Table 2 List of taught DBT skills

Cycle 1

Mindfulness

1

Wise mind and the “what” skills of mindfulness

2

The “How” skills of mindfulness

Distress Tolerance

3

STOP & TIP skills

4

ACCEPTS skills

5

IMPROVE and self-soothing skills

6

Radical acceptance and willingness

Interpersonal Effectiveness

7

DEAR MAN skill

8

GIVE and FAST skills

9

Validation others and self-validation

Debriefing session of cycle 1

Cycle 2

Mindfulness

10

Mindfulness Skills Review

Emotional Regulation

11

Understand, identify and name emotions

12

Fact-checking

13

Opposite action

14

Problem solving

15

ABC skills

16

PLEASE skills

Debriefing session of cycle 2

Debriefing session at one year