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2003 ‘DBT Skill Training Manual for Borderline Personality Disorder’ by Dr. Linehan was translated into Korean and published 

"Dr. Cho started DBT for Korean immigrants in New York since 2000.
He translated each worksheet in ‘DBT Skills Training Workbook’ written by Dr. Marsha Linehan and
conducted DBT skills training group sessions for clients."
DBT Client

Dr. Cho started DBT for Korean immigrants in New York since 2000. He translated each worksheet in ‘DBT Skills Training Workbook’ written by Dr. Marsha Linehan and conducted DBT skills training group sessions for clients.

 

When he came back to Korea in 2003, he translated ‘DBT Skills Training Manual’ and published in 2007 through a Korean publisher. 

 

It was important to ensure that the translated terminologies were applicable with clinical significance for the clients in Korea. Once the clients were treated and showed improvements in symptoms using the translated manual, the final draft of the publication was completed.

 

Dr. Marsha Linehan was the bestseller author in the US and her books were used by more than 20 million professionals. She gave her congratulations for the publication of her book in Korea. 

 

“I was impressed with Dr. Cho’s energy and effort in embracing the DBT, and I’m very glad that he did so. Many people simply want to apply the skills in DBT to their situations straight away. It is uncommon for people to truly master the treatment. It is critical that clinicians learn and use the evidence-based psychotherapy according to its manual.

 

I could not imagine that the two DBT manuals would be published in countries other than the US and the UK. In particular, I did not think that it would be published in Korea. From now on, individuals with complex psychological disorders and borderline personality disorder would be treated with DBT, which would not have been possible if the translated books were not published.”

 

Marsha M. Linehan

2001 Dr. Cho started DBT for Koreans in the U.S.

"In 2001, Dr Cho started DBT individual sessions and skill group sessions
for Korean immigrants at the Zucker-Hillside Hospital in New York."

In 2001, in addition to culturally and linguistically sensitive psychotherapy services for Korean immigrants and their children, Dr. Cho started DBT individual sessions and skill group sessions for Korean immigrants at the Zucker-Hillside Hospital in New York. His efforts to relieve the emotional suffering of Korean immigrants and their children drew the media’s attention, including New York Times.


Some of his clients reported having Hwa-byung, a symptom that only appears in Korean culture. Dr. Cho successfully treated the symptom using DBT and culturally/linguistically sensitive psychotherapeutic approach. Back then, Dr. Cho translated each worksheet in Dr. Linehan’s DBT Skills Training Manual for Korean clients and conducted DBT skills training group sessions. 


7 years later, he published DBT Skills Training Manual in Korea, which continuously give professionals and clients opportunities to gain more insights from DBT. 

2001 Dr. Cho started the English/Korean bilingual services in the U.S.

In 2000, Dr Cho started the English/Korean bilingual services
for Korean immigrants and their children at the Zucker-Hillside Hospital / North Shore LIJ Medical Center in New York.

In 2001, Dr Cho started the English/Korean bilingual services for Korean immigrants and their children at the Zucker-Hillside Hospital in New York. 

Dr. Cho successfully treated the Korean immigrants and their children. He identified that the most of conflicts within Korean immigrant families were always related to the academic performance and English language learning issues of the children.

His unique culturally and linguistically sensitive treatments drew the media’s attention, including New York Times.