r/DBT

Hi everyone,

 

My name is Devon.  I've been through DBT training and I've found the gap between learning a skill and actually being able to use it in a real moment to be frustrating. The examples often feel too clean, too simple, or just too far from the kind of situations I actually find myself in. That disconnect has made it harder, not easier, to trust that the skills work.

I lost my job last year and because I haven’t been able to find anything I started in graduate studies for instructional design. As I keep looking for jobs, one of my major issues is a lack of real work in my portfolio and thought that it might be beneficial for me to do something with DBT to help me use the information in a different way. Then I thought, wouldn’t it be even better, if instead of just helping myself, I see if anyone else would benefit from a DBT learning product.

so here we are: I decided to create a series of short, free microlearning modules on DBT skills - not as a replacement for therapy or a formal program, but as a practical supplement for people who are currently in DBT training or have gone through it before and want something that feels more grounded and usable in everyday life.

I want my work to actually help people , which means I need to hear from people who have actually been in the trenches with me, instead of just assuming everyone feels the same as I do. Where did the training fall short? What situations do current examples never seem to cover? What would have actually helped?

If you have 5–7 minutes, I would really appreciate you filling out this anonymous survey: It is a needs assessment so I can understand the best way to build the lessons, so they are helpful and engaging to most users.

https://forms.gle/59YvAJzDVBhxjNBf7

No identifying information, no sales pitch. Just an attempt to build something genuinely useful, from someone who understands the frustration firsthand. There is an option at the end to provide email or some way to reach you over the internet only if you are interested in being sent a prototype of the course to provide feedback on.

Regardless, even just for allowing me to post here, I will make sure to provide a link to the course once it is live.

 

Thank you. It means a lot.