Posted by Dinah on May 26, 2003, at 22:22:32
In reply to Re: DBT combines the two even more, posted by fallsfall on May 26, 2003, at 22:07:00
Hi Fallsfall. :)
Yes, I've read both the skills training material and the book and watched the video. I was that impressed with it. And I did go through a period of trying to be more systematic about using the handbook and handouts. But I'm lousy at systematic. I can't even keep a mood journal.
What my therapist knows of the technique he learned from me. I brought in the skills manual with highlighted sections and read it to him. But he didn't seem interested in going further with it, and honestly, since he isn't trained in it, that may be just as well. It seems like it's a training intensive program. She emphasizes over and over again that it's the therapist attitude that really makes the program work. And I think that's probably true, since the tension between acceptance and change has to come from the therapist. You can probably learn the skills in a self help way, and that's probably useful, but you can't get the acceptance and validation portion of the treatment that way.
Still, I probably should read that manual again and maybe pick out a few skills to work on. Even if used as a self help manual, I still think the approach has merit.
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