Full Description
An essential, accessible introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for reducing self-harm, suicidal behaviours, and other major problems associated with emotional dysregulation. It breaks the treatment down into user-friendly steps for novice clinicians while refreshing knowledge for more experienced practitioners. Covering all modes of DBT, chapters also span case formulation, recent research, the DBT suicide crisis protocol, case studies, running standalone DBT skills training, and implementing a DBT programme. Authored by accredited DBT therapists and supervisors who are all senior members of the British Isles DBT National Training Team which has seeded 650+ DBT teams in the UK and across Europe since 1997, this practical textbook is packed with rich, everyday clinical examples and useful ideas for practice. Part of the Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies series, offering all the latest scientifically rigorous, and practical information on a range of key, evidence-based psychological interventions for clinicians.
Contents
A Note from the Series Editor Patricia Graham; Part I. Overview of the Model: 1. The development of DBT: a story of behaviour therapy, Zen, dialectics, and modes; 2. Who is DBT intended to serve? Understanding and identifying the problems treated by DBT; 3. What does the evidence tell us: research on DBT; Part II. The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Model in Practice: 4. The DBT consultation team: therapy for DBT therapists; 5. Individual therapy in DBT: targeting problems and putting solutions into practice; 6. The DBT skills training class: a dialectically balanced curriculum of acceptance and problem-solving; 7. Between-session coaching in DBT: getting help where and when it is needed; 8. The DBT suicide protocol: treating an imminently high-risk situation; Part III. Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations: 9. Case study one: Kim: DBT for an adult client with suicidal behaviours and a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder; 10. Case study two: Sophia: DBT for a suicidal teen with recurrent self-harm and disordered eating; Part IV. Application of the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Model in Different Populations and Different Settings: 11. Standalone DBT skills training: what is it, who it is for, and how to do it; 12. Successful implementation of DBT: using the principles of the treatment to effect service change; Afterword: on learning DBT: an interview with Dr Melanie Harned; Index.
