What happens in a DBT Class and how is it different from other therapy groups?
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Thursday March 14th 5:15pm-7:15pm
Monday May 5th 2024 4pm-6pm
DBT Skills group is not a process group.
In Process Groups the focus in usually on processing feelings between group members, which can be helpful in the right situation. When is comes to learning new skills, a focus on processing feelings can actually get in the way of learning. In DBT skills group the focus in on learning new skills and supporting clients in the use of those skills.
DBT Skills group is not a support group in the traditional sense.
Clients get lots of support and encouragement in learning the skills and practicing them in their lives. In DBT skills group you only briefly share details of your personal life and only as they relate to your practicing of the skills. Clients in our groups often appreciate this.
DBT Skills group is more like a class.
Joining a DBT Skills group is similar to taking a class...except without the pressure of tests, reading assignments, and grades! Skills group clients learn new skills each week, and their homework is to practice these new tools in their real life. Each week they give a brief recap of how this practice went during homework review.
The flow of DBT group.
In Process Groups the focus in usually on processing feelings between group members, which can be helpful in the right situation. When is comes to learning new skills, a focus on processing feelings can actually get in the way of learning. In DBT skills group the focus in on learning new skills and supporting clients in the use of those skills.
DBT Skills group is not a support group in the traditional sense.
Clients get lots of support and encouragement in learning the skills and practicing them in their lives. In DBT skills group you only briefly share details of your personal life and only as they relate to your practicing of the skills. Clients in our groups often appreciate this.
DBT Skills group is more like a class.
Joining a DBT Skills group is similar to taking a class...except without the pressure of tests, reading assignments, and grades! Skills group clients learn new skills each week, and their homework is to practice these new tools in their real life. Each week they give a brief recap of how this practice went during homework review.
The flow of DBT group.
- Mindfulness Practice
- Skills Practice Review
- 10 minute Break
- Learning a new skill
- Distress Tolerance
- Emotion Regulation
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Assigning Skills Practice and ending group