Lane Pederson - The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual: DBT for Self-Help and Individual & Group Treatment Settings

SECOND EDITION

THE EXPANDED
DIALECTICAL
BEHAVIOR THERAPY
SKILLS TRAINING
MANUAL

DBT for Self-Help, and Individual and Group Treatment Settings

Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC with Cortney Sidwell Pederson, MSW, LICSW, DBTC

How do you make the best book about DBT by its most gifted trainers even better? You include more great ideas and pragmatic skills while making it even more accessible and immediately applicable.

-Barry Duncan, PsyD

Author of On Becoming a Better Therapist and developer of the Partners for Change Outcome Management System

The second edition is easy to understand, practical, and a welcome addition to anyone's librarytherapist or layperson. The manual presents the skills in a way that is self-explanatory, rather than requiring a trained professional to wade through pages of clinical jargon. Once again, Lane irreverently refuses to tiptoe through proprietary minefields in order to make DBT more accessible to everyone.

-Stephanie Vaughn, PsyD

Clinical psychologist and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician

Marsha Linehan developed DBT. And Lane Pederson has expanded it! Many practitioners have knowledge of evidence-based practice, but few have the ability to translate that knowledge into practical, real-world tools that can truly help give struggling individuals a life worth living. Unlike the many books that go unused on your shelf, this companion is a daily go-to resource for any practice treating emotionally dysregulated clients. Dr. Pederson is a true leader in the field and his second edition has outdone his first!

-Jeff Riggenbach, PhD, LPC

Author, The CBT Toolbox: A Guide for Clients & Clinicians and The BPD Toolbox: An Evidence-Based Guide for Regulating Emotions

This manual is the most thorough, up-to-date, and valuable resource for clinicians who use DBT. Now spiral-bound, it's easy and convenient to make copies for both individuals and groups. And the inclusion of strategies for using social media is brilliant, especially for those working with adolescents and young adults. It's becoming more and more evident that DBT skills are life skills, and this manual provides all the necessary tools. A most beneficial book.

-Linda A. Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCPD

Author of bestselling 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions

Dr. Pederson has provided therapists and clients with a very thorough, expansive and easy to understand explanation of the skills clients need to learn to regulate their emotions and live a full and satisfying life. Filled with new skills, helpful and clear handouts, creative and new acronyms that teach many new skills, and helpful lists of skills and behaviors, this book has much to offer any therapist, whether or not the therapist is doing standard DBT or simply utilizing DBT skills in their work with clients. Pederson is able to explain concepts in new ways that bring additional clarity even to seasoned DBT therapists and trainers. The addition of modules on addiction and social media, as well as skills to learn behaviors that enhance anyone's life (such as problem solving, making friends or developing routines) make this book unique and indispensable for any therapist, for all clients and even for family members. I wholeheartedly recommend it and look forward to using its concepts and skills in my own work with clients.

-Pat Harvey, ACSW, LCSW-C

DBT trainer and therapist, co-author of Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents and Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions

There are many books and resources about DBT, but Pederson's second edition rises above as an essential. His strategies have been proven in more than a decade of successful clinical practice, and this new book makes his important work accessible to all.

-Cathy Moonshine, PhD, MSCP, MAC, CADC III

Author of Acquiring Competency and Achieving Proficiency with DBT, Volume I & II

Dr. Pederson's second edition is a must-have book for both clinicians and clients. As a leader in Second-wave DBT, Dr. Pederson continues to generate amazing and accessible content. This book provides new perspectives on the classic skill modules by expanding explanations and introducing new examples and handouts. One of the most exciting aspects of this book is the expansion of six other skill modules: Dialectics, Cognitive Modification, Problem-Solving, Addictions, Building a Satisfying Life, and Social Media. The new modules help clinicians and clients address their real world struggles by providing meaningful content and fresh ideas. I strongly encourage you to add this book to your desktop collection of works. I have been working with DBT theory, skills, and concepts since the 1990's with thousands of clients and this work will be immediately integrated into my training and practice.

-Mark Carlson, PsyD, LP

Founder & CEO of Mental Health Systems, specializing in DBT treatment

An abundance of fresh, practical and reproducible tools for healthier emotions and stronger resilience. The second edition updates and expands the knowledge, research and skills so greatly needed by mental health professionals and those who depend upon us to deliver the most accessible, effective and well-proven treatments possible.

-Henry Emmons, MD

Author of The Chemistry of Joy and The Chemistry of Calm

Copyright 2017 by Lane Pederson

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PESI Publishing & Media
PESI, Inc
3839 White Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54703

Cover: Amy Rubenzer
Editing: Hazel Bird
Layout: Bookmasters & Amy Rubenzer

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN: 9781683730460

All rights reserved. Unlike most books, reproducing the materials in this book is highly encouraged for clinical purposes (e.g., client copies). All pages are copyrighted and permission for reproducing is only granted if the footer at the bottom of the page is included in the copy.

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To Sophie and Sawyer, awesome in their strong minds, pure hearts, and creative undertakings.

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About the Authors

Dr. Lane Pederson has provided dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) training and consultation to over 10,000 professionals in the United States, Australia, South Africa, Canada, and Mexico through his company Lane Pederson and Associates, LLC (www.DrLanePederson.com). Notable organizations for which he has provided training include Walter Reed National Military Hospital, the United States Navy, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Ontario Psychological Association, and Psychotherapy Networker. He has provided DBT training for community mental health agencies, chemical dependency treatment centers, hospital and residential care settings, and therapists in forensic settings. Dr. Pederson also co-owns Acacia Therapy and Health Training in South Africa.

Dr. Pederson's DBT publications include The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual (2nd ed., PESI, 2017), Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training in Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Settings (PESI, 2013).

A real-world practitioner, Dr. Pederson co-owns Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS), one of the largest DBT-specialized practices in the United States (www.mhs-dbt.com). At MHS Dr. Pederson has developed DBT programs for adolescents, adults, people with dual disorders, and people with developmental disabilities. He has served in clinical and training directorships, has directed practice- based clinical outcome studies, and has overseen the care of thousands of clients in need of intensive outpatient services.