Description
From Marsha M. Linehan–the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)–this comprehensive resource provides vital tools for implementing DBT skills training. The reproducible teaching notes, handouts, and worksheets used for over two decades by hundreds of thousands of practitioners have been significantly revised and expanded to reflect important research and clinical advances. The book gives complete instructions for orienting clients to DBT, plus teaching notes for the full range of mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance skills. Handouts and worksheets are not included in the book;. The companion volume is available separately:Â DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition.
New to This Edition
*Handouts and worksheets have been completely revised and dozens more added–more than 225 in all.
*Each module has been expanded with additional skills.
*Multiple alternative worksheets to tailor treatment to each client.
*More extensive reproducible teaching notes , with numerous clinical examples.
*Curricula for running skills training groups of different durations and with specific populations, such as adolescents and clients with substance use problems.
AngK (verified owner) –
This book looks thorough and well written, however it’s obviously written for therapists and those running DBT groups. It tells the reader exercises to use during groups and sessions and how to deal with clients in various situations. If you are using DBT as a way to heal and learn skills, this book will be overwhelming and way more than you are needing. If you’re a provider it looks amazing. I also bought the new “DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets” spiral bound book by Dr. Linegan. It’s much more what I was hoping for. It includes pages I can work through in group and on my own. I also really like “You Untangled” by Amy Tibbets as a good book to help learn skills without being overwhelmed.
Timothy (verified owner) –
As of writing this review, I am not using the manual all that much as it has expanded to quite a larger and broader audience. The contents of Libehan’s second edition of DBT is extensive and covers a lot of ground. My only concern is that I do not use a whole lot of it. As I have been in group and study Zen quite a bit on my own, it doesn’t have that real focus on emotional disturbances of BPD. Instead it is less radical and more accessible.
I still think it’s a great resource for those who wants concrete and broader options in using the skills. But again life skills are personal, I guess I have personalized them too much while I was in group using the first edition.
Dopa (verified owner) –
Gaining access to the printable material (handouts and worksheets) was worth it alone to buy this book. The updated material in the book is excellent too though. The sections that relate DBT to other mental health issues is particularly exciting, knowing that the therapy will (hopefully) be more widely available. I recommend this manual, or at least the handouts, to anyone with a basic knowledge of DBT and wants to improve and/or refresh their skills. I think it might be too overwhelming for someone to do on their own without at least a counselor if they weren’t already familiar with DBT.
Midwesterner (verified owner) –
I had to purchase this for grad school. I’m cheap so I got a used copy, it came without any marks, notes, or damage at all. Turns out it comes with free online access (I logged in with my student email address) to guilford.com so you can download all of the handouts and worksheets for use with clients. I’ve learned that doing DBT-adherent treatment as Linehan intended is quite a commitment and it would be impossible without the handouts and worksheets. Other reviewers have had difficulty getting online but I guess I was lucky. I’ve seen spiral-bound versions of this manual which I would recommend since it’s the kind of book that you need to reference repeatedly for the teaching notes, etc.
Long time customer (verified owner) –
This is fantastic – it is as good as the first skills training manual of many years ago (red cover) was hard to use. This is absolutely packed full of information, tips, guidance, and more – it will probably take me a year to get through it, but every page has something I can use. And once you buy it, you can download all the handouts and worksheets for free. (I bought the spiral-bound handouts book first, before I realized that this was really the book I was looking for. don’t spend your money on that one, unless you’re a group participant and want it all in one place. If you’re a therapist or leader, it’s much easier to copy the worksheets and handouts if they’re NOT spiral bound.)
Catherine Warner (verified owner) –
This newer edition of Marsha Lineman’s groundbreaking work in DBT is fantastic. It fills in many gaps from the first publication (20 years ago) and is a thorough walk through and explanation of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I purchased this in order to continue the work I began in intensive therapy a couple years ago and I find it to be a very helpful resource. I also purchased the accompanying “Handouts and Worksheets” and use it as well. I would imagine, however, if you were not a trained therapist and just wanting to know more about DBT, this book might be overwhelming. Having walked through intensive DBT and worked with a coach for a couple years, though, I have found this book to be invaluable to my continued recovery.
P. Daniel (verified owner) –
This manual is full of good information. However, it would be much more easily and readily useful, in my opinion, if the handouts and worksheets were actually in the manual, and placed directly after the instructions for their use. As it is, users must access a website, then locate and print out the items/pages they need in order to study them and/or use them with clients. I find it such a bulky process as to be very frustrating and somewhat discouraging. I hope it will prove to be worth the immense effort it is taking to prepare to actually use the material with clients.
Enoch JJ Lite (verified owner) –
I recently purchased this DBT Skills Training Manual to supplement my use of the companion manual that has the handouts and worksheets. I have been in a DBT therapy program for a year and am very familiar with the skills already. I need to have further explanation of the principles in order to assimilate these skills into my daily life. They need to be automatic.
That being said, I do not find this teaching manual to be overwhelming as some others have reported. I target the sections that offer expanded explanations of key points in the modules and skip the material covering how to teach the skills for a group.
I would strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with the “student” version of this book or having some background in the skills before launching into the training manual. In other words don’t buy the two books together.
Melly (verified owner) –
If you do ANY therapy with clients this book is useful. It perfectly describes how to use the handouts, the handouts are great and numerous, and it’s an amazing buy. It’s a hefty tome that has so much information in it and it’s totally worth it. BUY IT! You will not regret it.
Brook Sica (verified owner) –
Excellent for anyone who is going through DBT therapy or has before!
Gives so much more info on topics than what’s learned in groups
Kimber (verified owner) –
As a patient/client, I found this book extremely helpful for greater understanding of the lessons. I read the topic of the week ahead of group, then after group, I’m better able to do the homework.
Julia Shaw (verified owner) –
I do not dislike this book at all. It came in perfect condition. It will help me in my group I have.
Zacques Jovan Oudin (verified owner) –
Very helpful reading for me educational for me
Jcd (verified owner) –
I used it to lead a group
Calirose (verified owner) –
Great resource for mental health professionals who utilize DBT in their practices. Highly recommend.
Jen L. (verified owner) –
No issues. This is the complete manual and for providers. You do not need to purchase the skills manual!! You can access all that information through online portal for provider purchasers of book 🙂
Pandash (verified owner) –
Very organized and detailed book for DBT