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The Two Tents Team understands we are one part of the care and growth of teens attending and we want to be a good partner. These topic specific handouts & tools are designed for parents, caregivers, school counselors, individual therapists and others supporting a student that is attending or has completed the Two Tents BOLD Living IOP. It uses language, speaks to skills taught in the program & provides listing of all skills taught (see TOCs).
Using the combined evidence-based frameworks of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the DNA-V model (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for youth), this guide translates core therapeutic concepts into practical home and individual therapy exercises. Rather than treating your teen as a 'problem to be fixed,' our objective is to cultivate psychological flexibility, open lines of supportive communication, and help families walk a balanced, authentic Middle Path together.
All titled BOLD Support include the Valuer Domains, information on the BOLD Living IOP, a brief overview of the BOLD process, a visualization of the Two Tents Model of Change showing how the BOLD Living Process forges an authentic life using DNA-V to make Wise Mind Decisions and a copy of our Safety Plan.
BOLD Support therapeutic concepts.pdfIOP Therapeutic Concepts
IOP Therapeutic Concepts
Our blending of DNA-V & DBT-Skills covering "biosocial theory, BOLD, validation & invalidation w/ statements from youth, the self-abusing advisor concept and references"
BOLD Support voices of the inner critic.pdfVoices of the Inner Critic
Voices of the Inner Critic
Over 700 young people have written "letters to their Advisors" while in the IOP. An analysis of those letters reveal 5 distinct modes of interaction between the youth & their Advisor (inner voice)
BOLD Support post-iop clinical guide.pdfPost-IOP Clinical Guide
Post-IOP Clinical Guide
Thoughts and exercises that reinforce the BOLD Living skills with graduates of the IOP in individual outpatient therapy (also useful to parents)
504 & IEP COUNSELOR CHEAT SHEET.pdfBOLD Living: 504 & IEP Counselor Cheat Sheet
Collaborative Reinforcement & Boundary Worksheet
Clinician-Facing Verbatim 'Cope Ahead' Imaginal Rehearsal Script
Clinical Assessment of Psychological Flexibility (what Two Tents tracks)
Coming soon: addtional topic specific handouts & tools
Walking the Middle Path
Walking the Middle Path
Concepts and strategies for dialectical parenting a struggling teens which is "the recognition that two seemingly opposite truths can coexist, especially in teens; shifting from ‘either/or’ to 'both/and'"
SUDS Distress Thermometer
SUDS Distress Thermometer
Guidelines for honest self-rating, avoiding traps, and managing crisis moments using TIPP to take a break; includes the strength and defense mechanism inventories we use
Breathe Deeply & Slow Down
Breathe Deeply & Slow Down
Finding the anchor in the storm by coaching a teen back into the present moment by activating their Noticer to provide a ‘physiological pause’
Observe Your Thoughts
Observe Your Thoughts
Unhooking the Advisor by helping them move from being ‘used’ by their minds to ‘using their minds effectively to build a life they value
Observe Your Feelings
Observe Your Feelings
Bolstering the Noticer by helping teens to navigate intense emotions that can feel like a sudden, violent storm and build ‘phychological flexibility’
Listen to Your Values
Listen to Your Values
Strenghening the Valuer by helping a teen recognize what really matters to them and making choices based on the kind of person they want to be
Decide on Actions & Do Them
Decide on Actions & Do Them
Engaging the Discoverer by allowing teens to move beyond ‘what has always happened’ to ‘what could happen’ (growth through adaptive risk-taking)
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