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Dialectical behavioural therapy skills for employment

Feigenbaum, JD; (2018) Dialectical behavioural therapy skills for employment. In: Swales, M, (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

The complex relationship between mental health and employment is transactional and unique to each individual. Thus the decision to commence (or return) to employment for this population requires an individualized formulation emphasizing the dialectical tension between the benefits of employment and stressors in the workplace. In addition, unemployment is associated with a number of social exclusion risks which may impact upon an individual’s mental health. Vocational functioning in those with personality disorder (PD) is more compromised than social functioning and does not improve in direct association with change in mental health symptoms. Obtaining and retaining employment requires the ability to manage workplace emotions, behaviour, and relationships. Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that addresses these key areas of dysfunction—adaptations for employment include DBT-W, DBT-ACES, and DBT-SE, each with their own focus. Feasibility studies have shown these adaptations are acceptable to and may be effective for participants.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Dialectical behavioural therapy skills for employment
ISBN-13: 9780198758723
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198758723.013.23
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198758723.013....
Language: English
Additional information: This is the published version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Employment, vocational, DBT-W, DBT-ACES, DBT-SE, group
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065483
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