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Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D. Recieves International Research Award
Congratulations to Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D. for receiving the 2013 International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (ISITDBT) Outstanding Research Award in honor of his outstanding contributions to the field of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The award recognizes the huge impact on DBT training and treatment development of Fruzzetti’s groundbreaking research on validation and couples therapy as well as his collaborations on DBT for college students. “We feel that Alan is a supremely deserving recipient of the award and we appreciate his many contributions to the DBT community,” ISITDBT said on its website. A valued member of Willow Springs Center’s professional staff, Fruzzetti serves as clinical…
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Beyond Boundaries now available in a printed format
My follow-up to When Hope is Not Enough, entitled Beyond Boundaries, is now available in a printed format from the publisher. You can buy a copy by clicking on the cover: No related posts.
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New Workbook, YOU UNTANGLED, Helps Those Suffering from BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness, which according to the National Institute of Mental Health, affects approximately 1.6 percent of Americans age 18 or older (3.8 million). In an effort to assist those suffering from BPD, Amy Tibbitts has written A DBT Skills Workbook: You Untangled – Practical Tools to Manage Your Emotions and Improve Your Life. This new book focuses on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training so individuals can live a healthy life free of self-abusive behaviors. Amy Tibbitts, the director of The Lilac Center, has provided a wide range of psychological services with a focus on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for fifteen years. DBT, which differs from…
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Dad, I’m in pain
About 8-9 years ago one of my daughters said this to me. She said “Dad, I’m in pain.” She had been having troubles at school. She had been hitting other children in anger. She had been doing poorly in school. I had an educational assessment done on her and found that she was full of anxiety. She scored superior on some psychological tests. She scored so poorly on some tests that she seemed retarded. She was all over the map. The second half of her assessment was about her emotional state. It read like a child borderline. She was unable to regulate her emotions. She was shameful, angry and anxious.…
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Long Presentation on DBT from Shari Manning
Shari Manning, the author of Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder, presents family DBT skills. It’s long (2 hours+) but worth watching: No related posts.
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Interesting Video in which Marsha Linehan Answers Questions about the Stigma of “Borderline”
Marsha Linehan, the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), answers questions including one about the stigma of the term borderline: No related posts.