Description
Book SynopsisDeliberate practice exercises allow students and trainees to rehearse foundational dialectical behavior therapy skills and strategies to help respond effectively and flexibly to diverse, complex clinical presentations and situations.
Table of Contents Series Preface
Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Acknowledgments
Part I. Overview and Instructions
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Chapter 2. Instructions for the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Deliberate Practice Exercises
Part II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills
Exercises for Beginner Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills
Exercise 1. Establishing a Session Agenda
Exercise 2. Validation
Exercise 3. Reinforcing Adaptive Behaviors
Exercise 4. Problem Assessment
Exercises for Intermediate Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills
Exercise 5. Eliciting a Commitment
Exercise 6. Inviting the Client to Engage in Problem Solving
Exercise 7. Skills Training
Exercise 8. Modifying Cognitions
Exercise 9. Informal Exposure to Emotions
Exercises for Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills
Exercise 10. Coaching Clients in Distress
Exercise 11. Promoting Dialectical Thinking Through Both–And Statements
Exercise 12. Responding to Suicidal Ideation
Comprehensive Exercises
Exercise 13. Annotated Dialectical Behavior Therapy Practice Session Transcript
Exercise 14. Mock Dialectical Behavior Therapy Sessions
Part III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises
Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees
Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments
Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form
Appendix C. Sample Dialectical Behavior Therapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises
References
Index
About the Authors
