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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Summer Skills Intensive Program 2008
The Koch Center is pleased to announce a Summer Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group Skills Program. During this specialized program, all four skill sets of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) will be taught in an intensive eight week program meeting on Saturday mornings (10 am-12 noon) in our Englewood location.
THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO COMPLETE ALL FOUR DBT SKILL SETS OVER THE SUMMER (instead of the usual 6 month time period).
This program is for older teens and adults struggling with emotional issues, anger management difficulties, anxiety, stress, depression, and eating issues. It will help young people cope with the pressures of academics, peer groups, and family issues. Participants will learn concrete coping skills to ready themselves for the upcoming 2008 school and work year.What are the four DBT skill sets? The skills from DBT are specifically designed to help people who struggle with emotional regulation difficulties. The skills to be taught and practiced include:
- Core Mindfulness: These skills teach patients to retrain their focus to the here and now in order to help them attain attentional and emotional control.
- Distress Tolerance: Tolerating distress is one of the most difficult tasks people need to learn. This skill set teaches individuals how to cope with and distract themselves during moments of overwhelming emotion and during a crisis.
- Emotion Regulation: Individuals are taught the basic components of feelings, as well as means to enhance and more fully enjoy positive emotions, while concurrently decreasing and tolerating negative feelings.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: The aim of this set of skills is to teach individuals the basics of interpersonal interactions including how to ask for help and reassurance from others, how to assert one’s needs, and how to express one’s self in a manner that others can readily respond to.
To sign up or for more information, please call Dr. Christine Hudson (201) 670-1066 x6.