DBT 101: ACCEPTS Skill

DBT 101: ACCEPTS Skill

We continue to travel through the Distress Tolerance module (one of the four “chapters” or modules of DBT, each presenting a number of strategies in each skills group) of DBT with the introduction of the “ACCEPTS” skill. Like other skills within the Distress Tolerance...
DBT 101: ACCEPTS Skill

DBT Skills 101: Observe and Describe

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills of observe, describe, and participate focus on accepting yourself without judgment and changing destructive behaviors. While at times we may wish we did not experience strong emotion, emotions serve an important purpose....