There are three categories of targets in DBT: life-threatening behavior, therapy-interfering behavior, and quality-of-life-interfering behavior.
In this presentation, Dr. Stephanie Vaughn, Psy.D., discusses the need to prioritize which targets to address first and how to manage timing accordingly.
Here are some highlights we’ve extracted from this video:
* In DBT, there are 3 categories of targets:
* Life-threatening behaviors
* Therapy-interfering behaviors
* Quality of life interfering behaviors
* Imminent and upcoming risk takes precedence for discussion over past patient behavior and urges.
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