Karyn will call a spade a spade in an irreverent, non-judgmental way. In the training exercises, she was dramatic in the role plays and captured the emotions presented in the dialogue. With her, there are always teachable moments for reflection and new concepts to incorporate into schema about the therapeutic processes in DBT. Her expertise in validation was evident, and, by the end of the activity, she had reached all of the levels of validation.
During the first training session at the Menninger Clinic, Karyn led one of my favorite mindfulness activities: Observe and Describe Your Thoughts. DBT has a specific language that you adopt as you learn the skills and treatment protocols. The What and How skills of Core Mindfulness are a good place to start.
This is a place for the How Skills of Core Mindfulness.
Shari Manning's explanation started in the heart of English grammar.
- The What Skills (Observe, Describe, and Participate) are the verbs.
- The How Skills (Non-judgmentally, One-Mindfully, and Effectively) are the adverbs.
Adverbs are connected to verbs, in that adverbs provide context or thorough descriptions to show time, manner, place or degree.
The wonderful aspect about the Core Mindfulness skills is that you learn something new about yourself, your client, and your world outside your office.
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