The DBT Intensive Plus program is a truly “next generation” training experience. Specifically designed for individual mental health practitioners who want to become DBT clinicians, this program provides everything you need—including your very own online clinical team.
Right from the start, DBT Intensive Plus places you in a team of like-minded clinicians, allowing you to collaborate while applying this life-saving treatment. You’ll receive four initial consultation sessions with a world-leading DBT trainer to help your new team connect and build confidence, followed by an additional 20 hours as you progress. Your program will be curated by an expert DBT consultant, ensuring that your team’s development and needs are supported throughout the entire journey.
Flexible and available for immediate start (subject to eligibility approval and time zone considerations), this program lets you dive into DBT training without delay. You’ll also benefit from a HIPAA-compliant Zoom button that automatically connects you to your weekly team meetings, plus access to a dedicated forum for ongoing communication with your team members.
The DBT Intensive Plus program includes the highly practical DBT Foundational course, which takes you step-by-step through the DBT model. You’ll have access to this course throughout the entire 12 months of the program, allowing plenty of time to revisit the core content, in-depth case studies, and supporting material. Additionally, you’ll receive four free essential DBT textbooks, and an exclusive one-hour recording of a DBT Team Consultation in practice
This program offers the complete “hands-on” training experience to become a certified DBT clinician, all the while building a supportive team to navigate the complex challenges of real-word cases.
Key features
Start anytime (subject to eligibility approval and team formation within predetermined time zones)
Includes DBT Foundational, accessible throughout the entire 12 months
20 consultation hours with an expert DBT consultant, designed to help your team build expertise and collaborate effectively
Four essential DBT textbooks, a comprehensive resource library, and optional “Dig Deeper” content to explore key areas that interest you
HIPAA-compliant Zoom button for automatic online connection
Online forum to communicate with fellow team members
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
Incorporate DBT assumptions and a dialectical worldview into treatment with multi-problem patients
Understand and apply the biosocial model of DBT to conceptualize client issues
Apply DBT principles and strategies in consultation team meetings
Structure treatment according to the primary target hierarchies
Complete pre-treatment tasks (for example, identifying client’s goals, orienting clients to DBT, and obtaining treatment commitment)
Implement effective phone coaching strategies
Conduct chain analyses for problematic behaviors and generate solutions for specific problematic links
Apply the DBT problem-solving strategies (skills training, cognitive modification, exposure, and contingency management)
Implement the acceptance principles and levels of validation in DBT
Assess acute and long-term suicide risk, and apply DBT Suicide crisis protocols
Implement effective approaches to PTSD within Stage 1 DBT treatment
Structure a DBT Skills Group, and apply effective strategies for teaching in this treatment mode
Prepare a DBT case formulation
Define problem behaviors specifically and behaviorally
Identify the controlling variables influencing a problem behavior
Identify solutions to address the controlling variables influencing problem behaviors
Generate solutions to address barriers in implementing DBT within your program
Identify and address team issues using DBT strategies
Identify DBT skills for clients to use for specific problems and contexts
Ensure that your DBT program addresses the five functions of comprehensive treatment
