Embark on an enriched journey into Dialectical Behavior Therapy in this upgraded edition of DBT Skills, led by renowned treatment developer Marsha Linehan. Joined by master trainers Elizabeth Mazza and Alec Miller, this course offers brand-new skills, therapy demonstrations, and expert guidance to deepen your clinical repertoire.
This course is a 2.0 version of the original, including three extra hours of easy-to-learn content that is designed to easily integrate with any therapeutic approach. Over six weeks, you will delve into the core DBT Skills modules, starting with the foundational principles of Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance.
This course offers strategies, interventions and practical skills to assist you with complex client presentations. Marsha Linehan teaches you the skills, then teaches you how to integrate them to help clients lead better lives and overcome obstacles to thriving. You’ll see a range of skills applied in a subtle yet sophisticated way to assist clients in distress via expert-led therapy demonstrations and exercises. Plus, you’ll gain access to a robust library of resources and join an online forum with an expert DBT trainer to support your learning.
Course Goals
Learn how to teach the four DBT Skills modules of mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance to your clients
Gain fundamental knowledge of how to lead a DBT skills training program in your clinical practice
Learn the different clinical roles of a DBT Skills group and co-leader
Collaborate with your peers and get feedback on how to approach the unique challenges of implementing DBT Skills with difficult-to-treat clients
There are 15 CE/CME credits available for this course (see Learner Notification). Prior to registering, please visit this page to review CE/CME details, course objectives, speaker/planner conflict of interest disclosure and more.
