Integrating DBT in Clinical Practice
In-Person Seminar/Webinar
November 17, 2022 to November 18, 2022
In-Person Seminar/Webinar
12 CE Hours
Seminar Description
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has evolved from the go-to treatment for borderline personality disorder to one of the most recognized and sought after therapies for a variety of difficult to treat client problems. The increasing pressure to adopt treatments that work makes DBT skills and strategies a must-have for all types of therapists.
This seminar will teach you DBT from theory to application with up-to-date, accessible teaching, experiential exercises, and video examples that emphasize evidence-based practice and therapeutic factors rather than rote adherence to a manual.
In two days, therapists of all levels will learn DBT essentials to integrate into their own practice, to confidently practice from a DBT orientation, and to continue their own personal development as a DBT therapist.
Grounding DBT into the contextual model of therapy, author and international speaker Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC will show participants how to customize this empirically supported treatment across settings and populations to make it work for you and your clients.
Objectives
- Learn and practice mindfulness strategies to use with clients
- Describe the 4 standard DBT skills modules
- Learn how to develop skills plans for suicidal, self-injurious, addictive, and other problematic behaviors
- Identify standard and customized DBT practices
- Learn how to use treatment stages, the treatment hierarchy, and other therapy structure to manage the clinical process
- Describe fluid movement between validation and change strategies
- Learn the key differences between traditional cognitive interventions and DBT-style cognitive interventions
- Master DBT diary cards and chain (change) analysis
Agenda
Day One - Foundations and Skills Training
Introduction to DBT
Dialectics in Practice
Core Assumptions of DBT
Skills Training
Mindfulness: The Path to Wise Mind
Distress Tolerance
Emotion Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Skills Training Beyond the Original Four Modules
Developing Skills Plans for Problem Behaviors
Day Two - DBT Interventions and Clinical Applications
DBT in Practice
The Biosocial Model
Structuring Therapy
Validation
Best Methods of Changing Behaviors
Consultation Group
Putting It All Together: Viewing a DBT Individual Session
Next Steps: Developing Your Proficiency in DBT