Mock Session 1

Faria & Kelly

 

Featuring Faria Kamal, PhD (therapist) and Kelly Workman, PsyD (client).

What to Do

  1. Review the diary card for this session.

  2. Watch the entire session. (Tip: As you watch, take notes about the strategies you see the therapist using. Refer to the cheat sheet to help remember the strategies.)

  3. Rate the session using the DBT AC-I. (Tip: Refer to the DBT AC-I manual if you are unsure how to rate an item.)

  4. Compare your ratings to those of an expert rater.

  5. Watch the clips below to see how certain strategies could have been delivered differently.

Disclaimer: This is a mock session and the therapist may have been instructed to deliver some strategies of DBT non-adherently. Therefore, this should not be assumed to reflect the therapist’s actual practice of DBT.

 

Clip #1

  1. Watch the clip and identify the strategies the therapist uses. How do you think the strategies differ from what was done in the original session?

  2. Compare your perspective to the expert summary of the clip.

 

Clip #2

  1. Watch the clip and identify the strategies the therapist uses. How do you think the strategies differ from what was done in the original session?

  2. Compare your perspective to the expert summary of the clip.