What this tool is for
Use this tool when the clinical question is why an effective behavior did not happen. The worksheet keeps attention on knowledge, willingness, remembering, prompting, follow-through, and other obstacles.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Missing-Links Analysis
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Missing-Links Analysis helps practitioners and clients review why an expected, agreed, hoped-for, or needed effective behavior did not occur, then connect the likely barrier to a practical next plan.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Partial analysis is allowed
If the answer is unclear, the worksheet can keep that checkpoint open instead of forcing a premature barrier category.
Plan stays tied to the barrier
Next supports are recorded beside the checkpoint they address, so the plan stays connected to what got in the way.
Is Missing-Links Analysis the same as Chain Analysis?
No. Missing-Links Analysis is for an expected effective behavior that did not occur; Chain Analysis is for understanding a problem behavior that occurred.
Does the tool decide the corrective step?
No. It organizes the review and records the practitioner-client plan.
Can the analysis stay partial?
Yes. Partial work preserves unresolved checkpoints for later review.