Distress Tolerance and Emotional Problem Solving at the Secondary Level

Stress, anxiety and associated dysregulated behavior are rising across the nation’s schools, and Mamaroneck is no exception. The District has taken great efforts to address this by introducing Social-Emotional Learning in all six schools and providing support to students through weekly behavior dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) groups. This grant furthers these efforts by training general education teachers in the non-clinical application of DBT skills, helping our District to maintain, expand, and increase the effectiveness of DBT interventions. The grant will provide for a one-day training for 25 people in implementation of DBT skills within the general education setting, as well as the curricular materials that can be shared widely through the District.

Grantees: Nora Mazzone, Daneen Payne