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Anyone wishing to participate in the DBT Comprehensive online training program must first register for their pathway and pay the program fee. You will receive an email confirming your payment which includes a link to complete your Enrollment Application form. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis to review your eligibility for the pathway.
Once your application is complete, you will be notified of your acceptance and select a start date. Enrollment is not complete until you have been accepted into the pathway you registered for.
Please note that the application process for the Intensive and Intensive Plus pathways may take longer compared to the Foundational pathway, so early application is encouraged.
This program of study offers three distinct pathways: Foundational, Intensive, and Intensive Plus. The eligibility requirements and prerequisites vary based on the pathway in which you are enrolling.
Foundational: This pathway is for individuals who are current members of established and functioning DBT teams with Intensively-trained, senior members. Your application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
You work in an active DBT program and participate in a DBT Consultation Team that's been in existence for at least one year and meets weekly
You are actively involved in clinical work and can immediately apply what is learned with clients NOTE TO SUPERVISORS: IF YOUR JOB DUTIES DO NOT INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF DIRECT CLIENT CARE, DESCRIBE IN YOUR APPLICATION:
YOUR PLAN FOR HOW YOU WILL PRACTICE DBT STRATEGIES ASSIGNED AS PART OF DBT TRAINING AND CONSULTATION
THE CONTEXT IN WHICH YOU WILL BE IMPLEMENTING DBT AFTER TRAINING
You have a mentor on your DBT team who met all requirements of a comprehensive DBT training at least two years ago
You hold the legal credentials required in your local jurisdiction to provide mental health treatment
Intensive: This pathway is for teams of individuals who are, or intend, to function as a DBT program/consultation team. To qualify for this pathway, you and your team must meet these criteria:
Your DBT Consultation Team must have between 5 & 10 members
You hold the legal credentials required in your local jurisdiction to provide mental health treatment
Note: If your job duties do not involve the delivery of direct client care, describe in your application:
How you plan to apply DBT strategies assigned as part of DBT training and consultation
The context in which you will be implementing DBT after training
Intensive Plus: The DBT Intensive Plus pathway is intended for mental health providers who do not have access to a DBT Consultation Team. Teams are created during the training that are intended to be the primary DBT Consultation Team for participants upon completion of the training. To qualify for this pathway you must:
Agree to participate as a DBT consultation team member for the duration of the program
Hold the legal credentials required in your local jurisdiction to provide mental health treatment
Note: Each pathway has an application process. For the DBT Intensive Plus pathway, your information will be reviewed and we will seek to place you in an online team alongside other participants within a similar timezone. Your start date is not confirmed until we’ve placed you in an online team.
Foundational pathway only
What is a Foundational Mentor? A DBT Foundational mentor is an experienced DBT team member who completed Intensive/Comprehensive training at least 2 years ago and agrees to meet regularly with a Foundational participant to provide support and corrective feedback.
Does everyone who takes the online Foundational course need to have a mentor? No. The requirement to have a mentor is specific to those participants who are enrolled in the Foundational pathway. Participants enrolled in the Intensive or Intensive Plus pathways do not need to have a mentor.
Why are Foundational participants required to have a mentor? The Foundational learning pathway is intended for persons who are joining or are current members of established and functioning DBT teams with comprehensively-trained, senior members. Upon completion of the 12-week online course, each Foundational participant must continue developing and applying their DBT knowledge and skills under the guidance of their mentor. In the Intensive and Intensive Plus pathways, this guidance and mentorship is provided via the DBT consultation sessions with the DBT expert.
What are the qualifications to serve as a mentor? To be a mentor, the senior DBT team member will:
Have completed Intensive training (or a comprehensive equivalent)
Ensure that the Participant is oriented to their role on the DBT Consultation Team and is a functioning member of their team
Meet with the Participant regularly (outside of regular Consultation Team meetings) to provide support and corrective feedback as the Participant completes the required readings and homework
Agree to serve as Mentor for a minimum of one year
What is the time commitment for a mentor? The time commitment per week will vary, based on the participant’s learning and development needs, and the needs of the patients whom she or he treats. A mentor must agree to meet with the participant for a minimum of one year.
The DBT Comprehensive Online training program was developed to increase access to rigorous, high-quality training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. The online program is intended to provide comprehensive training via an online learning format. It is intended for mental health providers who want to provide DBT within the context of a full DBT program with all its modes of treatment. In the Comprehensive program, you will learn about structuring individual treatment sessions, targets of treatment, case conceptualization, suicide risk assessment and management, phone coaching, therapist team consultation and other protocols and strategies that are part of DBT.
Throughout this remote learning experience, you’ll hone your clinical performance by learning through didactics, detailed demonstrations of treatment, practice, and in-depth interviews of expert DBT therapists that bring to life DBT theory and strategies. You’ll learn how to help clients engage in new behaviors, generate hope and maintain commitment, and troubleshoot and address the problems that may hinder those commitments.
The DBT Comprehensive Online training program will enable you to build clinical mastery in the application of DBT and to establish an effective DBT practice.
In contrast, the DBT Skills online course has a specific focus on the four DBT skills modules. It is intended for a broader audience who may or may not work with persons who have complex, severe behaviors. Participants who take the online DBT Skills course may go on to teach DBT Skills training groups but are not prepared to provide the full treatment.
For both CE credit & Certificate of Completion:
DBT Foundational
Complete all 12 weeks of course content
Score at least 80% on all weekly quizzes
Complete a post-course evaluation
Provide verification of homework completion, signed off on by mentor
DBT Intensive
Complete all 12 weeks of DBT Foundational course content
Score at least 80% on all weekly quizzes and Foundational exam
Attend 80% of scheduled consultation sessions with your team's DBT expert
Submit a completed team homework score sheet
Complete a post-course evaluation
DBT Intensive Plus
Complete all 12 weeks of course content
Score at least 80% on all weekly quizzes and Foundational exam
Attend 80% of scheduled consultation and team formation sessions with your team's DBT expert
Submit a completed team homework score sheet
Complete a post-course evaluation
** Please note: no separate letter of completion is offered for the different parts of the Intensive or Intensive Plus program
