Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) was developed for people with Borderline Personality Disorder but now has a wide evidence base for a broader range of complex conditions with treatment-resistant presentations.
In this enlightening and practical video interview, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Paul Grantham, explores with Dr Fiona Kennedy the key elements of DBT and its applications to complex cases.
Main learning points of the video:
- Discover the reasons for applying DBT to treatment-resistant presentations.
- Explore balancing Acceptance and Change.
- Learn why commitment work is essential in DBT.
- Learn the importance of identifying clients’ goals and values
- Identifying ‘target behaviours’.
- Explore three elements of DBT: individual and group work, and coaching.
- Individual work: building relationships and analysing target behaviours.
- Skills group work: learning new adaptive behaviours.
- Discover the strategies and styles in DBT:
- Acceptance strategies: mindfulness, validation.
- Change strategies: behaviour analysis, problem-solving.
- Dialectical strategies: finding synthesis.
- Understand the importance of clinical supervision in DBT: the Consult Group.
- Learn approaches to reviewing progress and moving on from DBT.
“Excellent – thought provoking and very useful therapeutic approach and tool.”
P.H., Specialist Practitioner (Psychology)
Dr Fiona Kennedy
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Dr Fiona Kennedy has extensive clinical experience in mental health, including anxiety, eating disorders, PTSD, psychosis and personality disorders, as well as in learning disability services. Her main orientation for many years has been Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). She was a Board Member/Trustee of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) and has substantial experience of teaching and presenting, including regular input to doctoral training programmes and other professional groups. Her research has included work on dissociation after trauma, which contributed to a new theoretical model and scale, as well as innovative treatments. She has presented nationally and internationally, received an award for clinical excellence from BUPA, and is widely valued as an inspiring tutor.
Paul Grantham
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Director of SDS Seminars
Paul Grantham is a clinical psychologist with extensive NHS, Social Services and training experience. He has written on a range of therapy and helping issues. An extensively informed, clinically experienced and humorous speaker, he is known for his emphasis on the practicalities rather than just the theory of client-based work. Paul is a founder and Director of SDS Seminars Ltd and one of the most popular and inspirational tutors in the field of psychological skills training.
