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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

2019), only a minority of youth with these difficulties receive interventions with strong research support (McCart & Sheidow, 2016). Despite DBT’s focus on changing thoughts and behaviors that precede and relate to interpersonal conflict, externalizing problems are rarely examined as a primary aim in DBT-based intervention studies.

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What can we learn from cultural adaptations of dialectical behavior therapy?

Society of Clinical Psychology

These summaries have been helpful in justifying the use of culturally adapted therapy (instead of nonadapted interventions), as well as offering clinicians practical information on how to adapt their interventions to people of color and cross-cultural clients. We found 18 articles that summarized cultural adaptations of DBT.

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Ultimate Social Work Intervention Strategies

Social Work Haven

Knowledge of social work intervention strategies is central to the social work role. Social workers use different intervention strategies to support individuals, families, and communities in times of crisis, using multiple interventions and strategies. Ultimate Social Work Intervention Strategies.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

Mindfulness is a practice that encompasses a variety of mindfulness-based interventions. One study found these interventions to be complementary to other active treatments for ADHD, like behavioral interventions and medication. Distress tolerance and emotion regulation are cornerstones of ADHD issues, which DBT skills target.

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

Stop Abuse Campaign

Therapists and counselors have extensive training in mental health techniques, mental health issues and what interventions to employ based on goals that are determined collaboratively with the client and counselor or therapist. . Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). There are several types of mental health providers and therapies.

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Group Work with Involuntary Clients: Addressing Challenges with the Group and within Ourselves

University of Connecticut

We will also discuss practical tools, activities, and interventions to engage involuntary clients on a variety of different topics. Using knowledge and experiences gained from groups focusing on topics such as intimate partner violence, trauma, grief, and DBT Skills, this workshop will provide examples of how you might strike that balance.

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Synthesizing Findings on Cognitive Flexibility and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several interventions for SITB include strategies to improve cognitive flexibility (e.g., At the broadest level, Dr. Kaufman studies prevention and intervention mechanisms for these populations, and strives to understand how social contexts interact with biologically-mediated regulatory processes to eventuate in SII and BPD.