The Bipolar Workbook for Teens
DBT Skills to Help You Control Mood Swings
New Harbinger Publications
Available: 02/02/10
8 x 10 · 160 pages
Ages 13-19 years
9781572246966
CDN $31.50
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When you have bipolar disorder, it can sometimes seem like mood swings are keeping you from being the person you want to be. You may alternate between feelings of depression and overexcitement even though what you really want is to find a healthy balance between the two. This easy-to-use workbook presents a set of skills you can learn that will help you find that balance, become more independent, and stay focused on the big-picture goals that are most important to you.
The Bipolar Workbook for Teens includes exercises and worksheets that will help you learn skills drawn from a special technique called dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). DBT skills can help people with bipolar disorder improve their relationships with friends and family and calm themselves when their emotions get really overwhelming.
Working through this book will help you:
-Recognize and respond to your emotional triggers -Create a crisis plan and find support-Get a handle on addictive behavior-Maintain friendships and get along with your family
Sheri Van Dijk, MSW , is a psychotherapist and renowned dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert. She is author of many books with New Harbinger, including Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens and The DBT Workbook for Emotional Relief. Her work has focused on using DBT skills to help people manage their emotions and cultivate lasting well-being. In recent years, Sheri has been specializing in complex trauma.
Karma Guindon, MSW, RSW, RMFT, is a clinical social worker and registered marriage and family therapist in private practice and at a child and family mental health program at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, ON, Canada. She uses an integrative and collaborative therapeutic approach with the children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples who meet with her for psychotherapy. She is also in doctoral studies in social work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Kitchener, ON.
