More skills for communication

Communicating clearly and effectively can be hard for anyone. Mental illness can make communication more difficult, right when good communication feels more important than ever.

Take this lesson and you’ll pick up five skills you can use right away for relationship-boosting communication. By the end of this lesson, you will have learned about:

  • Active listening
  • Taking a formal time out
  • The DEAR method for hard topics
  • Saying no
  • Giving praise
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Communicating clearly and effectively can be hard for anyone. Mental illness can make communication more difficult, right when good communication feels more important than ever.

Take this lesson and you’ll pick up five skills you can use right away for relationship-boosting communication. By the end of this lesson, you will have learned about:

  • Active listening
  • Taking a formal time out
  • The DEAR method for hard topics
  • Saying no
  • Giving praise

Live Workshop Schedule

More skills for communication workshop

90 minutes
During the workshop that’s part of this lesson, you’ll practice your new communications skills with other families whose loved ones have mental illness.
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Resources

Worksheet
Phrases to kick start a conversation with active listening.
Akin Worksheet
Remember key phrases for empathizing and understanding in a conversation
Akin Worksheet
Quick reference tips for how and why to express positive emotion in a conversati...
Akin Worksheet
Quick tips for how to constructively express negative emotions and use "I statem...
Akin Worksheet
Helpful reminders for how to make successful requests in a conversation
Akin Worksheet
Fill out this worksheet to practice the DEAR method for making requests
Activity
Listening can be a powerful gift but it's not as simple as it first appears. Lea...
Activity
Advocacy is the act of standing up for someone else and representing their best ...
YouTube video
Brené Brown illustrates the difference between sympathy and empathy and highligh...