RECORDED WEBINAR SUMMARY

ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING (AST1340)

Burnout is a major risk for occupational therapists, and therefore needs to be actively mitigated through a commitment to personal energy management, a resilience mindset, and social support with advocacy. 

This webinar will take a deeper dive into the importance of assertive communication in achieving all three burnout prevention strategies. Assertive communication will be understood as a by-product of an assertive mindset and lifestyle, characterised by proactively satisfying values-centred needs and wants while maintaining a healthy respect for the rights of others.  

This results in a more satisfying, healthy and successful work environment.  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Suitable for all career stages.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Through attending this webinar, participants will recognise, understand and endorse the substance, principles and strategies of ‘assertive living’. They will also be able to apply strategies for living and communicating assertively through successfully negotiating the barriers to assertive behaviour. 

This workshop includes: 

• Understanding what assertiveness is, and its importance as a self-care strategy to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue 

• Recognising that assertiveness is more than a communication style - it starts with an ‘I matter, you matter’ value and mindset 

• Understanding and claiming personal rights 

• Understanding the nature of personal boundaries 

• The barriers to developing and maintaining an assertive mindset - cultural and personal 

• Strategies for overcoming personal and cultural barriers to assertiveness 

• Understanding the implications of an assertive mindset for personal boundaries and personal responsibility, using examples 

• Assertive communication - the general features of assertive communication, when and how to say no, how to make a request, how to communicate a potential consequence 

• The importance of psychological flexibility in assertiveness - contextual considerations, using examples 

PRESENTER

Toni Knight

Toni is a psychotherapist, author and presenter who specialises in anxiety, burnout (and CF) and trauma. She has a four-year degree in psychology, a lively private practice in Newcastle, NSW and 20 years of experience helping people to live values-centred lives. She regularly consults with private practices of professional caregivers and collaborates with OT Australia on professional resilience. 

She believes that professional caregiving is of utmost importance to our community and our nation. She feels that it is therefore imperative that we value the health and wellbeing of the people that perform this vital work. 

WEBINAR DETAILS

DATE: 
This is a recorded webinar session that was held on 1 November 2023

REGISTRATION FEES & INCLUSIONS

FEES:
OTA Member: $90 
OTA Student/ New Graduate Member: $81 
Non-member: $117

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CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 2.5

DISCLAIMER

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS (T&C)

T&C's are available here

CONTACT US

Please direct all enquiries to info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878