6. Retain a copy of the answers for your record.
Homestead Schools, Inc. is solely responsible for the quality and content of this CE
program and for the selection of its instructor/author, and receives no outside financial
support in the preparation, presentation or implementation of its CE activities.
The sponsor has no affiliation with companies whose products or services are mentioned
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informational value. The sponsor’s sole source of revenue is the tuition paid by
participants like you in its CE program.
Instructor Credentials: N/A
ACE Provider Approval Statement: Homestead Schools, Inc., 1070, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Assoiciation of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses for continuing education credit.
ACE provider approval period: 4/2/2023-4/2/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6 Clinical continuing education credits.
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Course last updated: June, 2017
Course Outline
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:.
- Provide a definition of healthy assertive action.
- Describe how the goal of achieving equality in a multicultural, pluralistic society has become challenging.
- Give Assertiveness Inventory test to your clients.
- Help your clients prepare the Personal Growth Lo
- Discuss various elements of the definition of assertiveness.
- Contrast assertive, nonassertive and aggressive actions.
- Classify assertive and aggressive behaviors.
- Select various social, familial and work-related situations and formulate assertive, nonassertive and aggressive responses to each situation.
- Identify and expound upon the key components of assertive behavior.
- Identify three major characteristics of healthy personal growth and describe the behavioral model based on these qualities.
- Describe the deleterious effect of the continuous cycle of attitude, behavior and feedback.
- Identify the thoughts that get in the way of self-assertion.
- Explain to a client three “cognitive-behavioral” methods developed for dealing with thinking patterns.
- Explain the SUD scale and its application to assertiveness training.
- Explain the two methods for overcoming anxiety.
- Outline step-by-step the process of becoming assertive.
- Describe the step-by-step process for increasing your assertiveness.
- List 5 types of love and explain how assertiveness is important in building equal relationship
- List 5 areas in anger management on which most mental health professionals agree.
- Distinguish between facts, theories and myths about anger.
- Identify 5 elements that may contribute toward making people angry.
- Outline 32 steps to managing anger.
- Explore with your client some of the most common put-down behaviors and what to do about them.
- Define intimacy and list six major dimensions which make for genuine intimacy.
- Classify various sexual communication types and describe their traits and body language.
- Distinguish between male and female sexual attitudes and behavior
- List some general ways in which one can practice assertion on the job.
- Describe how one can use his or her assertiveness skills in job search.
- Practice assertiveness in on-the-job relationships, dealing with supervisors and supervisees, and other coworkers.
- Describe 11 action steps you can take when confronted by someone who’s trying to push you around.
- Describe guidelines and procedures which can help when you’re confronted with a particularly difficult person or situation.
- Identify situations when it makes sense to be assertive and those when it’s better to walk away.
- List potential adverse reactions to asserti
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