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Recommendation Resources

The skills taught in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are meant to target the factors maintaining clients' suicidal behaviors and include mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. The structure of DBT involves individual psychotherapy, group skills training, in-the-moment phone coaching, and a DBT consultation team for therapists.

For more information about what DBT is, please see this behavioraltech.org DBT explanation.

• Training
• Manuals
• Videos
• Books
• Webinars
• Articles
• Podcasts
• Mobile Apps

Training Resources

This section includes links to resources to help connect providers to DBT training in the community and in the VA.

DBT in the Community

Behavioral Tech Trainings Online Behavioral Tech is a Linehan Institute training company that provides DBT trainings.

Behavioral Tech Trainings in Person

Portland DBT Trainings

DBT in VA

The "DBT in VA" links can only be accessed through VA's intranet and at this time cannot be accessed externally. If you are an outside provider who is interested in learning more about DBT in VA, please contact Laura Meyers, Ph.D., ABPP.

VA DBT Training (VA Intranet access required)

VA DBT Programs (VA Intranet access required)

Treatment Manuals

This section includes links to the treatment manuals and resources required for DBT including the DBT skills training manual, DBT handouts and worksheets, and a standard DBT diary card.

Resources Required for Full DBT / DBT Manuals

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets: Second Edition Marsha Linehan's (2015) DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets provides the handouts and worksheets necessary for teaching clients DBT skills.

DBT Skills Training Manual: Second Edition

Standard DBT Diary Card

Videos

This section includes video resources supporting the application of DBT skills.

DBT Skills Videos

DBT-RU skills videos (Shireen Rizvi)
Shireen Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein's DBT-RU videos provide brief descriptions of how to use specific DBT skills with corresponding animations to improve the accessibility of these skills.

DBT Mindfullness Skills Playlist

Books

This section includes links to books that are recommended regarding DBT and components of DBT (e.g., chain analysis).

Introduction to DBT and Implementing DBT for Providers

Doing Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Practical Guide Kelly Koerner's (2011) book Doing DBT: A Practical Guide provides an accessible introduction to DBT with step-by-step descriptions and clinical vignettes to illustrate the application of DBT for clients with histories of suicidal self-directed violence.

The Oxford Handbook of DBT

Implementing Chain Analysis and Case Conceptualization

Chain analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy Shireen Rizvi's (2019) book Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy breaks down the process of the behavioral chain analysis in DBT and provides clinical examples demonstrating the application of chain analysis.

Webinars

This section includes links to webinars that are recommend regarding DBT and components of DBT (e.g., chain analysis).

Introduction to DBT Webinars

An Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy Presented by Dr. Sara Landes, this webinar provides an introduction to DBT ideal for those who are new to DBT and those who are interested in making client referrals to DBT programs.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy via Telehealth Presented by Dr. Sara Landes

Suicide Prevention 2.0 Clinical Telehealth Program Presented by Dr. Jessica A Walker

Intro to DBT video from 2011 Conference of the National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (Alan Fruzzetti)

Webinars Supporting Chain Analysis

Using Chain Analysis to Assess and Intervene on Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Presented by Drs. Lauren Borges & Sean Barnes

Articles

This section includes links to articles where the clinical application of DBT is described.

Implementing DBT Skills

Borges, L. M., Nazem, S., Matarazzo, B. B., Barnes, S. M., & Wortzel, H. S. (2019). Therapeutic risk management: Chain analysis of suicidal ideation and behavior. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 25(1), 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRA.0000000000000358

Lynch, T. R., Chapman, A. L., Rosenthal, M. Z., Kuo, J. R., & Linehan, M. M. (2006). (2006). Mechanisms of change in dialectal behavior therapy: Theoretical and empirical observations. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 459-480. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20243

Rizvi, S. L. & Ritschel, L. A. (2014). Mastering the art of chain analysis in dialectical behavior therapy. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 21, 335-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2013.09.002

Rizvi, S. L. & Sayrs, J. H. R (2020). Assessment driven case formulation and treatment planning in dialectical behavior therapy: Using principles to guide effective treatment. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 27(1), 4-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.06.002

Swales, M. & Dunkley, C. (2020). Principles of Skills Assessment in DBT. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 27(1), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2019.05.001

Podcasts

This section includes links to podcast series and podcast episodes that are relevant to DBT.

Rocky Mountain Short Takes on Suicide Prevention: Chain Analysis for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors In this episode of "Short Takes on Suicide Prevention" Lauren Borges and Sean Barnes highlight the utility of chain analysis as a method of therapeutic risk management of suicidal self-directed violence.

A Podcast with Charlie: To Hell and Back. In Collaboration with National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder.

Mobile Applications

This section includes links to mobile applications that are relevant to DBT.

DBT Diary Card & Skills Coach The "DBT Diary Card & Skills Coach" application was developed by Sammy Banawan of Durham DBT to help clients practice being more effective with their DBT skills.