DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A; Mazza, 2016)
Overview
Focus
Specific Skills
- Increase positive child behavior
- Emotional awareness
- Social skills
Program Length
30 lesson plans
Program Description
"Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an innovative social-emotional learning curriculum designed to be taught by general education teachers or other school personnel in grades 6-12. Explicit instructions for teaching the skills—mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness—are provided in 30 lesson plans, complete with numerous reproducibles: 99 handouts, a diary card, and three student tests. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying; purchasers also get access to a complete downloadable PDF file where they can print the reproducible materials."
Visit Program WebsiteCost
$52.00
More Pricing DetailsDemographics & Delivery
Intended Population
- Core
Grade
- Middle School
- High School
Intended Group Size
- Classroom
ELL/DLL
- Partial
Multisensory Applications
- No
Computer-Based Delivery
- None
Scripted
- Instructor Scripted
Program Specifics
Comprehensive or Skill Specific
- Skill Specific
Placement Tests
- No
Accelerated Learning
- No
Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery
- Yes
Error Correction Built In
- Unspecified
Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher
- Unspecified
Research & Evaluation
Research Summary
"The findings have direct implications for school counselors and other school-based mental health professionals, highlighting the positive effects of proactively employing universal social and emotional learning interventions targeting the development of adolescent social and emotional skill building."
Study Citations
Martinez, R. R., Marraccini, M. E., Knotek, S. E., Neshkes, R. A., & Vanderburg, J. (2021). Effects of dialectical behavioral therapy skills training for emotional problem solving for adolescents (DBT steps-A) program of rural ninth-grade students. School Mental Health, 14(1), 165–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-021-09463-5
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report
- No studies met WWC inclusion criteria
Evidence Base (ESSA)
- No studies met inclusion requirements
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Promising practice