DBT Skills Training Manual
This manual provides a structured curriculum for teaching Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, focusing on emotional dysregulation and interpersonal instability. It is built on a dialectical philosophy that synthesizes acceptance and change across four primary modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
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