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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006 Levels of Validation 6. Radical Genuineness Basic Assumptions about Patients Patients are doing the best they can Basic Assumptions about Patients Patients want to improve Basic Assumptions about Patients Patients must learn new behaviors in all relevant contexts Basic Assumptions about Patients Patients cannot fail in DBT Basic Assumptions about Patients Patients may not have caused all of their own problems, but they have to solve them anyway 8

COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006 Basic Assumptions about Patients Patients need to do better, try harder, and/or be more motivated to change Basic Assumptions about Patients The lives of suicidal, BPD individuals are unbearable as they are currently being lived Basic Assumptions About Therapy • The most caring thing a therapist can do is help the person change in ways that bring them closer to their own ultimate goals Basic Assumptions About Therapy • Clarity, Precision and Compassion are of the utmost importance in the conduct of DBT Basic Assumptions About Therapy • The therapeutic relationship is a real relationship between equals Basic Assumptions About Therapy • Principles of behavior are universal, affecting therapists no less than patients 9

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

Levels of Validation<br />

6. Radical Genuineness<br />

Basic Assumptions<br />

about Patients<br />

Patients are doing the best they can<br />

Basic Assumptions<br />

about Patients<br />

Patients want to improve<br />

Basic Assumptions<br />

about Patients<br />

Patients must learn new behaviors in all<br />

relevant contexts<br />

Basic Assumptions<br />

about Patients<br />

Patients cannot fail in DBT<br />

Basic Assumptions<br />

about Patients<br />

Patients may not have caused all of their<br />

own problems, but they have to solve<br />

them anyway<br />

8

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