Dialectical behavior therapy / DBT-A20-2
Skills Practice Review Card — Practice worksheet
Record one situation, a skill attempted, what happened, and an adjustment; use no risk scoring and no identifying details.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Taylor tried pausing before a message and found that a written draft helped more.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A practice record can track fit without becoming a diagnostic score.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Record one situation, a skill attempted, what happened, and an adjustment; use no risk scoring and no identifying details.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What will you keep, change, or seek help with next time? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What will you keep, change, or seek help with next time?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training: Fundamentals — Behavioral Tech Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.