DialecticalBehaviourTherapyinPerthNorthMetroAreaMargaretCole11thJuly2006GoalToBuildALifeWorthLivingSteps1
ClearStructure2
DoBehaviourTherapy3
AddValidation4
AddDialectics5
AddMindfulness1
ClearStructureAssumptionsAboutClients&Therapy1
Clientsaredoingthebesttheycan2
Clientswanttoimprove3
Clientsneedtodobetter,tryharderandbemoremotivatedtochange4
Clientsmaynothavecausedalloftheirownproblemsbuttheyhavetosolvethemanyway5
Thelivesofsuicidalborderlineindividualsareunbearableastheyarecurrentlybeinglived6
Clientsmustlearnnewbehavioursinallrelevantcontexts7
Clientscannotfailintherapy8
TherapiststreatingborderlineclientsneedsupportAssumptionsaboutTherapy&Therapists1
Themostcaringthingatherapistcandoishelpclientschangeinwaysthatbringthemclosertotheirultimategoals(unwaveringcentredness)2
Clarity,preci