Weekly Practice Assignments

  • Class Date: July 23, 2026

    Module: Interpersonal Effectiveness

    Skills: Dime Game and THINK

    Weekly Skills Practice:

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Complete the dime game once for deciding how strongly to ask for something, and once for deciding how strongly to say no. Use the adult Dime Game handout.

    • Complete Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 12 (p.114).

  • Class Date: July 29, 2026

    Module: Distress Tolerance

    Skills: Radical Acceptance, Turning the Mind, Half-Smiling and Willing Hands

    Handouts Covered:

    • Distress Tolerance Handouts 11B-12 (pgs Old book: 344-345/ New Book: 331-334)

    • Distress Tolerance Handouts 14-14A (pgs Old book: 347-349/ New Book: 337-339)

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Complete the Acceptance Practice Point Challenge Worksheet.

    • Pick one of the following to do to practice Turning the Mind:

      • Pick three days to practice turning your mind toward acceptance with whatever shows up that day - observe nonacceptance, make an inner commitment to practice accepting reality today, then do it again.

      • Rehearse a cope ahead plan at least three times for non-acceptance showing up.

  • Class Date: July 22, 2026

    Module: Emotion Regulation

    Skills: Build Mastery and Cope Ahead

    Handouts Covered:

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Do at least one activity each day to build mastery. Record what you do on Emotion Regulation Worksheet 12 (pg. old book - 301 / new book - 257). Make sure you pause after you do your activity to reinforce yourself.

    • Practice the cope ahead plan you wrote in class at least 3 more times.

    • Write out 2 more cope ahead plans for other situations and mentally rehearse them at least 3 times.

    • Continue to mindfully participate in 1 Short Term Pleasant Activity each day AND take one action step toward a goal based on the value you are working towards.

  • Class Date: July 23, 2026

    Module: Emotion Regulation

    Skills: Build Mastery and Cope Ahead

    Handouts Covered:

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Do at least one activity each day to build mastery. Record what you do on Emotion Regulation Worksheet 12 (pg. old book - 301 / new book - 257). Make sure you pause after you do your activity to reinforce yourself.

    • Practice the cope ahead plan you wrote in class at least 3 more times.

    • Write out 2 more cope ahead plans for other situations and mentally rehearse them at least 3 times.

    • Continue to mindfully participate in 1 Short Term Pleasant Activity each day AND take one action step toward a goal based on the value you are working to