Sheri Van Dijk

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. Selected Reading Questionnaire.… (mais)

Everyone is responsible for their own actions. In all relationships, each individual must determine what exactly is a healthy relationship and how to balance the difference. There are many points to help create a good self-esteem in this book. Being mindful of your behavior can make or break friendships. This in itself is a building block to create a better you. Other ways to keep a relationship healthy is using communication wisely, setting limits, and social skills.

Upon reading the title, I thought it would be an interesting subject and perhaps helpful as I learn to live again without the physical and mental abuse that pushed me lower each day. Normally I do not read nonfiction. This book is intended for teenagers to learn the easy way. There is no reason anyone should have to feel unworthy, regardless of age. There is a way out.

Relationship Skills 101 for Teens
Sheri Van Dijk
Instant Help Books
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
2015

This is a NetGalley review by Brenda… (mais)

Dit handboek, oorspronkelijk ontwikkeld voor mensen met een persoonlijkheidsstoornis, beschrijft de verschillen van deze therapievorm met de meer traditionele modellen van cognitieve gedragstherapie. Naast diverse strategieën die therapeuten kunnen inzetten bij individuele cliënten, komen de vier basistechnieken van dialectische gedragstherapie aan bod: mindfulness, frustratietolerantie, emotieregulatie en interpersoonlijke effectiviteit. Geïllustreerd met formulieren, hand-outs, voorbeelden, casussen en uitgeschreven therapeut-cliëntdialogen.… (mais)