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Signe Whitson, L.S.W.

Signe Whitson is a licensed social worker and author of Friendship & Other Weapons: Group Activities to Help Young Girls Ages 5-11 to Cope with Bullying, How to Be Angry: An Assertive Anger Expression Group Guide for Kids and Teens and The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools, and Workplaces, 2nd ed. She is the Chief Operating Officer of the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute, a nationally recognized, professional training and certification program for turning crisis situations into learning opportunities for children and youth with chronic patterns of self-defeating behaviors. Please visit www.signewhitson.com for more information on LSCI and to schedule training in your area. Signe presents customized professional and parent training workshops nationwide on topics related to girl bullying, anger in children, changing passive aggressive behavior, crisis intervention, and child and adolescent mental health.

Stories By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.

Anger

15 Signs Of Passive Aggressive Behavior In The Workplace

By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.Jan 5, 2016

Why passive aggressive behavior is the perfect office crime From whispering gossip at the water cooler...
Abuse

This Is How Passive Aggressive Behavior Is Used Online

By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.Nov 3, 2015

Where Direct Anger Expression Is Feared, Passive Aggressive Behavior Proliferates. It’s a fact of the 21st century...
Anger

Passive Aggressive Birthday Gift Drove Her Crazy

By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.Jul 20, 2015

Who would have thought that a toy dog bone could be used as a weapon by...
Couples therapy

Assertive Requests Usually Succeed

By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.Jun 20, 2014

Assertive or passive aggressive Which type of behavior gets you what you want in your interactions...
Abuse

Why Do People Use Passive Aggressive Behavior To Abuse?

By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.Mar 19, 2014

Why passive aggressive behavior thrives in families, schools, relationships and offices Frustrating. Confounding. Relationship-damaging. Effective. Passive aggressive...
Communication

Passive Aggressive Behavior Ruins Relationships

By Signe Whitson, L.S.W.Oct 31, 2013

Passive aggressive behavior is toxic We promised a couple of columns ago that we’d delve further into how passive...