Main description:

*Outstanding potential: seminal work (over 300,000 in print) from Marsha Linehan, the developer of DBT--now revised and expanded.
*The first edition (1993) was a runaway success available in over a dozen languages; DBT's influence has grown and the author trains therapists worldwide.
*Together with the companion book for clients, this volume replaces Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder (9780898620344).
*Improvements include more detailed information on teaching the skills, more clinical examples, and more than 225 forms for tailoring treatment.
*Flexible: provides plans for teaching skills over varying amounts of time and with different populations (adolescents, substance abusers, etc.)
*Originally developed to treat BPD, DBT has been shown to treat a range of disorders involving emotion regulation.
*Online supplement: all handouts and worksheets are available to download and print.

Contents:

I. An Introduction to DBT Skills Training
1. Rationale for Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training
2. Planning to Conduct DBT Skills Training
3. Structuring Skills Training Sessions
4. Skills Training Treatment Targets and Procedures
5. Application of Fundamental DBT Strategies in Behavioral Skills Training
Part I Appendices
II. Teaching Notes for DBT Skills Modules
6. General Skills: Orientation and Analyzing Behavior
7. Mindfulness Skills
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
9. Emotion Regulation Skills
10. Distress Tolerance Skills
Index