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Jun 2023
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7 Key Principles of DBT/Skills Training ...

Michelle Henderson and Kate Sherman
About this episode

Kate and Michelle discuss what DBT calls "skills training assumptions" and provide their thoughts on these seven key principles of dialectical thinking. 

TRIGGER WARNING: Material that may be triggering is discussed from 21:14-21:42.

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