Behavior Therapy Delivers Successful Results for Juvenile Offenders
August 30, 2004 Behavior Therapy Delivers Successful Results for Juvenile Offenders Washington's Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) announced on July 15, 2004, that it is one of more than a dozen states successfully using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to treat juvenile offenders in rehabilitation institutions it operates. The innovative therapy process, which was developed more than 20 years ago at the University of Washington by Dr. Marsha Linehan, is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment for individuals with complex and difficult to treat mental disorders. The treatment, originally developed to treat chronically suicidal individuals, has been adapted for . . .