What is DBT?
What does the D in DBT stand for?
Dialectical
What does the DBT assumption, "People are doing the best they can" mean?
We assume that at any given time, with the skills that they have currently, that they are doing the best they can -- EVEN if they can do better or need to change
What do you do if you need to leave or go off screen for a bit?
Can you eat during skills class?
Please eat! Even if you're eating spaghetti, we still want you to be on camera.
What is the policy about attendance in skills class?
Now there is a 1 time exception to missing skills class for the fee, but will still count towards accumulating misses
What is the goal of DBT?
To replace ineffective behaviors with effective behaviors/skills; to attain a life-worth-living
Do you have to believe the DBT assumptions?
If you cannot make it to skills class, does your other family member still need to come?
YES
What is the policy about being on camera?
How many misses can you have in skills class before you have dropped out of the program?
4 skills classes in a ROW
What are the five modules in DBT?
Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Walking the Middle Path
What does the DBT assumption "People may not have caused all of our own problems, but they have to solve them anyways" mean?
People have to change their own behavioral responses and alter their environment for their life to change
Who created DBT?
Marsha Linehan
Why do we focus on skills in skills class and not so much about our background/history?
Short on story, long on skill - we want to learn here how to implement skills effectively in our lives, and we don't need much of the "story" to understand that; want to spend the majority of the time on skills and skills application
What does the term, "Target behavior" mean?
A target behavior is any behavior that might be contagious to others, that you are targeting on your diary card, or is something that you want to work on/improve in your life. We do not want to discuss during our sessions current or past problem behaviors that could be contagious to others.
{Michelle will read out categories}
Which skills do we do for 2 weeks at the beginning of each module?
Mindfulness Skills
Extra Point: Why do we do it at the beginning of every module?
What does the DBT assumption, "People need to do better, try harder, and be more motivated to change" mean?
Don't want others to potentially drop out of skills class if there is a rupture between you both; don't want some to be having a private relationship in ways that others feel left out or that can't be shared with the rest of the class
What states can you log on from? (need to get at least 4 out of 6)
PA, MD, DC, VA, NC, DE
All others are excluded
What is a missing links and when do we do it?
A missing links is the problem-solving that occurs if someone does not have their homework. We will examine what factors led up to you not having your homework and if there's anything we can do differently in the future to help you make sure you have your homework if the same circumstances were to happen again.
What is a dialectic?
Two things that seem opposite that can both be true at the same time
Why do we have DBT assumptions?
Helps us have more flexibility/dialectical thinking; allows for a common understanding/language, which means we need a common set of principles that we can all abide by to facilitate learning
How do we make sure that our skills classes are confidential? (List 2 examples)
Don't share anything that is said in skills class with others; Make sure there is no one else in your room with you and that no one else can hear your computer; Make sure that we are only using first names on your Zoom name
What is the one thing Michelle will get very upset about if you do this in skills class?
Driving!
Bonus point: What mindfulness skills do we need you to use in order to maintain attention during skills class?
How many cycles of DBT do we usually recommend?
2
The first round is for learning the skills themselves, the second round is learning how to apply them in all contexts