DBT Skills Class: Emotion Regulation
Weekly materials, handouts, and homework assignments for the 9-week Emotion Regulation skills module.
Textbook
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition
This is the one book you will use for all of the basic DBT skills courses. Weekly assignments reference page numbers from this book.
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Weekly Materials
Week 1 Orientation & Mindfulness I
Material
- General Handout 1: Goals of Skills Training
- General Handout 3: Guidelines for Skills Training
- General Handout 4: Skills Training Assumptions
- Mindfulness Handout 1: Goals of Mindfulness Practice
- Mindfulness Handout 2: Overview: Core Mindfulness Skills
- Mindfulness Handout 3: Wise Mind: States of Mind
Homework
- Mindfulness Worksheet 1: Pros and Cons of Practicing Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Worksheet 3: Wise Mind Practice
Some mindfulness exercises from class and the book can be found in audio versions — contact us for access.
Week 2 Mindfulness II
Material
- Mindfulness Handout 4: Taking Hold of Your Mind: "What" Skills
- Mindfulness Handout 5: Taking Hold of Your Mind: "How" Skills
Homework
- Mindfulness Worksheet 4: Mindfulness "What" Skills: Observing, Describing, Participating
- Mindfulness Worksheet 5: Mindfulness "How" Skills: Nonjudgmentalness, One-Mindfulness, Effectiveness
Some mindfulness exercises from class and the book can be found in audio versions — contact us for access.
Week 3 Introduction and Model of Emotions
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 1: Goals of Emotion Regulation
- Emotion Regulation Handout 2: Overview: Understanding and Naming Emotions
- Emotion Regulation Handout 3: What Emotions Do for You
- Emotion Regulation Handout 4: What Makes it Hard to Regulate Your Emotions
- Emotion Regulation Handout 5: A Model for Describing Emotions
- Emotion Regulation Handout 6: Ways to Describe Emotions
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 4: Observing and Describing Emotions
Week 4 Checking the Facts
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 7: Overview: Changing Emotional Responses
- Emotion Regulation Handout 8: Checking the Facts
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 5: Check the Facts
Week 5 Opposite Action
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 10: Opposite Action
- Emotion Regulation Handout 11: Figuring Out Opposite Actions
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 7: Opposite Action to Change Emotions
Week 6 Problem Solving
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 12: Problem Solving
- Emotion Regulation Handout 13: Reviewing Opposite Action and Problem Solving
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 8: Problem Solving to Change Emotions
Week 7 Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind I
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 14: Overview: Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind
- Emotion Regulation Handout 15: Accumulating Positive Emotions in the Short Term
- Emotion Regulation Handout 16: Pleasant Events List
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 10: Pleasant Events Diary
Week 8 Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind II
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 17: Accumulating Positive Emotions in the Long Term
- Emotion Regulation Handout 18: Values and Priorities List
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 11: Getting from Values to Specific Action Steps
Week 9 Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind III
Material
- Emotion Regulation Handout 19: Build Mastery and Cope Ahead
- Emotion Regulation Handout 20: Taking Care of Your Mind by Taking Care of Your Body
- Emotion Regulation Handout 22: Mindfulness of Current Emotions
Homework
- Emotion Regulation Worksheet 12: Build Mastery and Cope Ahead
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