Assertiveness Training Workshop: “Advocating for Yourself”

1-hr assertiveness training workshop that can be customized for various audiences.

For Supervisors

City of Gretna, Florida (20 attendees)

Tallahassee Housing Authority, Florida (12 attendees)

October 2023

Participants’ Testimonials About the Training:

“I believe all workplaces need this training to advocate for self using assertiveness.”

“Valuable for customer service, workplace, and life tools.”

“Very comprehensive and engaging. Everyone could benefit from the training.”

“The information was very useful in the workplace and can definitely help others.”

“The role playing in this training definitely gives a great perspective.”

“Everyone needs this.”

“People in the workplace struggle to communicate on a consistent basis. It is important for people to communicate effectively, in order to achieve goals.”

“Very informative.”

“Definitely great and needed training for small businesses & city government.”

“[The training] made people think and created mindfulness.”

“Very insightful. Clear and straight to the point.”

Participants’ Testimonials About Dr. Bedell:

“[She] is a great teacher.”

“[She] is very insightful.”

“She is very knowledgeable and takes input and responses with tact and respect. She was very able to obtain participation.”

“Excellent presenter.”

“Very informative.”

“[She] is a good speaker, and she knows the course subject.”

“[She] is very friendly and knowledgeable.”

“She was very effective in communication.”

“Well prepared.”

“The presenter was very knowledgeable.”

“She makes you feel good about yourself.”

“Advocating for Yourself: Assertiveness Training for Women Funeral Service Professionals”

Plenary Session Presentation (150 attendees)

National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) 2024 Professional Women’s Conference

Presentation sponsored by Lisa Baue, Your Funeral Coach.

April 29, 2024

Savannah, Georgia

Participants’ Testimonials About the Training:

• “I found my voice again due to [NFDA Senior Vice President, Advocacy] Lesley [Witter] and Dr. Ruth!!!”

• “Ruth Bedell- Great presentation. Engaged the entire time.”   

• “All sessions were great and the information was very relevant. Great choice of opening speaker.  I loved the variety of content received from each presentation.”

• “I love the array of topics with each speaker. Each speaker had their own flare which was nice. I enjoyed them all.”

• “I liked how each speaker linked their topic to funeral service and not just to general personal development.”

• “Thank you to Ruth for the real world examples of assertiveness.”

Bedell, R. (2020). Investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and workplace bullying and the moderating role of gender. [Doctoral dissertation, Keiser University]. ProQuest One Academic.

https://search.proquest.com/docview/2378996528?accountid=35796

Bedell, R., & Mendelson, R. (2017, August). Emotional intelligence and workplace bullying. Poster session presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Bedell, R. (2004, April). Building resilience and fostering academic success among middle school bi-racial students: A group intervention. Speaker and presenter at the 2004 Annual Convention of the American Counseling Association, Kansas City, Missouri.