Implementation of the
DBT STEPS-E (Elementary) SEL Curriculum
3 Day Live Virtual Training
16.5 CE Hours

Overview

DBT STEPS-E: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving in Grades K-5 is a comprehensive social-emotional learning program designed to equip elementary students with vital skills in emotion regulation, behavioral control, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Rooted in empirically-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy, this program extends the successful adolescent curriculum, DBT STEPS-A, and aligns with the five CASEL competencies.

Our curriculum is designed for universal (Tier I) instruction within an MTSS framework, making it accessible for all elementary students and easily implemented by general education teachers without the need for additional youth mental health training. The DBT STEPS-E manual also provides guidance for school mental health staff to utilize the curriculum for Tier II and Tier III support.

Structured around four core skill modules—Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance (adapted as "Don’t Make it Worse" for K-2), Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness—each lesson features age-appropriate teaching scripts, student examples, practical handouts, and engaging activity sheets. Teachers are empowered to adapt lessons to meet the diverse needs of their students.

To align with cognitive development, DBT STEPS-E offers two distinct curricula: one for K-2 (30-minute, 12 lessons with project-based ideas) and another for grades 3-5 (40-minute, 16 lessons). The K-2 curriculum establishes foundational skills for subsequent grades.

Training Information

    • Elementary School Teachers

    • School Administrators

    • School Counselors

    • School Social Workers

    • School Mental Health Staff

    • Prevention Specialists

    • Behavioral Interventionists

    • Participants attending the entire training may receive a certificate for 16.5 CE Hours.

    • DBT in Schools, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7064. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. DBT in Schools, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

    • This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Approval #886826240-2348 for 16.5 continuing education contact hours.

    • DBT in Schools, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED SW)as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0838. Contact Hours: 16.5 Educational Methods: Lecture, Multimedia, Experiential Activities

    • DBT in Schools, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI:NYSED)as an approved sponsor of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants. I certify that the individual listed above completed the CTLE cited above pursuant to Subpart 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. NYSED Approved CTLE Sponsor ID #23849. Number of Hours Awarded: 16.5

  • 1. Understand the development of and rationale for the DBT STEPS-E curricula in elementary schools.

    2. Understand how the DBT STEPS-E curricula delivered in a school setting differ from comprehensive DBT clinical treatment.

    3. Understand how the DBT STEPS-E curricula can be implemented within a Multi-Tier Systems of Support model.

    4. Understand the sequence of the curricula and how it can be adapted to fit their setting.

    5. Understand how to use the DBT STEPS-E manual to prepare and deliver SEL lessons to classroom and small group settings.

    6. Understand how to use a DBT STEPS-E (grades 3-5) diary card as a progress monitoring tool with students in the classroom setting.

    7. Understand the concept of “both side thinking” (dialectics and dialectical thinking).

    8. Be able to lead students through a mindfulness exercise and process the relevance of the exercise with students.

    9. Understand and practice the teaching of the Wise mind goes to SEA, or Wise mind takes a SEAT lesson.

    10. Understand and practice teaching one skill from the interpersonal effectiveness module.

    11. Be able to identify and address the common barriers to effective implementation.

    12. Be able to use the DBT STEPS-E manual to prepare and teach the lessons to the students using a variety of teaching strategies.

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