DBT Skills Class: Interpersonal Effectiveness
Textbook
Before we get started with class, make sure you purchase a copy of the DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition. This is the one book you will use for all of the basic DBT skills courses. Weekly assignments will reference page numbers from this book.
Class Links
- Below are the links you will need to follow each week to attend your assigned class.
- You will need to be logged into a Zoom account to join the class, so please create a zoom account now if you do not have one already.
- Try to join several minutes before your class begins. After clicking the link, you will join a waiting room. Please stay in the waiting room until an instructor allows you to enter.
- You must change your name displayed in Zoom to the name you used when signing up for the class. This is how the instructor will know to let you in. Here are instructions on how to do this. You can use your full name, or just your first name and last initial.
Weekly Materials
Week 1: Orientation Mindfulness I
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- General Handout 1: Goals of Skills Training
- General Handout 3: Guidelines for Skills Training
- General Handout 4: Skills Training Assumptions
- Mindfulness Handout 1: Goals of Mindfulness Practice
- Mindfulness Handout 2: Overview: Core Mindfulness Skills
- Mindfulness Handout 3: Wise Mind: States of Mind
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Mindfulness Worksheet 1: Pros and Cons of Practicing Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Worksheet 3: Wise Mind Practice
Some of the mindfulness exercises from class and the book can be found in audio versions here.
Week 2: Mindfulness II
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- Mindfulness Handout 4: Taking Hold of Your Mind: “What” Skills
- Mindfulness Handout 5: Taking Hold of Your Mind: “How” Skills
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Mindfulness Worksheet 4: Mindfulness “What” Skills: Observing, Describing, Participating
- Mindfulness Worksheet 5: Mindfulness “How” Skills: Nonjudgmentalness, One-Mindfulness, Effectiveness
Some of the mindfulness exercises from class and the book can be found in audio versions here.
Week 3: Understanding Obstacles & Clarifying Goals
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 1: Goals of Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 2: Factors in the Way of Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 4: Clarifying Goals in Interpersonal Situations
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 3: Clarifying Priorities in Interpersonal Situations
Week 4: DEAR MAN
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 5: Guidelines for Objective Effectiveness: Getting What You Want (DEAR MAN)
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 4: We will use this worksheet for weeks 4, 5, and 6. You can make copies, or simply use this worksheet as a template and write your homework on another sheet of paper each week.
Week 5:
GIVE
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 6: Guidelines for Relationship Effectiveness: Keeping the Relationship (GIVE)
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 6A: Expanding the V in Give
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 4: We will use this worksheet for weeks 4, 5, and 6. You can make copies, or simply use this worksheet as a template and write your homework on another sheet of paper each week.
Week 6: FAST
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 7: Guidelines for Self-Respect Effectiveness: Keeping Respect for Yourself (FAST)
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 19: Recovering from Invalidation
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 4: We will use this worksheet for weeks 4, 5, and 6. You can make copies, or simply use this worksheet as a template and write your homework on another sheet of paper each week.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 13: Self-Validation and Self-Respect
Week 7: Evaluating Options
Material: This week we will cover the following handouts from the book:
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 8: Evaluating Options
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 9: Troubleshooting
Homework: Please complete the following worksheets this week, after the live class.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 6: The Dime Game
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 7: Troubleshooting IE Skills