Book overview
Are you a therapist looking for a user-friendly DBT-C workbook? DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Kids and Caregivers has 70 DBT-C reproducible handouts and worksheets for kids (6 -12yo) and families that will engage the child, dramatically improve your knowledge and use of DBT-C skills, allowing you to feel capable and confident in the therapy room.
Carol Lozier's book is a solution to the struggles therapists and families face when helping a child with emotional and behavioral challenges such as, anxiety, depression, aggressiveness, isolation, tantrums, and refusal to comply with adults. This book is one of the first to present each DBT-C skill with an easy to understand explanation, fun and engaging illustrations, discussion questions, and tips and suggestions for the therapist to use in the therapy room.
Whether you are a newly graduated therapist, a therapist new to DBT-C or seasoned in your knowledge and experience DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Kids and Caregivers will forever transform the way you work with children and families, allowing you to feel capable and confident in the therapy room.
The book includes a section for parenting skills, giving the parent easy to use behavior management and validation skills with their child, improving their self-assurance in managing and empathizing with their child's highly sensitive emotions and behavior.