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Program Evaluation, Efficacy Findings, and Future Directions

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The Affect Regulation Training (ART) has received feedback from both participants and therapists who have facilitated the training program. Preliminary efficacy research has pointed to the effectiveness of the training program. Future research needs to overcome the significant limitations of previous research on the efficacy of ART.

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Berking, M., Whitley, B. (2014). Program Evaluation, Efficacy Findings, and Future Directions. In: Affect Regulation Training. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1022-9_18

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