Assertiveness Skills: DEAR MAN Script

In Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) there is an assertiveness skill 'DEAR MAN', this acronym helps structure what to say when you would like to get an objective, your needs met, or say 'no' to an unwanted request.

In this episode:
Learn how to apply the assertiveness skills of DEAR MAN:
- Describe the situation
- Express how you feel
- Assert your needs
- Reinforce
- Mindful of your goal
- Appear Confident
- Negotiate (if appropriate)

Eist, H. I. (2015). DBT Skills Training Manual, Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York: The Guilford Press. 504 pp.: DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets: Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York: The Guilford Press. 422 pp.

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