The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Teens

Debra Garcia, PhD, is a faculty member in the psychology department at California State University, Los Angeles. She has worked with children, adolescents, and their families for more than twenty-five years in clinical and research settings. Garcia's adolescent stress and wellness research at CSULA focuses on dimensions of adolescent stress, generational communication patterns, family well-being, and advocacy for healthy school climates. She also conducts psychometric research for the development of new stress measures and assessments authenticated by the voice of teens and college students. Garcia is a community leader, speaker, and advocate for healthy neighbourhoods and infrastructure systems for marginalized youth with minority status. Wilson Ho, LMFT, is an associate marriage and family therapist working at Para Los Niños, a community mental health organization dedicated to helping marginalized community members navigate through mental health support and providing therapeutic services to children, families, and adults. Ho is also part of a research lab with Debra Moreno Garcia for the past four years that helped promote the advocacy and empowerment in amplifying the voices of teenagers and establishing equality in parent-child relationships. Wilson is also part of the Los Angeles chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Mentorship program to share about his experiences and support other marriage and family therapists in their journey of healing for both oneself and others

Debra Moreno Garcia and Wilson Ho have hit the bullseye with this dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) workbook for teens! Written in teen-friendly language with lots of prompts for self-reflection that make it interactive, the authors make the process of developing self-regulation skills fun and accessible, and never preachy or clinical. This workbook could be great for many teens on its own or as an adjunct to a DBT intervention program.