The Skills System is a treatment to enhance Emotion Regulation for people with diverse learning needs.

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As developed by Dr. Julie Brown, the Skills System is an accessible modification of Dr. Marsha Linehan's DBT treatment.  Learn more about Dr. Brown's Skills System.

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Learn more about how the Skills System compares to Standard DBT.

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Our Skills System Program is for people who are dually diagnosed with mental health problems and

• significant learning or processing difficulties

• multiple disabilities

• Autism or other developmental disabilities

• mild to moderate Intellectual Disability who are verbal

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Our Skills System Program includes

• Individual therapy for the client either with one of our DBT clinicians or with an outside therapist with whom we collaborate.

• A one year Skills System Class for clients.

  • 12 weeks of material is repeated in 4 cycles.

  • Each cycle builds on client learning.  

  • Our skills training class is one hour long.

• Skills coaching phone calls by the individual therapist between sessions.

• Instruction and support for a skills coach in the client's life. 

  • A coach can be a parent, guardian, personal care attendant, or other staff spending frequent time with the client.

  • Coaches learn the Skills System and how to coach the client to stay regulated.

• Optional additional sessions with the client and the coach/staff to problem solve implementing the Skills System in every day life and residential settings.