01 October, 2026
How hard is it to say ‘no’ when we don’t want to disappoint someone? How do you set a boundary without it turning into a wall? And how do you express disagreement without getting hurt? These are exactly the important life skills young people will talk about and learn through a new assertiveness workshop program starting at the Tivat Youth Center.
As part of the project ‘Mental Health – Let’s Talk About It,’ a program of free interactive workshops will be held for a group of 15 young people, aiming to develop communication skills, assertive expression, setting healthy boundaries, and constructive conflict resolution.
The first workshop, ‘My Boundaries – Rights or Walls?,’ will be held on Wednesday, October 7th at 6:30 PM at the Tivat Youth Center.
Through four workshops, young people will have the chance to explore, through conversations, practical exercises, and everyday life situations, how they communicate with others, how to clearly express their needs and opinions, how to say ‘no’ without feeling guilty, and how to stand up for themselves while respecting of another person. The program covers four topics: “My boundaries – rights or walls?” “How to say NO” “My communication styles” “How to argue without hurting each other.” The workshops are led by Olivera Marković, a specialist in medical psychology and psychotherapist, who will use an interactive approach tailored to young people to explore topics that are part of their everyday relationships – with peers, parents, teachers, and other important people. The idea of the program is not to teach young people how to be “louder” than others, but how to be clear, free to express their opinions, to set boundaries, and at the same time respect the other person. The program is carried out as part of the project “Mental Health – Let’s Talk About It,” implemented by the NGO Center for Counseling and Personal Development Tivat, with financial support from the Municipality of Tivat, through a public call to support NGO activities. Programs like these open up important topics for growing up and create spaces where young people can ask questions and have conversations.
