Social Skills
Choosing Friends Wisely

This worksheet is designed to help people develop friendships that support their personal growth as well as their overall well-being.  (0522, relationships, social skills, well-being)

Dealing with a Person Who Belittles You

This worksheet is designed to help people who deal with someone who is condescending, insulting, or dismissive in an attempt to make them feel inferior.  It suggests five different strategies to deal with people who are belittling and provides a place to record the success of their attempts to deal with this kind of behavior. (0422, relationships, anger control, communication, assertiveness)

Reducing Defensiveness

This worksheet is designed to help people who typically react defensively when they receive negative feedback or criticism.  The worksheet gives 11 strategies to reduce defensiveness and a “quiz” which can help people determine if they are becoming less defensive. (0422, communication, relationships)

Do You Complain Too Much About Your Divorce?

This worksheet is designed to help people going through divorce understand if their constant complaining is getting in the way of their growth.  It suggests a 6-step process for people to better understand their complaining and how it can interfere with their relationships. (0322, divorce, communication, relationships)

Dealing with Difficult People

Dealing with difficult people can be a significant stress for many people, but this worksheet gives you practical techniques to help reduce this stress. The worksheet also includes a chart to help you evaluate the interactions you have with the difficult people in your life and determine what helps and what doesn’t. (0322, social skills, relationships, interpersonal skills, DBT)

How to Make an Authentic Apology in Five Steps

Apologies can go a long way to repair a relationship, but only when they are sincere. This worksheet explains the five steps in making authentic apologies showing the other person that you understand how he or she feels and that you want to make amends. The worksheet gives people a chance to practice and reflect on this important social skill. (0122, social skills, apology, relationships)

Managing Difficult Conversations During the Holidays

This worksheet suggests eight ways for people to deal with problems that can occur at family gatherings. It encourages people to set boundaries and to prioritize their own mental health. (1221, holidays, social skills, relationships, conversation)

Do You Spend Too Much Time on Your Phone?

This worksheet describes the “symptoms” of phone addiction.  It provides a checklist of behaviors that might indicate a problem. It also eight suggests on how to become less dependent on a phone if it is interfering with other aspects of your life.  A chart is provided to help people develop a plan to decrease their phone dependence. (1221, phone addiction, addiction, relationships)

Do You Try Too Hard to Please Others During the Holidays?

This worksheet is designed to help people who are consumed by trying to meet the needs of everyone around them during the holidays. It is designed to help people understand the reasons for this behavior and the cost. It provides 11 ways for people to cope with this problem and take better care of their own needs. (1221. holidays, depression, anxiety)

Managing Anger After a Breakup

This worksheet suggests eight techniques to help people deal with intense feelings after a breakup. Follow-up questions ask people to explore their anger and think about new coping techniques. (1121,  marriage, breakup, divorce, anger, relationships)