DBT Skills Training Manual 2nd Edition by Marsha M. Linehan (2014)

DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition (2014) by Marsha M. Linehan — developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and one of the most influential clinical psychologists of our time — is the definitive clinician's guide to teaching DBT skills. This landmark resource provides the comprehensive framework for conducting skills training groups with clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, suicidal and self-harming behaviors, emotion dysregulation, and a wide range of co-occurring conditions.

This manual lays out the complete DBT skills training curriculum developed and refined over decades of research by Dr. Linehan and her team at the University of Washington. It presents a detailed session-by-session guide to leading skills groups, along with teaching notes, didactic material, and practice exercises for every skill module.

The four core DBT skill modules:

• Mindfulness Skills — core mindfulness practices, Wise Mind, observe, describe, participate, non-judgmental stance, one-mindfully, effectiveness
• Interpersonal Effectiveness — DEAR MAN, GIVE, FAST, factors that reduce interpersonal effectiveness, building and ending relationships
• Emotion Regulation — understanding and naming emotions, changing unwanted emotions, reducing vulnerability, managing extreme emotions, opposite action, PLEASE skills
• Distress Tolerance — crisis survival skills, radical acceptance, willingness, TIPP, self-soothing, turning the mind, reality acceptance

Note: The accompanying DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets is available separately.

Essential for: psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification candidates, intensively trained DBT clinicians, DBT team members, DBT program directors, and mental health professionals working with high-risk populations including BPD, substance use disorders, eating disorders, PTSD, and suicide risk.