Interpersonal Skills
Levels 1 and 2

Benchmark: Enhance self-reflection and engage in positive relations with others.

Suggestions for Portfolio Development

• songwriting samples
• pieces of artwork
• journal entry about a family tradition
• videotape of learning a dance step
• letter of complaint about a defective car battery
• list of volunteer activities
• record of late times for work or school in a month, and plans in place to avoid being late in the future
• reflective personal notes written during a discussion at a meeting

Learning Outcome #1

Learners will increase self-knowledge for personal empowerment.

Knowledge and skills set:

• Identify choices for living a healthy balanced life. [See instruction tip #1.]
• Continue to enhance self-esteem. [See instruction tip #2.]
• Identify your personal gifts and achievements.
• Identify your personal interests and style. [See instruction tip #3.]
• Identify your personal challenges, limitations, or weaknesses.
• Seek help from family, friends, and the community to assist in facing your personal challenges, limitations, or weaknesses.
• Identify and develop the appropriate behaviours to be a role model.
• Identify changes in your personal, family, and career goals over time.
• Reflect on changes in your personal, family, and career goals.
• Learn strategies to heal the self (e.g., participating in a sweat lodge, speaking with Elders, joining a support group, seeking counselling, smudging).
• Enhance your parenting, life, and work skills. [See instruction tip #4.]
• Keep a personal, self-reflective journal.