Care for Yourself and Your Students with Assertive Communication

Date and time: 2025.3.18 (Tue)　15:30-17:00
(Reception starts at 15:10)

Venue: Hokkaido University Multimedia Education Building, 3rd floor, Studio-type seminar room

Modality: Face to Face

Lecturer: Ms. Ikumi Suzuki (Deputy Director/Counselor, Student Counseling Office, Student Advice and Counseling Center, Hokkaido University)

Target: 30 applicants belonging to higher education institutions (including graduate students; on first come first served basis)

Language: Japanese

Category: F: Communication

Poster: View poster

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　“Assertion” is defined as "to claim", but it is also used as a communication skill. To put it another way, it's a communication style in which you show respect for the other person while stating your perspective.

　Haven't we all had conversations with students, colleagues, or family members where we wondered, "Why isn't this getting through?" When your actual intentions are not understood by the other person, you may become annoyed or irritated, and you may even wind up with additional work as a result. On the other hand, have you ever experienced a moment where your message somehow landed perfectly? Or maybe you know someone who always seems to effortlessly communicate well with others.

　In this workshop, we will use assertion training to build the skills required to appropriately express one's opinions while valuing oneself and others based on communication mechanisms.

This seminar is for people who；　

・Often hesitate to express their thoughts out of concern for others.
・Feel they tend to communicate too directly and struggle to consider others’ feelings.
・Wish to improve their communication skills.

Lecturer Profile

・Clinical Psychologist, Certified Public Psychologist, Social Worker

・Previous Position: Engaged in correctional education as a law instructor and education specialist in juvenile training schools and prisons for the Ministry of Justice's Correction Bureau. Conducted mindfulness, anger management, assertiveness training, counseling, and group work with young offenders and inmates who were experiencing difficulties in relationships with those close to them and were attempting to resolve their problems through criminal behavior.

・Current position: Specializes in developmental psychology and trauma counseling. In addition to teaching, provides counseling to students and consultation to parents, faculty and staff. Teaches skills for expressing one's feelings in appropriate words through the sensitization of one's body senses in order to facilitate interpersonal relationships and early problem-solving.

※ Please note that photographs will be taken during the session for use in publicity activities and other promotional materials.

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