The Psychology of Adolescents. A Practical Guide Based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy

This book will be a great assistant for parents of adolescents aged 11 to 18, specialists in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) working with adolescents and their families, as well as the adolescents themselves. Families will be able to address the issues of adolescence not in a superficial way, but globally - you will achieve understanding and a stable connection with each other. The book and the exercises within it will serve as a true skills training - self-reliance, confident and respectful communication with people, balance between self-care and societal demands, between authoritarian upbringing and total freedom. It describes many situations that adolescents face, examples of resolving them, and understandable communication strategies for any situation. Parents, with the help of DBT, will improve their relationships with their child, be able to understand them, and not get lost between strictness and permissiveness, rules and freedom. Psychotherapists will find more information about DBT skills, clear examples of topics for group sessions and working with families, and will be able to create a new DBT program or improve an old one. DBT will teach adolescents to make the right decisions in studies and communication, build healthy relationships with others, and manage their emotions - not to give in to panic, anger, lose their heads, and constructively defend their point of view, as well as help cope with problematic behavior.