Abbreviated DBT Skills Training
Price
$929 Early Bird / Student $979 Regular
Duration
10 Weeks + 2 hr DBT Info Session & Mindfulness Seminar | 22 hours
About the Course
Upcoming Dates:
Thursdays April 20 - June 22, 2023 | 12-2pm ET / 10a-12pm MT - Register Here
Wednesdays June 14 - August 16, 2023 | 5-7pm ET / 3-5pm MT - Register Here
DBT HOUSE’s 10 week program covers the basic DBT skills of Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness outlined in the DBT Skills Handouts and Worksheets: Second Edition by Marsha M. Linehan.
In this group, participants will learn skills to assist with labelling and managing emotions; tolerating distress and accepting reality; increasing mindful awareness; and communicating needs to others.
All DBT Group Sessions are 120 minutes in length and conducted virtually.
Participants are required to attend the DBT Orientation & Mindfulness Seminar before starting the course. You can attend this session multiple times during the length of your course, which is recommended to assist with skill acquisition. (This session occurs every 3rd Sunday of the month from 5-7pm EST)
Course Outline:
Group Orientation & Mindfulness
This session will cover: Goals and Guidelines of Skills Training, Options for Solving Any Problem, Skills Training Assumptions, Goals of Mindfulness, Wise Mind, and the Mindfulness What & How Skills.
Distress Tolerance
Week 1: Goals of Distress Tolerance, STOP, TIP
Week 2: Distract, Self Soothe, Improve the Moment
Week 3: Radical Acceptance and Turning the Mind
Week 4: Willingness, Half Smile and Willing Hands
Emotion Regulation
Week 1: Goals of Emotion Regulation, Understanding and Labelling Emotions, Myths about Emotions, A Model for Describing Emotions
Week 2: Check the Facts, Opposite Action, and Problem Solving
Week 3: Accumulating Positives in the Short Term and Long Term
Week 4: Build Mastery, Cope Ahead, Reducing Vulnerabilities to Emotion Mind (PLEASE)
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Week 1: Factors that get in the way of being interpersonally effective, Clarifying Goals in Interpersonal Situations, Skills for Getting Our Needs Met (DEAR MAN)
Week 2: Skills for Maintaining your Relationship in Interpersonal Situations (GIVE), Skills for Maintaining Self Respect in Interpersonal Situations (FAST)
DBT Skills Group Weekly Agenda:
Mindfulness Practice
Review of Home Practice
New Skills Training
Check Out
Group Discussion and Application to Clinical Practice will be woven into skills training in each session.
DBT encourages a home practice to generalize the skills we learn in Group. For this reason, homework is assigned and reviewed in each session.
Required Text: DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition, 2014. Participants may consider purchasing the DBT Skills Training Manual instead, which comes with digital access to the Handouts and Worksheets, as well as teaching notes for each skill. This is recommended if you intend on leading a DBT Skills Group.
Upcoming Dates:
Thursdays April 20 - June 22, 2023 | 12-2pm ET / 10a-12pm MT - Register Here
Wednesdays June 14 - August 16, 2023 | 5-7pm ET / 3-5pm MT - Register Here