DBT East Side Study Group

WHAT WE'LL DO:
This group meets each week for ongoing study and practice of DBT Skills.

LIMITED SPACE:
Please RSVP for events as quickly as possible! We met our limit for our first meet up within days! We keep it to 12 or less people on purpose to keep this a safe space.

We are NOT certified counselors. We are Facilitators who have completed the curriculum.

SESSION OVERVIEW:
We will begin each session with a review of Skills Cards and Homework.
The 2nd half will be committed to the review of new material.

HOURLY OVERVIEW:
6pm-6:30pm: Homework, Catch-up and Help/Questions (AKA Get coffee and get settled)
6:30-7:10pm: Review of Skills Cards and Homework
7:10-7:20: Break
7:20-8pm: Review of New Material and assignment of new homework

STUDY GROUP VALUES:

1. Providing and maintening a safe place to share and encourage one another
2. Growing our emotional and interpersonal skills together
3. Learning by sharing our experiences and listening to others share
4. We respect each other by allowing others to share and saving our feedback until they are finished
5. We are Facilitators committed to keeping the group focused on the material and our experiences as they pertain to DBT.
6. We facilitate the group to guide and guard our time together. We want to compassionately and consciously focus our time on our skills, knowledge and learning.

• What to bring
Please bring your DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets Book (if you have it) Here is a link to the book:
http://a.co/1enjpx3
And a 3 Ring binder for supplemental material.

• Schedule:
We begin on the 24th of January
We are following a 23 week schedule during which we will cover ALL FOUR DBT Modules

Wednesday, January 24th: Orientation and Mindfulness Skills Pt. 1
Wednesday, January 31st: Mindfulness Skills Pt. 2
February 7th - March 14th: Distress ToleranceSkills
March 21th - March 28th: Mindfulness Skills Review
April 4th - May 16th: Emotion Regulation Skills
May 23rd: Mindfulness Skills Review
May 30th - June 27th: Interpersonal Skills For Additional Information, here is the Link to the Facebook Page for the Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/144284949612825/