DBT House / DBH-A17-1
The Utilities of Daily Care — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind the utilities of daily care and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley's irregular work hours make routine care harder.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Daily needs depend on resources and health as well as habits.
The idea
Daily needs depend on resources and health as well as habits.
An ordinary example
Riley's irregular work hours make routine care harder.
What this can look like
Map supports for rest, nourishment, prescribed care, and manageable routines without offering medical instructions.
Check the fit
Which practical support is missing from the design? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A house metaphor is an organizing option, not a diagnostic test, safety determination, or required way to represent experience.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- Which practical support is missing from the design?
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.