The Guilford Press DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents

Equip clinicians and families with professional tools to manage emotional and behavioral challenges. Developed by leading experts who have trained thousands of professionals, this manual provides a structured approach to treating adolescents across all levels of severity. This resource guides practitioners through a step-by-step process to teach teens and parents five essential skill sets. It includes Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Additionally, it features the Walking the Middle Path module, a family-based approach developed specifically for the adolescent population. Designed for high clinical utility, the manual helps bridge the gap between theory and practice. It provides the necessary guidance to help adolescents build healthier coping mechanisms and improve family dynamics through proven dialectical behavior therapy techniques.