Why Organisations Choose Decider Therapeutic Skills
The Decider Skills are award winning, cost effective and quality training for all mental health professionals, including nurses, social workers, support workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychological therapists and psychiatrists.
Organisations choose The Decider Skills because they offer practical, accessible and effective strategies that can be used with individuals or groups. The skills are taught in a fun, creative and interactive style, making them easy to learn, easy to remember and easy to teach.
Benefits for Individuals
The Decider Skills help individuals understand and manage their own thoughts, feelings and behaviours. They support people to:
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Manage distress more effectively
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Regulate emotions
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Increase mindfulness
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Improve communication and interpersonal effectiveness
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Live a more skilful, less impulsive life
Each skill is designed to be memorable, practical and immediately usable in everyday situations.
Who the Training is For
The Decider Skills are award‑winning, cost‑effective and high‑quality training for all mental health professionals, including:
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Nurses
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Social workers
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Support workers
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Occupational therapists
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Psychologists
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Psychological therapists
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Psychiatrists
Not working directly in mental health, but would like training in proactive mental health? Try our condensed version, The Life Skills.
Our Decider Life Skills are adapted from the original 32 Skills, simplified for proactive mental health, early intervention, waiting list support and use with children, young people and adults.
Read about the Life Skills programme
What's Included in The Decider Skills Programme
The programme provides everything needed to introduce and embed the 32 CBT and DBT‑based skills within your organisation. We recommend that clinicians complete a either the online training or a 2-day online workshop.
The skills are taught in a highly original and innovative way. Didactic presentation and demonstrations bring the skills to life - group discussion and skills practice embed the skills for personal and professional use.
Training Options
Decider Skills Online Training
The online training teaches clinicians how to deliver all 32 skills using our highly original and innovative approach. Demonstrations, didactic presentation, group discussion and skills practice bring the skills to life and ensure clinicians feel confident using them in both personal and professional contexts.
More information on the Decider Skills Online Training
Live Online Workshops
Our two‑day live online workshops offer interactive, facilitator‑led training. Clinicians learn the skills through demonstration, discussion and practice, gaining a clear understanding of how to teach and present each skill effectively.
We host workshops across the year, with dates confirmed and advertised around 4 months beforehand.
More information on our Live Online Workshops
The Decider Skills Trainer Manual
The Decider Skills Manual contains 32 CBT & DBT skills for individuals and groups with mental health problems.
Each skill has its own evidence base, client handout, clinician page, visual and prop, and hand sign. Real-life examples are used and each skill is taught in a discuss-demonstrate-discuss format. The demonstrations bring the skills to life.
The clinician page provides a detailed explanation for the clinician on how to teach and present the skill.
A Decider Skills Trainer Manual is included in every purchase of an online training place, however additional manuals can be purchased separately.
Online Resources
Printable resources including a group session plan, A4-sized visual prompts for all 32 skills, clinical measures, homework sheets and lists of useful props.
The Decider Skills Reference Card
The 32 skills are summarised in a laminated A4 card - a pictorial reference as a reminder of the skills learned.
Testimonials
Hear from clinicians, psychologists, educators and service leads who use The Decider Skills to improve outcomes and support mental health across their organisations.
The Decider Skills for your Organisation
We welcome all enquiries and support organisations across education, health, social care, justice and community settings.