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Implementing DBT: selecting, training and supervising a team

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2010

Michaela A. Swales
Michaela A. Swales*
Affiliation:
University of Wales, School of Psychology, Bangor, Wales, UK
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*Author for correspondence: Dr M. A. Swales, University of Wales, School of Psychology, Brigantia Building, Penrallt Road, Bangor LL57 2AS, Wales, UK. (m.swales@bangor.ac.uk)
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Abstract

NICE Clinical Guideline no. 78 recently identified Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as an appropriate treatment approach for the effective treatment of suicidal behaviours in the context of borderline personality disorder. Uniquely among the cognitive behavioural therapies DBT is a team-based treatment. This paper focuses on the task of selecting and training a team before considering issues in the training and supervision of therapists learning this approach.

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)supervisiontraining

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Education and supervision
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the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 71 - 79
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2010

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Swales, MA, Heard, HL (2008). Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features. London: Routledge. Chapters 12 and 29 provide more information on both consultation team and on treating the therapist using the principles of the treatment.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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