Piloting a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Infused Skills Group in a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP)

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 285-306

  Ricard, Richard J ^a   Lerma, Eunice ^a   Heard, Courtney C C ^a  

^a Texas A and M University Corpus Christi   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative education programs; Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); efficacy; structured psychoeducation groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886095918     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2013.834402     Document Type: Article

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