Personality Disorders
Explore expert-led training and clinical resources on personality disorders, including Borderline, Narcissistic, Avoidant, and other DSM-5 diagnoses. Learn evidence-based treatment approaches such as DBT, CBT, and psychodynamic therapy. Strengthen your skills in assessment, case formulation, therapeutic alliance, and managing complex clinical presentations with practical tools for real-world application.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Watch DBT Founder, Marsha Linehan, demonstrate her approach with a middle-aged man struggling with depression, suicidal ideation, anger, and a sense that he has been treated unfairly by his ex-girlfriend—all of which is hidden behind a brittle defensiveness. You’ll see Linehan conducting an initial behavioral assessment, interspersed with DBT techniques, including her use of dialectics, irreverence, “validating the valid,” and an emphasis on client choice. While the client works to keep his worst behaviors hidden from Linehan, and is reluctant to commit to treatment, Linehan assesses his suicidality and history of domestic violence, helps him define and commit to his goals, and builds an initial alliance. This video is available with a membership.
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