Stage Targets and Goals in DBT: Creating a Life Worth Living

In stage one of DBT, three main types of behavior are targeted: life-threatening, therapy-interfering, and quality-of-life-interfering behaviors.
In this presentation, Dr. Stephanie Vaughn, Psy.D., reviews the main goal of DBT and how targets and goals change in different stages of treatment.
Here are some highlights we’ve extracted from this video:
1. DBT’s main goal is to help patients create a life worth living.
2. In stage 1, there are 3 main targets:
- To eliminate life-threatening behavior,
- To reduce therapy-interfering behavior,
- And to reduce quality of life interfering behavior.
3. Quality of life interfering behaviors are anything that interferes with the patient creating their life worth living.
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[@arisewitharica]

Considering this training. Good stuff 👏🏾

[@mohitaaggarwal3880]

V well explained n extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

2:58 It's not true that an eating disorder is "not life-threatening" as it can be. Not always imminently today, as she later explains about smoking, so I suppose that is what she means

[@psychepllc]

Absolutely, but In DBT, "life-threatening behavior" is identified only as IMMINENTLY life-threatening. An eating disorder would be considered life-threatening if it was, in fact, imminently life-threatening.

[@alphadog3384]

Facilitators have to be passionate about DBT skills or clients won't see the value!