Unlock Your Potential: Assertiveness Skills for OT Excellence
Do you find it hard to speak up with confidence — especially in challenging situations?
Want to strengthen your communication skills without compromising kindness or professionalism?
This workshop will guide you through the foundations of assertive communication, helping you overcome common barriers, manage stress responses and apply practical tools to real-life OT scenarios. Learn how to say no with clarity and compassion, and build the confidence to assert yourself with purpose and respect.
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What will you learn?
- Unlock the keys to a more fulfilling personal and professional life by mastering assertiveness in communication, cooperation and conflict resolution.
- This empowering workshop provides practical tools and insights to help you confidently claim your space while respecting the rights of others — even when it feels uncomfortable. You’ll explore what true assertiveness looks like, learn how to say a kind but firm “no,” and overcome common barriers that hinder your voice.
- With a focus on stress and its impact on behaviour, you’ll discover how to regulate yourself in the moment and communicate assertively in everyday OT practice, especially in tricky scenarios.
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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is ideal for occupational therapists and allied health professionals who:
- Want to strengthen their communication and boundary-setting skills
- Often feel hesitant or uncomfortable asserting themselves
- Work in complex environments where clear, respectful communication is essential
- Are seeking practical, real-world strategies to handle conflict and cooperation.
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Why attend?
- Understand the true dimensions and power of assertiveness.
- Learn a simpler, practical way to approach assertive communication.
- Discover when and how to say a kind “no”
- Identify and overcome personal barriers to assertiveness.
- Explore how stress states impact your communication style.
- Learn why confidence isn't a prerequisite for assertiveness.
- Practise assertive language for use in clinical and professional OT scenarios.
- Take actionable steps toward healthier, more respectful communication in 2024 and beyond.
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Workshop duration: 2 HoursÂ
Cost: $120.00
Book NowAbout the Presenter
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Toni Knight is a psychotherapist and presenter who specialises in burnout, anxiety and trauma. She has worked with Occupational Therapy Australia, Dementia Australia, the Australian Hypnotherapy Association and numerous smaller organisations to help professional caregivers build and sustain resilience for personal and professional wellness and effectiveness.
Toni has presented numerous workshops for the NDIS OT Providers Group, with her earlier workshops being very well received by the OT community.
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Workshop duration: 2 HoursÂ
Cost: $120.00
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Book NowWHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
I really enjoyed the workshop! I have a much better understanding of how to be effectively assertive, set professional boundaries and understand how important it is to value my self and my time. I believe all OT's, especially OT's early on in their careers, would benefit from this workshop in order to develop their understanding about how to be assertive in a professional setting as well as why setting boundaries and being assertive is so important in clinical practice and to prevent burnout.
I really enjoyed this workshop, I appreciate Toni's learnings so much. I teared up a few times reflecting on times where I deserved to be assertive but was waiting for the time I felt more confident. I look forward to putting this into practice both when working with my colleagues and supporting my team. I know a lot of OTs who are very much like myself and fear uncomfortable situations!
