Three Priority Domains
The worksheet keeps objective effectiveness, relationship effectiveness, and self-respect effectiveness distinct and requires a unique ranking.
Clarifying Priorities in Interpersonal Situations
Clarifying Priorities in Interpersonal Situations is a DBT interpersonal effectiveness worksheet for DBT practitioners and clients. It helps a client define one interpersonal situation, state objective, relationship, and self-respect outcomes, and rank which priority should lead.
Try a fictional interpersonal scenario, rank the three priorities, and review the ordered formulation.
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Tool guide
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Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Preparation For Later Skills
The result can guide later practitioner-led interpersonal strategy or scripting, but the worksheet itself does not create DEAR MAN, GIVE, or FAST content.
History Value
Dated records are useful because priorities can differ across situations or relationships.
Can two priorities tie for first?
No. The worksheet requires a unique 1/2/3 ranking so the leading priority is clear.
Does the tool generate DEAR MAN, GIVE, or FAST scripts?
No. It prepares for later strategy selection or scripting but does not generate scripts.
Can one worksheet cover multiple situations?
No. The product should require one target interpersonal situation per worksheet record.
What saves after account creation?
The worksheet tool and practitioner setup save; fictional demo situations and rankings do not become real client data.