Ebook: DBT (R) Skills Training Manual

From Marsha M. Linehan--the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)--this comprehensive resource provides vital tools for implementing DBT skills training. The teaching notes and reproducible handouts and worksheets used for over two decades by hundreds of thousands of therapists have been significantly revised and expanded to reflect important research and clinical advances. Presented are complete instructions for orienting clients with a wide range of clinical problems to DBT and teaching them mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance skills. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print all the handouts and worksheets discussed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. New to This Edition *Handouts and worksheets (now online-only) have been completely revised and dozens of new materials added--more than 225 featured in all. *Each module has been expanded with additional skills. *Multiple alternative worksheets to tailor treatment to each client. *More extensive teaching notes, with numerous clinical examples. *Curricula for running skills training groups of different durations and with specific populations (such as adolescents and clients with substance use problems). *Available separately: Client Handouts and Worksheets for DBT Skills Training, Second Edition. See also Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, the authoritative presentation of DBT.