Firstly, we need to understand what DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) is – and what it intends to achieve. In order to do this, we must explore what Borderline Personality Disorder is.
BPD is a type of metal health problem that can greatly affect your life. It is experienced by many people – effecting people at different levels of intensity. There are several that you can read all about here BPD symptoms.
DBT is an innovative treatment model that is used to combat BPD. It has grown significantly due to its widespread success in treating client groups whose emotional problems are particularly difficult to manage. DBT takes place in specialised environment, normally in either a therapeutic relationship or an institutional setting.
DBT treats patients with a history of chronic suicidal behaviour and is deemed a unique, team-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that helps to feedback onto the therapists, driving positivity levels even higher. DBT is especially good as it can be tailored to the exact issues that are being addressed. This could include eating disorders, adolescents and substance misuse among a whole range of others.
The programmes provide skills for training clients which often take place in a group format. Individual DBT psychotherapies enable clients to identify and solve problems in changing behaviours - and to support bringing the skills into competencies. The programmes work to enhance the skills of the therapists and ensure motivation levels are high, guaranteeing the highest quality output. A mandatory weekly consultation team meeting whereby therapists are given supervision and consultation on clinical work will mean that members of the programme will need to dedicate at minimum one and a half days.
A DBT team would be no smaller than 4 and no bigger than 10. This is a group of mental health professionals that meet weekly to collaborate to improve the application of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Training is undertaken in two five day sessions of instruction by six to nine months of home study – requiring relative level of dedication.
