Comments on the article by J. J. Allen et al. (see record 2024-18546-001), a review of the facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS) performance task and rating method. In this comment the author discusses some of the issues the review by Allen et al. raises, and that will be important to address moving forward. One issue is measuring therapist effects in the FIS performance task. Another issue is the inherent tension between training and personal qualities in the FIS performance task, and whether clinical training is needed. The present author believes that the FIS performance task has great potential in studying the effect of clinical training on the development of interpersonal skills in challenging interpersonal situations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)