DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: Managing Relationships and Strategies for Communication

Psychē, PLLC Vanderbilt University

The interpersonal effectiveness module teaches skills for managing relationships and strategies for communication.
Although objective, relationship and self-respect are all important, one of the three will be prioritized in any interaction.
DEAR MAN is the acronym for skills to use when obtaining one’s objective is most important.
GIVE skills are used when the relationship is most important.
FAST skills are used for maintaining self-respect.