Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Volume 1 - The Clinician's Guidebook [Paperback]

Cathy Moonshine Ph.D. MAC CADC III (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0979021847 | ISBN-13: 978-0979021848 | Edition: 1st

This book is designed to teach and assist you in increasing your proficiency in using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is a model that was created by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., at the University of Washington. DBT has been supported in numerous research studies to be effective with high-need, challenging clients such as Borderline Personality Disorders. It is also helpful when treating other personality disorders, significant depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, addictions, and dual diagnosis difficulties. It is effective when treating both youth and adult clients. While it is useful with severe pathology, it is also a strengths-based model that fosters healthy development, increased life satisfaction, and optimal levels of functioning.

This book explains DBT in a clear and easily understandable way. By reading this book, you will learn about the classic and innovative DBT skills. You will explore how to appeal to learning styles and tailor interventions to attention span. There are many suggestions about how to make learning the skills fun, interesting, and relevant for a variety of clients.

This book focuses on the history, philosophy, dialectics, skills and additional tools, to cement your clinical competency with DBT. In this book you will find many useful ideas, clinical examples, and practice vignettes. Novice and experienced clinicians will enjoy Dr. Moonshine's perspective about DBT and her useful suggestions about how to increase your proficiency with this complicated model.

As a clinician, clinical supervisor, and clinical director, Dr. Moonshine has written a book that will increase your resiliency at work as well as provide you with the tools to increase clients' engagement, retention, goal attainment, increased level of functioning and life satisfaction.

This book will be a valuable resource for years to come in your clinical practice. In addition to this book, there is a companion text, Volume II: The Worksheets, that contains over 150 client worksheets that can be used right away. In the companion text, you will find streamlined diary cards, chain analysis forms, relapse prevention plans, and recovery plans.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dr. Moonshine is known across the country for her ability to educate clinicians and work with systems of care to implement Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She has taken her extensive clinical and administrative experience to write a very useful text on DBT. This book is a practical, easy-to-use text for clinicians who want to incorporate DBT into their practice. The worksheets, diary cards, and chain analyses were extremely helpful for our clients. --Erica Fuller, MA, CADC I - Clinical Director @ Rimrock Trails Adolescent Treatment Services

Dr. Moonshine is known across the country for her ability to educate clinicians and work with systems of care to implement Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She has taken her extensive clinical and administrative experience to write a very useful text on DBT. This book is a practical, easy-to-use text for clinicians who want to incorporate DBT into their practice. The worksheets, diary cards, and chain analyses were extremely helpful for our clients. --Erica Fuller, MA, CADC I - Clinical Director @ Rimrock Trails Adolescent Treatment Services

Dr. Moonshine gives all kinds of learners a way to get comfortable with DBT in this treasure-trove of resources. Accessible, comprehensive and fun! A great volume to use as a reference and teaching tool for groups and individuals. --Valerie Hunter, MA, MFT, OTR - Leadership Consultant @ National Alliance on Mental Illness

About the Author

Cathy Moonshine, Ph.D., MAC, CADC III, is the Executive Director of a private consulting firm, Moonshine Consulting, as well as assistant professor at the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Moonshine is an expert trainer, clinical supervisor and clinician. In 2007, Dr. Moonshine created and published a DBT board game, playing cards, bingo, and bonanza dice game.

Dr. Moonshine is largely self-taught in Dialectic Behavior Therapy ("DBT"). She has read many books and professional articles on DBT and has utilized clinical supervision and consultation with colleagues to increase her competency with this model. Dr. Moonshine completed her doctoral education at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, CA. She received her Master's from Seattle University and Bachelor's from University of Redlands.

Dr. Moonshine has modified DBT to work with clients, graduate students, supervisees, and in program oversight. Dr. Moonshine focuses on balancing dialectics, being mindfully present, and making use of DBT skills. The DBT skills that Dr. Moonshine utilizes in her work include ones originally created by Dr. Marsha Linehan and /or other authors. Dr. Moonshine has sought to utilize the most successful aspects of the traditional DBT model in combination with her own successful treatment philosophies, patient methods, and teaching skills.

Dr. Moonshine has over 20 years of experience in public and private mental health and substance abuse treatment settings across all levels of care. Dr. Moonshine provides licensure supervision and collegial consultation to mental health, addictions and dual diagnosis clinicians. She works with systems of care and individual clinicians to implement and sustain evidence-based practices. Dr. Moonshine serves as the Clinical Director for nearly 10 years in Portland, Oregon. In addition to Clinical Director duties, Dr. Moonshine continues to make an impact in the local, state and national treatment communities with her consultation, supervision and trainings. Dr. Moonshine is considered an expert in the areas of addictions and dual diagnosis treatment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Premier Publishing & Media; 1st edition (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979021847
• ISBN-13: 978-0979021848
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, June 5, 2009

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R. Seifert (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Volume 1 - The Clinician's Guidebook (Paperback)

I would recommend these materials to clinicians and other individuals interested in learning about DBT. I have not only used the book and workbook but there is an excellent set of games to go with them as well. Dr. Moonshine's materials have completely updated my DBT groups. The clients are much more engaged and actually look forward to coming and doing their assignments. In my experience, these materials are not only applicable to clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, but also clients with trauma issues, substance abuse related disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. I have also used both Dr. Moonshine's and Dr. Linehan's materials. While I found Dr. Linehan's materials informative, in my opinion, Dr. Moonshine's series is more user-friendly and engaging. The bottom review was clearly not written by someone who had reviewed this book or knows the experience of the author. If you want to be certified in DBT, I would recommend getting a variety of texts, including this one.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DBT resource!, June 3, 2009

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UODuck2004 "UODuck2004" (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Volume 1 - The Clinician's Guidebook (Paperback)

While Dr. Moonshine may not have been certified by Dr. Linehan, I would say she is clearly an expert. Most Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists have not been trained by Dr. Aaron Beck but that does not make them any less qualified to provide CBT to clients or contribute to the knowledgebase. This book, and the companion workbook, is an EXCELLENT source of information regarding DBT and adds to the initially created DBT skills in a significant manner. Dr. Moonshine has created a book that will not only give you the basics but will guide you through using DBT with "real world" clients and give you a firm understanding of the important tenets of DBT. Dr. Moonshine has a wealth of experience and knowledge that she gladly shares in this book and all of her other endeavors (she has even created games! Clients love them!). I appreciate Dr. Moonshine's extensive efforts to further the use of DBT and make it accessible to everyone. This is a must-have for any therapist interested in using DBT!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars useful book and material, June 3, 2009

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D. Charles "charles9468" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Volume 1 - The Clinician's Guidebook (Paperback)

I have both this book and the workbook and have found them to be very useful. While working with clients I have used both Dr. Moonshine's materials and Dr. Linehan's. I have found them both the be extremely useful and would definitely recommend that people who are interested in DBT to read Dr. Linehan's materials. I am however, currently facilitating a group in which I mostly use Dr. Moonshine's materials and it is extremely well received by all of the members. In my opinion Dr. Moonshine's materials are a great supplement for clinicians who wish to explore DBT, her workbook includes some different skills and twists on old skills that many of my clients have found useful. As a clinician who is mostly concerned with using what works for my clients, I have found Dr. Moonshine's materials to be very useful.