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4. Description : Dialectical Behavioral Therapy But Expanded Most DBT manuals focus on four main skills modules Mindfulness Distress Tolerance Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness This book approaches the skills in these classic modules with fresh perspectives expanded explanations and new examples and worksheets New skills have also been added to these modules on occasion and a couple of original acronyms have been changed to improve their use Readers who use a variety of skills manuals will notice these differences and can choose what to teach or apply based on what works best for their clients Building on the four original modules this book expands into six other skills modules Dialectics The Dialectics modules teaches clients how to find the middle path with thinking and behaviors As with mindfulness learning dialectics can be complicated but the concepts are enormously helpful when understood and appliedCognitive Modification Cognitive skills have largely been absent from DBT This manual takes a dialectical view of cognitive interventions and adapts them to fit DBT philosophies teaching clients how to observe and shift thinking without invalidating feelingsProblem Solving Clients often try to solve problems through Emotion Mind or through haphazard trial and error approaches that are not grounded in values The Problem Solving module teaches clients how to define problems and options and how to take action guided by their priorities goals and valuesAddictions This module explains the basics of addictions and assists with pattern recognition decreasing vulnerability managing triggers and applying specialized skills to overcoming addictive behaviors of all

5. typesBuilding a Satisfying Life Research shows the importance of structure and this module teaches clients how to structure a satisfying life with ongoing and balanced routinesSocial Media Sorely needed in this age the Social Media module teaches clients the essentials of using media responsibility to both harness its resources and avoid its pitfalls To be manageable to therapists and clients each module and its component skills are made up of enough text to explain the concepts but not so much as to overwhelm the reader or compromise the book’s direct usefulness in therapy Six Modules Explained Dialectics Dialectics refers to a philosophy that recognizes the tensions and conflicts that happen within us between us and in the world at large In dialectics we seek to synthesize and resolve these opposite tensions to achieve more balance in thought and behavior To use a straightforward example many of us view situations as cut and dried or black and white However life is typically more complicated than the all or nothing dichotomies we get caught in Using dialectics we see the relative truth on both sides and the resuing synthesis moves us away from the extremes of black and white into shades of gray We then discover the middle ground andor what we previously missed in our thinking in our behavior and in how we relate to others This discovery leads us to more effective behavior Cognitive Modification Many of us have been told that it is “all in our heads” or that there is something wrong or inaccurate with our thoughts and beliefs These viewpoints invalidate our experience The effect is that we learn not to trust ourselves and we become defensive and guarded about our thoughts and beliefs We then feel vulnerable when asked to evaluate them That sense of vulnerability and defensive stance serve to protect us from further invalidation Dialectically our thoughts and beliefs come from somewhere and they make sense given the context of that place Most of the time our thoughts and beliefs have or have had adaptive functions

6. and there is a least some kernel of truth to them Problem Solving Problems of various types and levels of difficuy frequent our lives If we do not actively work to solve our problems they grow in number and size and we end up chronically overwhelmed or even paralyzed by them Unfortunately many of us do not have a method for solving problems We try to solve them by trial and error or in a haphazard manner These approaches sometimes work but tend to be ineffective overall Problem solving starts with being aware of problems as they come up and developing a willingness to address them effectively Addictions Addiction happens when a person compulsively engages in a behavior despite its harmful consequences Signs of addiction include a preoccupation with the behavior along with a lack of control over it despite significant negative consequences Addictive behaviors are typically characterized by immediate gratification or reward followed by delayed costs and harm Stopping an addictive behavior is difficu and it often requires the help of a professional andor a strong and positive support system Giving up the immediate rewards facing up to withdrawal and other consequences and reaching out to others is hard Building a Satifying Life Every life is worth living but many of us find our lives unsatisfying unenjoyable or even miserable at times Life is more satisfying when we develop routines that include predictable and enjoyable relaxation and fun balanced with responsibilities Routines do not need to be complicated In fact most of us benefit from mindful simplicity in life Mindful simplicity means connecting to and experiencing the routines that define and structure our days Social Media Technology based communication and social media have become an inevitable and almost unavoidable part of interpersonal communication and relationships Emails texting Facebook Twitter and the myriad other formats in which people communicate are here to stay and will likely only grow in

7. popularity Like any tool these forms of communication are neither good nor bad in and of themselves but their use or misuse has the ability to either add to or detract from relationships About the Author Lane Pederson Lane Pederson PsyD LP DBTC has provided DBT training and consuation to over professionals in the United States Australia South Africa Canada and Mexico A real world practitioner Dr Pederson co owns Mental Heah Systems PC MHS one of the largest DBT specialized practices in the United States At MHS Dr Pederson has developed DBT programs for adolescents adus people with dual disorders and people with developmental disabilities He has served as clinical and training director has directed practice based clinical outcome studies and has overseen the care of thousands of clients in need of intensive outpatient services He is the author of three DBT books Lane Pederson is not affiliated or associated with Marsha M Linehan PhD ABPP or her organization Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award Winner Congratulations to Lane Pederson and his book The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual nd Edition DBT for Self Help and Individual Group Treatment Settings for winning a silver medal at the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for editorial and design excellence in both Psychology and Self Help categories

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