ABSTRACT
DBT views the problem-solving strategies as the core set of strategies for changing target behaviours, and these strategies provide the predominant substance of a session. Within a session, the problem-solving strategies assess the antecedents and consequences of the target behaviour and apply behavioural principles of learning to identify the variables that elicit and maintain the behaviour. Furthermore, problem-solving strategies apply empirically supported interventions to treat the problematic behaviour, integrate multiple CBT procedures as solutions and apply those solutions within the session. Problem solving can be divided roughly into two interconnected components: (1) a behavioural analysis that assesses the variables controlling the target behaviour; and (2) a solution analysis that generates and implements more effective behaviours.
