This manual is one of four volumes in a staff development series designed for use with the Georgia Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling units. The helping skills training program, developed to equip school personnel with the competencies necessary to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships, has two components, this self-instructional manual for individual (written) practice, and part 2 for group activities practice. The materials are presented in seven sequential competency units, i.e., attending, listening, perceiving, responding, confrontation and feedback, personalizing, and initiating skills. The format for each unit consists of objectives, background narrative, written exercises, self-initiating exercises, self-evaluation, and a competency checklist. Worksheets with space for written exercises and an answer section for each unit are also included. (MCF)