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Online DBT Family Skills Training
Each session is designed to train participants in using particular DBT skills in mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness or emotion regulation/distress tolerance, independent of the other sessions. Also, the DBT Skills for Couples will be offered on Tuesday Evenings later in the year. Each DBT FST session begins with a mindfulness exercise. You might view this course as the mindfulness-based emotion regulation class you wished you had had years ago. The teaching and exercises will be structured to assist each participant with their particular relationship patterns and target behaviors. This is a format of a class or a modified webinar. There will also be coaching sessions with time for questions to facilitate the learning and putting the skills into practice. This is not a therapy group which engages interpersonal processing between group members or members of a couple/family. The focus is on becoming more skillful, rather than processing the events of the week. Referrals for psycho-therapeutic support can be offered. Course objectives listed below. Who can benefit: Past participants have come to gain essential skills to support themselves and their emotionally sensitive loved ones. This includes their children, their siblings, their partners, their friends and their parents. Some of these loved ones have been in standard DBT Skills Groups, while many have not (yet). Participants are a diverse blend of adults with a range of age, race, gender identity, sexual identity, therapy experience, and interpersonal styles/levels of struggle. All seek to learn, to become more skillful, and are willing to commit to actively apply the skills from each session. As part of the mission of Triangle Area DBT (TADBiT), there will be "participant-observer" slots available for mental health professionals who want to become more familiar with applying DBT skills with families and couples. * Participants are typically adults. I would not recommend this class for children under 16 years old. For adolescents, I would suggest the DBT Teen-Parent Skills Groups. More information at www.triangleareadbt.com/dbt-adolescents-groups When and Where: Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm (Eastern). Online via Google Meet. |
DBT Family Skills Training Schedule -
Tuesdays in January-April 2024. 2025 Schedule Feb. 4, 2025 - Bringing Mindfulness and DBT Skills to our Relationships, Pt. 1 Feb. 11, 2025 - Bringing Mindfulness and DBT Skills to our Relationships, Pt. 2 Feb. 18, 2025 - What and How to Practice Mindfulness with Family Feb. 25, 2025 - Coaching & Discussion Small Group Mar. 4, 2025 - Becoming More Effective in Relationship Mar. 11, 2025 - Becoming More Effective in Relationship II Mar. 18, 2025 - Validate! Validate! Validate! Mar. 25, 2025 - Coaching & Discussion Small Group Apr. 1, 2025 - Regulating Emotions with Mindfulness Skills Apr. 8, 2025 - Regulating Emotions with Mindfulness Skills II Apr. 15, 2025- Tolerating Stressors without Making Things Worse Apr. 22, 2025- Coaching & Discussion Small Group Apr. 29, 2025- Essential Ingredients for Behavior Change in Loving Relationships May 6. 2025- Summary Session: Pulling It Together Cost: The fee for participating in this format of the online DBT Family Skills Training 14-week course is $800 per family ($700 if register by 1/12/2025). For those with limited financial resources, a reduced fee of $350 per family, is available. If further reduction is needed, please contact me. We do not want the fee to be an obstacle from getting the skills you need (DBT therapists do strive to reinforce skillful asking). *A portion of the fees from this class will be donated to NEABPD.com to support research and education on mental/emotional health needs in families. Participants will be sent handouts and worksheets in preparation for each session. You will receive a link and instructions on how to join the classes via Google Meet. Registration Complete Registration here... |
DBT Family Skills Training (FST) has two goals for family members and friends:
We have all experienced times of emotional vulnerability and sensitivity and can benefit from becoming more skillful. This is especially true when we are experiencing a negative emotional state, such as anger, fear, sadness or shame. Sharing a life with an emotionally sensitive family member can be delightful, as well as challenging, aggravating and bewildering.
Family members and friends often feel at a loss to know how to manage their own feelings and needs while still remaining connected and caring to these sensitive folks. Each of these classes provide friends, family members or partners with the skills to better cope and support their loved one.
Appreciations!
The DBT Family Skills Training is based on the work of Perry Hoffman, Alan Fruzzetti, Marsha Linehan and Shari Manning.
- to learn about how emotional sensitivity and dysregulation impact our relationships with loved ones and
- to learn effective relationship and self management skills.
We have all experienced times of emotional vulnerability and sensitivity and can benefit from becoming more skillful. This is especially true when we are experiencing a negative emotional state, such as anger, fear, sadness or shame. Sharing a life with an emotionally sensitive family member can be delightful, as well as challenging, aggravating and bewildering.
Family members and friends often feel at a loss to know how to manage their own feelings and needs while still remaining connected and caring to these sensitive folks. Each of these classes provide friends, family members or partners with the skills to better cope and support their loved one.
Appreciations!
The DBT Family Skills Training is based on the work of Perry Hoffman, Alan Fruzzetti, Marsha Linehan and Shari Manning.
Key Learning Objectives for DBT Family Skills Training
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Objective 1: Introduction to DBT Family Skills Therapy (FST)
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Objective 7 : Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills III. Validate, Validate, Validate
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