Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners

A definitive new text for understanding and applying Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

• Offers evidence-based yet flexible approaches to integrating DBT into practice

• Goes beyond adherence to standard DBT and diagnosis-based treatment of individuals

• Emphasizes positivity and the importance of the client’s own voice in assessing change
• Discusses methods of monitoring outcomes in practice and making them clinically relevant

• Lane Pederson is a leader in the drive to integrate DBT with other therapeutic approaches

Keywords:

DBT, dialectical behaviour therapy, CBT, cognitive behaviour therapy, behaviour therapy, psychotherapy, BPD, DBT, clinical psychology, cognitive interventions, Biopsychosocial Model, Alliance, Collaboration, CBT, third-wave therapies