Services for Agencies and Systems

BTECH has more than 25 years of experience in providing DBT training, and we have the expertise to assist your agency or system in implementing, growing, and sustaining your DBT program. We place high value on staying abreast of the latest developments in the science of dissemination and implementation and incorporating that into our work. Our implementation experience includes:

Public and private hospitals
Public and private mental health centers
Substance use treatment centers
Correctional and forensic settings
Adolescent treatment settings
University graduate programs
And extensive experience training in non-English speaking settings

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Are you interested to learn more about how BTECH can help your team? Keep reading to discover the difference DBT can make for your patients AND your bottom line! You can also get more information about DBT here.

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Plus, we would be happy to talk to you directly about a specific training plan that meets the needs of your agency. Click here to fill out the form to reach one of our team members so we can customize a plan for you!

Improve patient outcomeS

DBT has been shown to improve patient outcomes AND reduce treatment costs. For these two reasons alone, there is value for health systems and agencies to consider DBT training.

DBT enables agencies to better target the needs of patients and clients. As a principle-driven treatment, DBT provides a flexible framework in which to treat persons with complex, severe disorders.

Reduce treatment costs

There is considerable evidence that standard outpatient DBT reduces the overall cost of mental health treatment. The results of a systematic review (Botanov, Y. (2015), p.1) of studies examining the costs of DBT found the following:

Overall, DBT is associated with about a 40% reduction in mental health treatment costs.
The most pronounced cost savings are due to about a 70% reduction in inpatient treatment costs ($25,000 per person).
After accounting for all mental health treatment costs, the total cost savings across trials was almost $20,000 per person.

For more information about how DBT reduces overall treatment costs, here are two resources worth reading:

Improve patient outcomeS

DBT has been shown to improve patient outcomes AND reduce treatment costs. For these two reasons alone, there is value for health systems and agencies to consider DBT training.

DBT enables agencies to better target the needs of patients and clients. As a principle-driven treatment, DBT provides a flexible framework in which to treat persons with complex, severe disorders.

Reduce treatment costs

There is considerable evidence that standard outpatient DBT reduces the overall cost of mental health treatment. The results of a recent systematic review (Botanov et al., under review) of studies examining the costs of DBT found the following:

Overall, DBT is associated with about a 40% reduction in mental health treatment costs.
The most pronounced cost savings are due to about a 70% reduction in inpatient treatment costs ($25,000 per person).
After accounting for all mental health treatment costs, the total cost savings across trials was almost $20,000 per person.

For more information about how DBT reduces overall treatment costs, here are two resources worth reading:

Let BTech Be Your Guide!

One of the core components of success for us is designing an effective training model. We actively attend to the science of implementation and use these principles to guide our recommendations. We help you get started by outlining key strategies for starting a DBT program in a larger mental health system, such as:

How to get administrative support
Building your program goals
Selecting training components for your implementation
Sustaining your DBT program

Although we have a variety of training options, private trainings are usually more cost-effective for groups of 30 or more. We can customize training for your goals and timeline to accommodate your agency’s needs.

Whether your goal is raising the level of staff clinical skills, building a continuum of care for a specific client population, or responding to the demands of a licensing or legal entity, we will work with you to design an effective training and implementation model. Based on your goals and budget, we will tailor a training plan that may include onsite orientation, strategic planning, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training, supplemental training, and/or consultation.

Our experience with diverse agencies and systems allows us to work with you to assess the challenges affecting your program and develop a plan for overcoming programmatic and training issues.

We would love to work with your team to bring DBT training to your agency. Be sure to fill out the form here to tell us more about your needs so we can customize a plan that will work best for you!