Pioneering clinician and researcher Marsha M. Linehan brings her
therapeutic wisdom and down-to-earth style directly to clients in these
five outstanding skills training videos. Anyone who has attended
Linehan's professional workshops can attest to her masterful
instructional approach and empathic presence. Now clients can experience
Linehan's teaching first-hand with these easy-to-follow programs
enhanced by engaging audiovisual effects. Demonstrated are simple yet
powerful techniques for emotion regulation as clients are guided to
develop new patterns of behavior and practice them in everyday life.
Grounded in the concepts and procedures presented in Linehan's
bestselling books, the videos are designed for use on their own or in
conjunction with the Skills Training Manual. They are also ideal viewing
for clinicians and students seeking to develop their skills training
expertise.
The skills addressed here help clients "control the moment" and protect
themselves from impulsive or self-destructive responses to difficult
situations. Covered are straightforward techniques for seeing the light
at the end of the tunnel and staying focused on long-term goals--using
tools as simple as a pencil and paper.
See also Linehan's related videos--Crisis Survival Skills: Part One,
From Suffering to Freedom, This One Moment, and Opposite
Action--plus DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition, and DBT
Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition, which provide
detailed guidance and reproducible materials for conducting DBT skills
training.
