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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Diary Card: Initials ID#

The document is a skills diary card used in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to track skills practice and emotional states. It includes a section to record daily ratings for emotions like sadness, anger, joy as well as urges. Another section lists different DBT skills and has columns to circle the days each skill was practiced. The skills are organized into categories like mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. The diary card helps patients and therapists monitor skills use and emotions over time in DBT treatment.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Diary Card: Initials ID#

The document is a skills diary card used in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to track skills practice and emotional states. It includes a section to record daily ratings for emotions like sadness, anger, joy as well as urges. Another section lists different DBT skills and has columns to circle the days each skill was practiced. The skills are organized into categories like mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. The diary card helps patients and therapists monitor skills use and emotions over time in DBT treatment.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Skills Diary Card


Circl
e
Start
Day

Filled out in
session

Initials
ID #

How often did you


fill out this side?

Y
N
(Circle)

Highest Urge To:

Started:
Date____/____/____

____ Daily ____ 2-3x


____ 4-6x ____ Once

Highest Rating For Each Day

Actions

Commi
t
Suicide

Self
Harm

Use
TB

Use
TB

Physica
l
Misery

Sadnes
s

Fear

Shame &
Guilt

Anger

Joy

Lov
e

Self
Harm

Target
Behavior

Target
Behavior

Used
Skills
*

Reinforc
e

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

0-5

Y/N

Y/N

Y/N

0-7

Day
of
Week
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
IsthedoortoSuicide/selfharmopen?Ifsohow?

*Used Skills
0 = Not thought about or used
1 = Thought about, not used, didnt want to
2 = Thought about, not used, wanted to
3 = Tried but couldnt use them

Urge to: (0-5)


Quit Therapy
Use Drugs
Commit Suicide

Session
Coming in
Afte
r

4 = Tried, could do them but they didnt help


5 = Tried, could use them, helped
6 = Didnt try, used them, didnt help
7 = Didnt try, used them, helped

Ability to self-regulate
/ self-control: (0-5)

Session
Coming in
After

Emotions:
Action:
Thoughts:

Emotion Regulation Interpersonal Efectiveness

Mindfulness

Adapted from: Behavioral Research and Training Clinic, University of Washington, NIMH4

DBT Skills Diary Card

Filledoutthisside?___Daily___23x____46x___Once___Insession

2004 -

CheckSkills;Circledaysskillwas
practiced

MON
MON
MON
MON
MON
MON
MON
MON
MON
MON
MON

TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE

WED
WED
WED
WED
WED
WED
WED
WED
WED
WED
WED

THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR

FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI

SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT

SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN

1.WiseMind
2.Observe(urgesurfing,justnotice)
3.Describe(putwordson)
4.Participate(enterintotheexperience)
5.Nonjudgmentally(justthefacts:avoidbad,should,stupid,etc.)
6.Onemindfully(presentmoment)
7.Effectiveness(focusonwhatworks)
8.Figureoutinterpersonalgoalsandpriorities:whichisMOSTimportant?
9.Describe___,Express___,Assert___,Reinforce___(DEAR)
10.Mindful:Brokenrecord___,Ignoreattacks___

11.Appearconfident___,Negotiate___
(MAN)

MON
MON

TUE
TUE

WED
WED

THUR
THUR

FRI
FRI

SAT
SAT

SUN
SUN

12.Gentle___,actInterested___,Validate___,EasyManner___(GIVE)
13.Fair___,noApologies___,Sticktovalues___,beTruthful___(FAST)

MON
MON
MON
MON
MON

TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE
TUE

WED
WED
WED
WED
WED

THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR
THUR

FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI

SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT
SAT

SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN
SUN

14.Attendtorelationships
15.Describeemotions(putnamesonthem)
16.Oppositetotheemotionaction
17.Accumulatepositives___,Buildmastery___,Copeahead___(ABC)
18.PhysicaLill____,Eat___,Avoiddrugs___,Sleep___,Exercise___(PLEASE)

MON
MON

TUE
TUE

WED
WED

THUR
THUR

FRI
FRI

SAT
SAT

SUN
SUN

19.Temperatureice/heat___,IntenseExercise___,Progressiverelax___(

20.MindfulnessofCurrentEmotion(itisawave,letitcomeandgo)

Distress Tolerance

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON
MON

TUE
TUE

WED
WED

THUR
THUR

FRI
FRI

SAT
SAT

SUN
SUN

21.Problemsolve(challengethinking,turnthemind)
22.Activities___,Contribute___,Compare___,changeEmotion___,Pushaway
thoughts___,substituteotherThoughts___,intenseSensations(Distract
withWiseMindACCEPTS)
23.Selfsoothe(thefivesenses)
24.Imagery___,Meaningmaking___,Prayer___,Relaxation___,Onething
inthemoment___,miniVacation___,Encourageyourself___(IMPROVE
themoment)
25.ProsandCons(oftoleratingthedistress)
26.RadicalAcceptance(turnthemind,willingness)

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