Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents
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ISBN: 9781608827985
About the Book
Adolescents are more likely than any other age groups to engage in behaviors that contribute to injuries, violence, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and reckless alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. At-risk adolescents may also exhibit signs of moodiness, aggression, and even self-injury, and these behaviors often cause parents, teachers, and clinicians to become extremely frustrated. Adolescents themselves may even believe that change is impossible.
Drawing on proven-effective dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents is the first reader-friendly and easily accessible DBT book specifically targeted to mental health professionals treating adolescents who may be dangerous to themselves or others. If you work with adolescents who exhibit at-risk behavior, you know how important it is to take immediate action. However, you may also have trouble “breaking through” the barrier that these young people can build around themselves. This book can help.
The DBT skills outlined in this book are evidence-based, and have been clinically proven to help build emotion regulation skills, which are useful for all age groups, though perhaps especially for the millions of at-risk adolescents experiencing depression, anxiety, anger, and the myriad behaviors that can result from these emotions. This book also includes practical handouts and exercises that can be used in individual therapy sessions, skills training groups, school settings, and when working with parents and caregivers.
Adolescents stand at the precipice of the future, and the decisions they make now can have life-long impacts. By showing them how to manage their emotions and deal with the stresses that are common in day-to-day life, you are arming them with the tools they will need to succeed and thrive.
Contributors
Books by Pat Harvey
Books by Britt H. Rathbone
Praise
-Judi Sprei, PhD, psychologist and contributor at www.dbtpsychologist.com, Bethesda, MD
-Christy Matta, MA, author of The Stress Response
-Anne Kendall, PhD, DBT psychologist at The Wake Kendall Group, Washington, DC
-Abby Sarrett-Cooper, MA, LPC, licensed professional counselor in private practice in New Jersey
-Simona Dumitrescu Murnick, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist
-Brian Corrado, PsyD, psychologist in Bethesda, MD
-Elizabeth Fessenden, MA, LMHC, assistant director of dialectical behavior therapy services at The Bridge of Central Massachusetts, Inc.
-Charles Swenson, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry for University of Massachusetts Medical School
-Blaise Aguirre, MD, staff psychiatrist at Harvard's McLean Hospital
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