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Recognize the limits of peer practice

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Recognize a safety concern, stop the role-play if needed, and name the need for qualified assessment and local procedures. Peer drills do not rehearse crisis management.

What it might sound like

“I want to pause this exercise. This needs appropriate support and a qualified assessment.”

A common slip

Treating a peer exercise as preparation to manage a real crisis alone.

Across approaches

The purpose and timing depend on the formulation, relationship, and model. Follow a guide for its particular use rather than treating the wording as a universal script.

• DBT
• Child and Adolescent
• Multicultural Practice

Sources and review scope

• Book, practice manual, Paid · Purchase or library

  Deliberate Practice in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (opens in a new tab)

  Tali Z. Boritz, Shelley McMain, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere (2023). American Psychological Association

  A skills-rehearsal book for DBT, with exercises for partners and guidance for trainers.

  validation, chain analysis

  Purchase or library access.

  Save to library

• Book, practice manual, Paid · Purchase or library

  Deliberate Practice in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (opens in a new tab)

  Bate, J., Prout, T. A., Rousmaniere, T., & Vaz, A. (2022). American Psychological Association

  A skills-rehearsal book for Child and Adolescent, with exercises for partners and guidance for trainers.

  working with youth and caregivers

  Purchase or library access.

  Save to library