This feature by Gwen Abney Cunningham, LMSW is about the impact of applying DBT assumptions and skills not only with clients, but with herself as a practitioner.
Continue reading Reciprocity: Practicing What I Teach
This feature by Christine Dunkley, DClinP is Part 2 of 2 in a series about one of the skills in the interpersonal effectiveness module. In the first part, Christine began by examining the first two GIVE skills: Gentle and Interested. Part two explores the GIVE skills of Validation and Easy manner.
Continue reading Teaching the GIVE skills (Part 2)
This feature by Christine Dunkley, DClinP is Part 1 of 2 in a series about one of the skills in the interpersonal effectiveness module. In this first part, Christine begins by examining the first two GIVE skills: Gentle and Interested.
Continue reading Teaching the GIVE skills (Part 1)
This feature by Allison K. Ruork, Ph.D. and Shireen L. Rizvi, Ph.D., ABPP of Rutgers University is Part 2 of 2 in a series about DBT skills generalization. In the first part, Allison and Shireen began by discussing making a plan with clients on how to use DBT skills in a real world environment and how homework and phone coaching can facilitate the process. Here in part two, they discuss alternatives to phone coaching and technological advances that have created more opportunities for skills generalization.
Continue reading Using Skills in the Natural Environment: Strategies for Enhancing Skills Generalization (Part 2)
This feature by Allison K. Ruork, Ph.D. and Shireen L. Rizvi, Ph.D., ABPP of Rutgers University is Part 1 of 2 in a series about DBT skills generalization. In this first part, Allison and Shireen begin by discussing making a plan with clients on how to use DBT skills in a real world environment and how homework and phone coaching can facilitate the process.
Continue reading Using Skills in the Natural Environment: Strategies for Enhancing Skills Generalization (Part 1)
This feature by Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz, LCSW and Ronda Oswalt Reitz, PhD is Part 2 of 2 in this blog about the way DBT Skills can help patients cope with cancer. In the first part here, Elizabeth and Ronda shared the story of Maria, who was diagnosed with cancer. They presented two skills, mindfulness and labeling emotions to regulate them. In part two, they explore additional DBT strategies that can help cancer patients and their loved ones feel less helpless and have more faith in their ability to cope.
Continue reading How DBT Skills Can Help Patients Coping with Cancer (Part 2)
This feature by Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz, LCSW and Ronda Oswalt Reitz, PhD is Part 1 of 2 in a piece about how the application of DBT Skills can help patients cope with cancer. In this first part, Ronda and Elizabeth examine the impact of balancing the challenges of dealing with cancer as well as the first two tools that may be of assistance to cancer patients.
Continue reading How DBT Skills Can Help Patients Coping with Cancer (Part 1)
This feature by Alexander Chapman, PhD, R.Psych is Part 2 of 2 in a series about emotion regulation. In this part, Alex shares how validation and radical acceptance play a role in his nightly family dinner experience.
Continue reading Family Dinners and Emotion Regulation (Part 2)
This feature by Alexander Chapman, PhD, R.Psych is Part 1 of 2 in a series about emotion regulation. In this first part, Alex begins his narrative about DBT emotion regulation skills use in the context of family dinners in his household.
Continue reading Family Dinners and Emotion Regulation (Part 1)
This feature by Donald Nathanson, LCSW-R is Part 2 of 2 in a series about experiential learning in DBT Skills training. In the first part here, Donald began his story and connects it with knowledge and experience as well as the experience of describing. In this section, he continues with his insight on how to guide toward experience.
Continue reading Both Trainer and Guide: The Role of Experiential Learning in DBT Skills Training (Part 2)