This page describes skills that are helpful for getting what you want from other people, developing and keeping healthy relationships, and maintaining your self-respect. These interpersonal effectiveness or relationship skills are important for resolving conflicts, professional advancement, and ending destructive relationships.
DBT breaks down relationship goals into three different types:
Goal #1: Get something done
Goal #2: Keep a good relationship
Goal #3: Maintain my self-respect
and matches each goal with a different skill.
Use this Prioritizing Goals Worksheet
when deciding how to approach different relationship problems:
GOAL #1: Get Something Done
GOAL #2: Keep a Good Relationship
