DBT principles in action

DBT principles in action: acceptance, change, and dialectics

by Swenson, Charles R.

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"Even while adhering closely to dialectical behavior therapy's treatment manual, the therapist still encounters thousands of choices per session. In the treatment of a severe, chronic, and complex condition, it is a blessing to have such a comprehensive manual, loaded with goals, stages, and targets; functions and modes; agreements and assumptions; prescribed protocols; dozens of skills; and upwards of eighty different strategies. And it is the job of the DBT therapist to learn and practice all…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :DBT principles in action : acceptance, change, and dialectics / Charles R. Swenson ; foreword by Marsha M. Linehan.

Summary

"Even while adhering closely to dialectical behavior therapy's treatment manual, the therapist still encounters thousands of choices per session. In the treatment of a severe, chronic, and complex condition, it is a blessing to have such a comprehensive manual, loaded with goals, stages, and targets; functions and modes; agreements and assumptions; prescribed protocols; dozens of skills; and upwards of eighty different strategies. And it is the job of the DBT therapist to learn and practice all of these things to a level of adherence. This book makes clear that a principle-based focus in therapy is not an alternative to a protocol-based approach. They go hand in hand, and a correct use of principles will deepen and broaden the reach of the therapist whose work is adherent to the DBT manual. It will help the therapist to navigate and transform challenging moments, to stay on track and to maintain movement when stalemates arise"--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):The Guilford Press
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

  • Description:xviii, 414 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781462526727, 1462526721, 9781462536108, 1462536107
  • oclc:ocn933420553
  • LC Classification:RC489.B4
  • Dewey Decimal:616.89/142

Table of Contents

1. Getting started in therapy: pretreatment and the life-worth-living conversation -- 2. Introducting DBT's three paradigms -- 3. The acceptance paradigm -- 4. The change paradigm -- 5. The dialectical paradigm -- 6. The DBT tree: the structural anatomy of DBT -- 7. Goals, stages, targets, and target priorities -- 8. Dialectical dilemmas and secondary targets -- 9. Case conceptualization in DBT -- 10. Commitment and commitment strategies -- 11. Behavioral chain analysis -- 12. Validation -- 13. Dialectical strategies -- 14. Skills and skills training -- 15. Prevention and treatment of therapist burnout.

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Subjects

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- methods Dialectical behavior therapy Health and Fitness Health and Wellbeing MEDICAL -- Psychiatry PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work Thérapie comportementale dialectique

Writers

Swenson, Charles R.

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