The Structure of Standard DBT: The Four Skill Modules
Key Points
- Pre-treatment: therapist and the client agreeing to work together.
- Weekly individual and group sessions. Diary cards, behavioral chain analysis, prioritizing targets and formal assessments are included in individual DBT.
- Four modes in DBT: individual therapy, group skills training, peer consultation team meetings and intersession contact between therapist and patient.
- A typical DBT agreement is one year for adults.
