Improving these capabilities is usually accomplished through a weekly skills group session of approximately 4 to 10 individuals and involving didactics, active practice, discussion of new skills, as well as homework assignments to help patients practice skills between sessions.

Methods in Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Enhance Capabilities

In therapy, a technique in which behavioral and therapeutic concepts and techniques are explained to individuals, and instructions are given in verbal and/or written form.

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Concepts in Therapeutic Mindfulness

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA Dictionary of Psychology. American Psychological Association. https://dictionary.apa.org/didactic-teaching. 

APA Dictionary of Psychology: didactic teaching

One way therapists can include mindfulness in their therapy is by practicing mindfulness themselves. This will increase the therapist's awareness of their client's emotions, thereby helping them better empathize, rather than try to fix their client's problems.

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