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1 Modified Dialectical Behavioral therapy : Interventions to Enhance Emotional Regulation Skills and to Decrease Challenging Behaviors in Adults with I/DD Sherry C. Mergner, MSW, LCSW CIDD Chills Skills Modified DBT Group Two Groups on Thursday Afternoon 1 hour each Seven clients in group #1 and six clients in group #2 (3 men and 10 women; age range early 30 s to late 50 s; one African American and twelve Caucasian; 4 live in apartments with supports; 8 live in group homes; 1 lives in community). Diagnosis Group #1 Down syndrome; Anxiety and Depression Down syndrome and Depression I/DD, ADHD and Anxiety x2 I/DD, Borderline PD and ADHD I/DD, Intermittent Explosive Disorder; Somatic Complaints (possible PTSD/ASD/Depression/Anxiety) I/DD, Mild Depression (periods of selective mutism) Diagnosis Group #2 ASD, Anxiety, OCD ASD and Depression Turner s syndrome, mixed depression and anxiety I/DD and Impulse Control CP, OCD and Anxiety CP, Depression and Anxiety Clients in group #1 have 30-minute individual therapy sessions every Thursday before or after group.

sherry.mergner@cidd.unc.edu CIDD Chills Skills ... Not having a “voice,” even if verbal, due to others not consulting them in decisions that impact them ... The Child, Adolescent and Family Recovery Center Presentation (2014) – Walking the Middle Path & Biosocial Theory -

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