DBT Resources

Other stellar video and/ or internet based choices include the following:

• Now Matters Now
  https://nowmattersnow.org/
   

• NEABPD  (Resources Tab)
  https://dev.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/family-connections/
   

• More on what is DBT?
  https://behavioraltech.org/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt/
   

• Ms. Cindy Gerdes – Lifeboat Family Skills.  An Alberta based free parenting resource workshop series led by parent facilitators for those parenting kids and young adults (ages 12 -25years) with intense emotions
  https://mykickstand.ca/connect/groups-and-workshops

 

Dr John Mader – DBT Family Skills and Couple Skills
(https://dbtfamilyskills.com/resources-for-families-couples--friends.html)
Provides the following resource list through his internet page:

 

• The Origins of DBT and Building a Life Worth Living By Marsha Linehan, PhD, and Ronda Oswalt Reitz, PhD.

• Marsha Linehan's Story

• Understanding BPD article, highly recommended by NEA.BPD. 

• Charlie Swenson's podcast, To Hell and Back, teaches DBT Skills as a set of tools for daily life and for getting through and out of Hell. 

• Sashbear.org. An inspired resource for "Making waves on BPD and suicide prevention" from the Courey family of Canada. The Sashbear Foundation has created a number of beautifully video biographies about Having A Life Worth Living.

• EmotionsMatter and BPD Resource Center.org offer a helpful range of resources initiated by the Tusiani family.

• Having A Life Worth Living - Dr. Blaise Aguirre's Insights on Borderline Personality Disorder.

• Treatment and Research Advancements Association for Personality Disorder, TARA APD

• The Ekman's Atlas of Emotions inspired by a series of conversations between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman about the science of emotions, this tool was created to be a visual journey through the world of emotions.

• Biofeedback-assisted Emotion Regulation Training by Milton Z. Brown.

• Mindfulness in Clinical Practice and Daily Life, UNC SSW Clinical Lecture Series by John Mader LMFT.

 

Family and Children Resources

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• Open Your Mind Before You Open Your Mouth- Adult and Child Versions. A series of videos demonstrating how Dialectical Behavioral Therapy helps patients and their families; This series was developed jointly by NEABPD with Dr. Alan Fruzzetti and the National Office for Suicide Prevention in Ireland.
   

• Family Skills - DBT Self Help by Perry D. Hoffman, Alan E. Fruzzetti and Charles R. Swenson, a comprehensive explanation of the use of DBT with families, couples, and friends.
   

• Borderline Personality Disorder - Family Connections Program. Listen to this 15-20 minute MP3 audio recording as Perry Hoffman, PhD explains the difficulties faced by family members who have a loved one with BPD. 
   

• Families on the Line​ and Family Connections trainer, Maria-Paule de Valdivia, share useful resources for families to improve their lives.
   

• The Be Center offers therapeutic services based on DBT and focused on parent support, psychoeducation, parent workshops, therapist training, and consultation.
   

• Helpful Guidelines for friends and families of people with Borderline Personality Disorder
   

• If Only We Had Known: A Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder, Several  brief, informative trailers from a well-reviewed video series
   

• Watch Dr. Alan E. Fruzzetti’s webinar on the topic of Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder in boys and young men.
   

• ​Adapting DBT for Children by Francheska Perepletchikova, et al. 
   

• Checklist for Family Members to Communicate with Treatment Providers by NAMI.ORG and Oregon Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 

 

 

DBT and Substance Abuse
 

• DBT Addiction Skills with Dr. Marsha Linehan.   Video on DBT skills that have been used in the treatment of individuals with a variety of addictions (fee).
   

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Abusers by Linda Dimeff and Marsha M. Linehan, University of Washington.
   

• ​DBT for Substance Abusers with Borderline Personality Disorder, an on-demand training with Linda Dimeff. 
   

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse: A Pilot Application to Methamphetamine-Dependent Women With Borderline Personality Disorder by Linda Dimeff, Shireen L. Rizvi, Milton Brown, and Marsha M. Linehan, University of Washington.

 

Preventing Suicide Resources
 

• nowmattersnow.org  -  Have you had suicidal thoughts? Problems that felt unsolvable? You are in excellent company – we’ve been there.  Now Matters Now tackles suffering.
   

• Caring Contacts suicide prevention resources featured in Huffington Post.
   

• Ursula Whiteside APA talk on Suicide Prevention and on CBS Sunday Morning. 

 

Suicide Related Supportive Resources for Family and Friends
 

• www.suicideisdifferent.org/  Supports for loving someone who is suicidal.
   

• www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/end-of-life/in-depth/suicide/art-20044900  
   

• www.health.harvard.edu/blog/suicide-survivors-face-grief-questions-challenges-201408127342  
   

• cmhc.utexas.edu/bethatone/studentscopingsuicide.html  
   

• suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/loss-survivors/  
   

• Video on grief by BBC. twitter.com/johncmader/status/1221929668191932416?s=09