Description
About the Author
Michaela Swales PhD is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Professor in Clinical Psychology North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme & School of Psychology, Bangor University. She trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Seattle in 1995 with Marsha Linehan and for twenty years ran a clinical programme for suicidal young people in an inpatient service. She was a founder members of the UK DBT Training Team becoming its Director in 2002. She has trained more than a thousand professionals in DBT, seeding over 400 programmes, in both the UK and further afield. She is the author with Heidi Heard PhD of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features (2009 & 2017) and Changing Behavior in DBT: Problem-Solving in Action (2015).
Reviews
I had a good understanding of DBT, yet the book increased my awareness of its theoretical frameworks. It has clearly improved my understanding of the wide application of DBT including my own clinical area of practice. * BMA reviewing panel, BMA Medical Book Awards 2019 *
This volume is a rich resource for researchers, clinicians, and advanced students seeking an overview of DBT or specific resources related to a research topic or clinical issue. Essential for graduate students, researchers, and professionals. * Choice *
Awards
Winner of Shortlisted for the Psychiatry category of the British Medical Association Book Awards 2019.
Book Information
ISBN 9780198861485
Author Michaela A. Swales
Format Paperback
Page Count 1104
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1914g
Dimensions(mm) 245mm * 170mm * 60mm