So recently I was talking with my supervisor about the combination of these two and he asked me to come up with a chart providing direction to just which of the DBT skills would work for each stage. As a system we are now great at identifying what stage our clients are in. But we may not know what to do exactly after we figure that out to assist them in moving to the next stage. These skills will help you do that!
Precontemplation:
- Pros and cons
- Non-judgmental stance
- Observe
- Mindfulness
- Effectiveness
- Alternate rebellion
- Wisemind
Contemplation:
- Dearman
- Strong
- Describe
- Self-soothe
- Sacred self
- Wisemind
Preparation:
- Building structure work
- Building structure place
- Participate
- Fast
- Burning bridges
- Wisemind
Action:
- Give
- Building mastery
- Distract/accepts
- Building structure love
- Clear mind
- Wisemind
Maintenance:
- Radical acceptance
- Building structure time
- One-mindfully
- Building positive experiences
- Wisemind
- Improve the moment
- Opposite to emotion action
For more information about DBT and Stages of Change:
The Transformer Blog
Skills Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.
Motivational Interviewing, Third Edition, Helping People Change
by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick