How to Apply Validation in DBT: Practical Tips
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Key Points
- Validation is essential for all trauma work.
- Validation involves being present, reflecting verbal and nonverbal communication, normalizing past and present experiences, and radical genuineness.
- Radical genuineness is the highest form of validation.
- It can involve cheerleading, self-disclosure, irreverence, or functional validation.
