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Originally Posted by zoiecat
Based on my experience I think one would get more out of in person especially with completing the group activities. DBT is a big commitment. All of the classes I have looked into were 6 months. There are 4 topics to cover in the book and a class usuallu does 2 rounds through each topic. So I can't even imagine it being beneficial to do with 6-10 weeks. Skills take practice and time to learn. Even if one were to meet more often, you have the round table discussion time where you bring up what went good or bad for the week and learn coping skill options. One would get more benefit from this by allowing more time between classes. IMO after 2 years of DBT classes I would always say longer is better.
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Thanks, this is helpful to know, including about having the space in between classes. One place offered a "DBT summer boot camp" where it was like an class a day 3 or 4 days a week for maybe 6 weeks? With the idea that you get all the skills quickly.
But it made me think of this new-year reboot that I tried to do with a local yoga studio, where it was an hour or two of activities every day for a month, with some yoga, breathing exercises, journaling, etc. I got through the first couple weeks, was a bit overwhelmed, and did some parts of the rest, but it was just too much in a short span of time. (I think I still have access to the videos--maybe I should try to finish that up!)