Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an innovative socialaEURO"emotional learning curriculum designed to be taught at the universal level in grades 6-12. Explicit instructions for teaching the skills--mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness--are provided in 30 lesson plans, complete with numerous reproducible tools: 99 handouts, a diary card, and three student tests. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.
I. Overview of DBT STEPS-A 1. What Is DBT Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A)? 2. Practical Issues in Schools 3. Teaching DBT STEPS-A to Challenging Students II. Instructor Information, Lesson Plans, and Tests Lesson 1. Orientation Lesson 2. Dialectics Lesson 3. Mindfulness: Wise Mind Lesson 4. Mindfulness: "What" Skills Lesson 5. Mindfulness: "How" Skills Lesson 6. Distress Tolerance: Introduction to Crisis Survival Skills, and ACCEPTS Lesson 7. Distress Tolerance: Self-Soothe and IMPROVE the Moment Lesson 8. Distress Tolerance: TIP Skills for Managing Extreme Emotions Lesson 9. Distress Tolerance: Pros and Cons Lesson 10. Distress Tolerance: Introduction to Reality Acceptance Skills, and Radical Acceptance Lesson 11. Distress Tolerance: Turning the Mind and Willingness Lesson 12. Distress Tolerance: Mindfulness of Current Thoughts (and Distress Tolerance Test) Lesson 13. Core Mindfulness: Wise Mind Lesson 14. Core Mindfulness: "What" and "How" Skills Lesson 15. Emotion Regulation: Goals of Emotion Regulation and Functions of Emotions Lesson 16. Emotion Regulation: Describing Emotions Lesson 17. Emotion Regulation: Check the Facts and Opposite Action Lesson 18. Emotion Regulation: Problem Solving Lesson 19. Emotion Regulation: The A of ABC PLEASE Lesson 20. Emotion Regulation: The BC PLEASE of ABC PLEASE Lesson 21. Emotion Regulation:The Wave Skill-- Mindfulness of Current Emotion Lesson 22. Emotion Regulation: Emotion Regulation Test Lesson 23. Mindfulness: Wise Mind Review Lesson 24. Mindfulness: "What" and "How" Skills Review Lesson 25. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Goals and Overview Lesson 26. Interpersonal Effectiveness: DEAR MAN Skills Lesson 27. Interpersonal Effectiveness: GIVE Skills Lesson 28. Interpersonal Effectiveness: FAST Skills Lesson 29. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Evaluating Options for How Intensely to Ask or Say No Lesson 30. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Interpersonal Effectiveness Test III. Student Handouts
