DBT Steps-A

DBT STEPS-A is a unique SEL curriculum that offers an upstream universal approach for teaching emotion regulation skills and coping strategies designed for middle and high adolescents (ages 12-19 years-old). The curriculum is structured within an Multitiered Systems of Support framework and provides manualized lessons and student handouts for ease of administration and implementation by a general education teacher/instructor. The skills of the DBT STEPS-A curriculum are evidence-based and divided into four main modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness which align with the five CASEL competencies.