Julie F. Brown, MSW, is a doctoral candidate in social work and an independent social worker. She has practiced in the intellectual disabilities field for over two decades and is Director of Program Development at Justice Resource Institute's Integrated Clinical Services in Rhode Island. Since 2005, Ms. Brown has been a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) trainer with Behavioral Tech, LLC. She received the Leadership Award from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Informed by the principles and practices of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this book presents skills training guidelines specifically designed for participants with cognitive challenges.... (more)