DBT Foundational Skills Training (FST) Program:
A DBT Skills Only Group Offered to Those on our Waiting List
We created this page to answer a few questions for you about The Foundational Skills Training Program and how it works. If ever you have additional questions, feel free to call our main number for more information. We hope you find this helpful!
*PLEASE NOTE* This group is only available to clients on the waiting list who have been invited to attend. If you are on our waiting list and would like to hear more about it, please leave a message on our main line and someone will get back to you.
Information about the DBT FST Program
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What is it: A DBT skills only group
*It is NOT a comprehensive DBT program (which includes individual therapy, 24/7 phone coaching, etc.)* Who's is it for: Adults (18+) on our waiting list for comprehensive DBT. What's included: 2 one-hour group sessions per week of DBT skills training for up to a period of 24 weeks, and 1 thirty-minute check in every other week with a skills trainer for individual skills coaching where applicable. What's the cost: $50 per group out of pocket (click HERE for more information regarding insurance). When are the groups: Mondays and Thursdays from 4-5pm (you must attend both groups each week). What else is required: 1) an individual provider who is clinically responsible for your overall care (i.e. an individual therapist, a psychiatrist, etc.), and 2) a copy of your current crsis plan you follow with your therapist. |
Intake Process |
You will have the option to choose this program once on our waiting list. There a few factors to consider before a formal invitation to join the FST program happens:
There will also be two documents that will need to be reviewed and completed prior to beginning this program: Foundational Skills Training Informed Consent Addendum Foundational Skills Training Outside Provider Agreement |
Experimental Nature of the FST Program
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This program was developed in large part due to the scarcity of comprehensive DBT that is offered in the community. As such, wait lists up to 6 months or longer are commonplace. This is unacceptable and we are doing everything we can to address it. One solution was to offer a less resource intensive treatment for those on the waiting list until comprehensive DBT is available.
An important DBT research study was completed in 2010 by Dr. Linehan and her colleagues. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in clinical outcomes if patients received comprehensive DBT as opposed to DBT skills or DBT individual therapy. Results from this study found few differences between those who received comprehensive DBT vs. DBT Skills Training. (see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00183651). This study, in combination with numerous other published research studies on the benefits of DBT skills (see this CHART for more information), make a strong case for the DBT Foundational Skills Training program we are offering. While we are optimistic that the DBT FST program will be clinically helpful to you, it is still experimental. We will be carefully monitoring the program and tracking participants’ outcomes over time. |
Comprehensive Waitlist Positions
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Participation in the DBT FST program is currently being offered only to those on the Ebright waitlist. Your waitlist position will not be affected by joining this program! Pending the effectiveness of this program for you, you are free to stay in the program or transfer to the comprehensive DBT program when available.
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Getting Started |
Before you join the DBT FST program, we will make sure the followig areas are covered to ensure a smooth transition.
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