Main description:

*The first book to adapt the hot DBT skills training approach for clients with significant learning challenges.
*The author's systematic curriculum was developed and researched over 20 years.
*Provides a simple yet sophisticated framework for helping clients develop and practice crucial emotion regulation skills.
*Research shows the efficacy of the model.
* Practical and hands-on, with 150 worksheets and handouts that purchasers can download and print.

Contents:

1. Introducing the Skills System
2. Learning the Skills System
3. Theoretical Underpinning of the Skills System
4. Structuring Skills System Instruction
5. Foundational Teaching Strategies
6. E-Spiral Teaching Strategies
7. Skills System 12-Week-Cycle Curriculum
8. Skills Coaching Techniques
Appendix A. Skills System Handouts and Worksheets
Appendix B. Skills Plan Map
Appendix C. Skills Coaching Worksheets
References