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• DBT Support Skills Group For Families

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NEW! DBT Support Skills Group for Parents, Spouses, & Family Members

The Koch Center is offering an 12 week course that will help family members support their loved one who is receiving Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) at The Koch Center. This course will include a section on family skills, including how to validate a loved one, basic behavioral techniques, and an overview of how a dialectical approach can improve communication and relationships. Participants will also receive an overview of all the DBT skills taught in the skills group:

• Core Mindfulness: Individuals learn to notice their emotions and to endure them.
• Distress Tolerance: Short-term strategies designed to help people cope during moments of overwhelming distress.
• Affect Regulation: Enables people to learn how to increase positive emotions and decrease negative ones.
• Interpersonal Effectiveness: Assertiveness and communication skills are emphasized to improve relationships.

These skills can be used at home. Skills will also be adapted to help participants learn new strategies to reinforce healthy coping skills to help family members interact with loved ones in a new way. At the end of the eight week course, evaluation and possible referral for additional family training will be made as necessary.

* DATE/TIME/LOCATION: TBD

To join or for more information, please contact Dr. Christine Hudson at (201) 670-1066 ext. 6.