DBT Skills Groups

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Adult DBT Skills Groups are appropriate for adults ages 18 and older, men and women. The skills of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness are taught in a weekly 90-minute session. These groups consist of teaching, experiential learning and discussion, with the goal of helping participants learn and incorporate the DBT skills into regular practice.

The Teen DBT Skills Group teaches the modules of DBT Skills for Adolescents including Mindfuless, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Walking the Middle Path. These skills are designed to help participants learn to effectively regulate intense emotions and reduce self-defeating behaviors. This is primarily a psychoeducational group in which the focus is skill acquisition, development, and integration into everyday life.

The Teen Coping Strategies and Support Group is focused on supporting teens through challenges and transitions; and encouraging the development of tools for self- care and healthy relationships. While also skills-focused in its content, this group will allow for more processing, sharing, and discussion among participants through experiential learning.

This DBT Skills group is intended to support the DBT graduate with continuing the practice of skills once they have completed the comprehensive skills DBT Skills training. A monthly 90-minute session offers the opportunity to practice and discuss what’s working and what is challenging participants in their regular application of the skills.

This DBT Skills training group is intended to support and prepare new, returning and re-entering students into college life. The program uses DBT skills to help manage the intense emotions that often come with these transitions. Through discussion, creative activities, and experiential exercises, this group will teach the skills that are most relevant to the needs of college students. The group meets weekly for two hours on Mondays starting at 4:30pm. The ten week session begins June 3rd and ends on August 5, 2019.