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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Acceptance<br />

This is a<br />

DIALECTIC<br />

Change<br />

What is a Dialectic?<br />

• Opposites which exist within every<br />

person at the same time<br />

• It is a constant struggle to a find<br />

synthesis/balance between the two<br />

opposites<br />

Dialectical Approach<br />

Dialectical Approach<br />

• To fully understand a person’s<br />

behavior it must be placed in its<br />

behavioral and environmental context<br />

• Reality is always changing and an aim of<br />

therapy must be to help clients become<br />

more comfortable with inconsistency and<br />

CHANGE<br />

Exercise:<br />

Key Dialectics in BPD<br />

In pairs discuss…….<br />

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