This is one of the many DBT skills you will find yourself using often in your life when you complete the program.

Below is a sample script that may help you...This is a template you can use if you need to ask your partner to help you with this investment.

This script is using the DEARMAN skill.

D- Describe the situation

E- Express your feelings and opinions

A- Assertively ask

R-Reinforce

M- Stay Mindful of your goal

A- Appear Confident

N- Negotiate for other options

Describe

This training is a comprehensive training that is not taught anywhere else. It will take my music therapy practice to the next level. Other music therapists who took it, even those working with (population you work with) like me, have had new professional opportunities arise and financial gains that they say more than paid for their tuition as a result of having these unique professional qualifications.

Express

I'm excited about taking this because not only will my patients and their families benefit, but you and our family will as well. I will learn practical life skills that help people cope through difficult situations without making things worse, communication skills, emotion regulation skills, and skills for thinking before acting on impulse. I feel it will help me know the counseling skills that I do not have in my music therapy toolkit in order to help process my sessions in ways I have not yet learned. I want to learn from someone who's done this and has proven results. I want to learn what is working now, stay in the know, and use cutting-edge strategies. I don't want to guess what I should or shouldn't do.

Assert

If you purchase something that generates more value than the cost, it's actually an investment NOT an expense. This can generate more income for us in the end. We just need to pay upfront to get the best price. Would you be willing to make a training investment in me? They are giving me a price break if we pay up front. The value of all I will get in the training is well over ~~$12,000~~ and I can take it for only $5,000 for a full year of weekly sessions and ongoing support from DBT experts. They do have payment plans too. Can I message Deborah right now and tell her I'm in?