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Interpersonal Effectiveness Practice Makes Progress
Communication skills need practice! The list below includes situations where I can practice interpersonal effectiveness. Exposure is important! The idea is to start small where we feel calm and comfortable and work our way up to bigger interactions. We build mastery along the way.
1. Call your program therapist when you are running late or if you’ll be out.
2. Raiseyourhandandansweraquestioninprogramorclass.
3. Go to a library and ask the librarian for help finding a book.
4. Respectfully change the topic when talking with your friends.
5. Invite a neighbor or classmate over for supper.
6. Ask to sit with a new group of people at lunch.
7. When out to dinner with your family, order your food on your own.
8. Give a compliment to a classmate that you have not talked to before.
9. Ask a stranger for the time.
10. Ask the sales associate at the store for change.
11. Ask a classmate for help with an assignment.
12. Offer to help your mom or dad with a chore at home.
13.Call & schedule your next haircut appointment.
14.When ordering fast food, ask for it to be made with or with something.
15. Go to a store and ask a sales associate to help you find something.
16.Say no to a request that a friend makes.
17. Ask a friend if you can borrow her CD.
18. Respectfully disagree with someone’s opinion by first validating, then sharing
your viewpoint.
19. Give your mom, dad, or sibling a compliment.
20. Ask your teacher for a restroom break.
21.Share your safety plan with your teacher or school counselor. 22. Smile & say Hi to someone in the hall or at the grocery store. 23.
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