CoRE Skills (DBT)
Adolescent Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: CoRE Skills
As a part of our ongoing service to adolescents in the area, Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau (LAYSB) is now offering CoRE Skills: Coping & Regulating Emotions, an Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group. DBT is a program that offers training and skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal relationships, mindfulness and problem solving skills. DBT is very effective in helping adolescents to live a more harmonious life for themselves and in relationships with those around them. DBT is perfect for adolescents who struggle with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self Injurious Behavior or any situation that makes it difficult to regulate emotion.
CoRE Skills is for boys and girls in 10th – 12th grade (some 9th grade exceptions may be made upon review). The group meets on Tuesdays from 3:30 – 5:30 for approximately 24 weeks. Every six weeks there is a parent component where all parents are invited to attend and learn the skills we have been learning. In addition to the group, each client will also be participating in individual therapy with a counselor to help implement the skills that are being learned.
If you scored 11 or higher on the quiz below, call 651-464-3685 for more information on how to sign up to join this group.
Take this quiz (download PDF) to see if DBT is right for you!
