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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy•For Professionals

DBT Diary Card Template

A template diary card for clinical use.

A template diary card for tracking target behaviours, urges, emotions, and skills use.

Diary card components

Daily tracking of: • Target behaviours (e.g., self-harm, substance use) • Urges (0-5 scale) • Emotions (0-5 scale) • Skills used • Notes for therapist

Clinical use

  • Review at the start of each individual session
  • Target hierarchy guides focus
  • Use for chain and solution analysis
  • Adapt format to client needs

For clinical use by DBT practitioners.

Source: TheTherapies (thetherapies.vercel.app) — Part of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy resources.