If you are a DBT therapist-- this is a must read. I am currently doing a summary for our team. It took me probably 7 weeks to read, about 5 hours a week, because I had to highlight, make notes in the margins, and then make separate notes in a work notebook on what I wanted to use for specific clients and supervisees. I am spending an hour a day typing up the notes now. It's that good--worth it to put in all the time. I have read several articles published by Swales, most of the DBT books, and am constantly doing literature reviews for my specific demographic.
They had an excellent editor! Whoever you were--not listed--high praise! I read through the 1993 DBT text about every 2 years and I have circled in pencil all of the misspellings, punctuation errors, etc. Detail matters.
It is laid out well--steps in how to make behavior change. You can read through in order or go to a specific section to get immediate help for a problem. All DBT teams should use this book as a training tool. It is excellent. It was published in 2016 and I am sorry not to have read it sooner. An excellent work by persons who really care about the protocol and their clients. I started implementing specific changes--sometimes just a nuance--and seeing results in each session. I shifted how I made recommendations in the DBT consultation team--again, results were almost instantaneous within our approach.
The DBT text and training manual are wonderful. A large portion of DBT therapists are not research trained behaviorists. We are doing the best we can. And now we can do a little better. It does make me want to call all the people I've worked with over the years and ask them to come back--I'm better now!
Guilford Press always offers discounts. They have wonderful customer service. I read loads of therapy books and materials. This was the TOP of my list.