Directly connected with a self-talk system that is
attentive to you – to what you are thinking, feeling and wanting – is
developing a way to speak up for you. We
call this self-advocacy or assertiveness, and we see that it
involves 3 principle factors:
1) self-awareness – knowing what you are thinking, feeling and wanting 2) a sense of having the right to speak up for yourself 3) expressive or assertiveness skills. The following link is to a website aimed at helping parents learn about self-advocacy. I think it is a good resource. Try it. http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/priority-selfadvocacy/ Readings 1) I recommend that you begin with the chapter below from the Guerney Relationship Enhancement Manual. The whole chapter is excellent, but please be sure you at least read pages A-37 & A-38. 2) The college student narratives is a different sort of piece than we usually read. I found it interesting. 3) The compulsive eating, obsessive thoughts of food... article is more of our customary research - looking at the factors with respect to assertiveness. 4) The comparison of eating disorders...article also connects eating issues with assertiveness.
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