DBT Skills for Friends and Family
Handouts
The handouts for class can be found here: DBT Skills for Friends and Family Handouts (2026).
Joining the Live Class
- Below are the links you will need to follow each week to attend your assigned class.
- You will need to be logged into a Zoom account to join the class, so please create a zoom account now if you do not have one already.
- Try to join several minutes before your class begins. After clicking the link, you will join a waiting room. Please stay in the waiting room until an instructor allows you to enter.
- You must change your name displayed in Zoom to the name you used when signing up for the class. This is how the instructor will know to let you in. Here are instructions on how to do this. You can use your full name, or just your first name and last initial.
Course Overview
- Week 1: Skills Training Assumptions and Biosocial Model
- Week 2: Understanding Emotions
- Week 3: Mindfulness: States of Mind and Non-Judgmentalness
- Week 4: Dialectics and Balancing Priorities in Relationships
- Week 5: GIVE and Validation
- Week 6: FAST and DEAR MAN
- Week 7: Behavior Change Basics
- Week 8: Acceptance and Willingness