Dialectical Skills for Living Life Fully: Interpersonal Effectiveness

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This 8 week module meets online via Zoom

The skills taught in this course are those used in Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), developed by famed psychologist Marsha Linehan.  As Linehan developed DBT, she drew on mulitple sources in the tradition of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but also drew from Buddhism in the development of the Mindfulness skills that inform the other three skills modules (Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness).  Dialetical skills are all about balance' balance of doing and being, balance of acceptance and change, and balance of rationality and emotion.

Module 3: Interpersonal Effectiveness (8 Weeks) July 10, 2023 - August 28, 2023

Why learn the dialectical skills of Interpersonal Effectiveness? Because we all deserve to have effective and satisfying personal interactions. Interpersonal Effectiveness skills allow us to achieve our own goals, without alienating others and without sacrificing our own self-respect. They allow us to fortify our current relationships and cultivate healthy new relationships. The outcomes of interpersonal effectiveness are the abilities to get what we want and need, to manage conflict constructively, and to comfortably assert good boundaries to maintain personal integrity.

You will be provided all handouts and worksheets via electronic file. An optional material that students might find handy is: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Card Deck: 52 Practices to Balance Your Emotions Every Day Cards – October 1, 2019, by Matthew McKay PhD and Jeffrey C. Wood PsyD

Class will be held via Zoom on 1 night per week for 8 consecutive weeks, from 7:00 – 8:30PM (or maybe a few minutes longer, if the discussion is particularly engaging).

8 Week Series: $250

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Single Drop In: $35

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