DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheets
DEAR MAN Worksheet
The DEAR MAN skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps you communicate your needs and set boundaries effectively while maintaining healthy relationships.
DBT Give Skill Worksheet
When your goal is to keep a relationship positive, the GIVE skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a great fit.
DBT Fast Skill Worksheet
When your goal is to maintain self-respect in a relationship, the FAST skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a great fit.
DBT Dialectics Worksheet
This handout introduces dialectics, a sometimes challenging concept central to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Dialectical Thinking Worksheet
With this handout, learn sixteen strategies to practice dialectical thinking from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Recovering from Invalidation DBT Worksheet
Learn ten strategies to recover from harmful invalidation with this Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) handout.
Think Skill DBT Worksheet
A newer skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the THINK skill guides you through reducing conflict with another person.
Raven DBT Skill Worksheet
A newer skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the RAVEN skill guides you through negotiation with another person.
DBT Invalidation Worksheet
Learn about what invalidation is and how it helps and hurts us with this Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) worksheet.
DBT Intro to Validation Worksheet
Learn the basics of validation, an effective interpersonal skill within Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), with this worksheet.
DBT Dialectical Thinking Practice Worksheet
Practice applying balanced dialectical thinking to a challenging interpersonal situation with this worksheet.
DBT Levels of Validation Worksheet
Learn and practice six increasingly powerful ways to validate someone with this worksheet.
DBT Ending Relationships Worksheet
This worksheet helps you determine what you’ll say and do to end a relationship effectively as recommended by Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Skills for Finding Friends Worksheet
Finding new friends can be surprisingly difficult, but interpersonal effectiveness skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can help.
DBT Dime Game Worksheet
The Dime Game from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps you calibrate how intensely you make a request or denial based on your interpersonal situation.
Clarifying Priorities DBT Worksheet
This worksheet will walk you through steps to clarify your most important goal in solving an interpersonal problem, then link you to effective skills.
Interpersonal Myths Worksheet
With this worksheet, explore how interpersonal myths (beliefs about how you relate to others) might be affecting your communication style.
DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet
Learn about interpersonal effectiveness, a pillar of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), set goals, and explore related skills with this worksheet.