Resources to Consult
Helpful Reading
Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in your Life and Relationships, by Robert
E. Alberti & Michael Emmons (San Luis Obispo, Impact Publishers, 2001).
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty, by Manuel Smith (New York: Bantam Books, 1975)
The Assertive Option: Your Rights & Responsibilities, by Patricia Jakubowski and Arthur
J. Lange (Champaign, Ill, Research Press, 1978).
Assert Yourself: How to Be Your Own Person, by Merna Dee Galassi (New York, Human
Sciences Press, 1977).
How to be an Assertive (Not Aggressive) Woman in Life, in Love, and on the Job, by Jean
Baer (New York, NAL/Dutton, 1991).
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In, by Roger Fisher, William Ury
and Bruce Patton (2nd ed., New York, Penguin Books, 1991).
Information on the Internet
Here are two out of the many on-line information sources on assertiveness.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne:
www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/assertiv.htm/.
State University of New York at Buffalo: http://ub-
counseling.buffalo.edu/assertiveness.shtml/.
Note: CMHC does not endorse or guarantee any of the information found on these sites.
Campus & Community Resources
for The University of Texas and the Austin Area
UT Counseling & Mental Health Center: 471-3515 for information on assertion groups or
individual counseling.