Training Description

This five-day training is designed specifically for individual therapists or skills trainers who are members of an intensively trained DBT team, but have not completed Intensive training themselves. It is meant to assist teams that have hired new staff or experienced turnover by allowing newer team members to get trained in the standard content of DBT. Lecture, video, role-play and small group exercises will be used to teach DBT theory and strategies in depth. Participants agree to attend the entire five days of training, do their best to learn the material, and participate in a willing, committed manner.

The training requires that participants work in an active DBT® program, participate in a consultation team, and will continue learning DBT with a mentor. Only people who have attended the full ten days of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training™ are able to serve as mentors and sponsor team members to a Foundational Training.

Training Objectives

Participate in a DBT Consultation Team.
Demonstrate Consultation Team strategies used in DBT.
List the modes, the functions, and the typical treatment agreements made in DBT.
Implement the structure, goals, and stages of DBT treatment.
Teach the four DBT skills modules (Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance).
Explain the Biosocial Model of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and other severe disorders in all required treatment contexts.
Create DBT treatment plans for clients using targeting procedures.
Explain the dialectical nature of DBT.
Demonstrate how dialectics are used in DBT.
Conduct Cue Exposure and Response Prevention.
List the steps in Problem-Solving.
Conduct complete Behavioral Chain Analyses and solution analyses.
Implement the Cognitive-Behavioral strategies in DBT.
Identify the levels of validation and the contexts in which they apply.
Demonstrate the use of validation to balance the change strategies in treatment.
Demonstrate the different communication strategies of DBT.
Implement the DBT case management strategies.
Implement telephone coaching and other generalization strategies of DBT.
Apply suicide crisis protocols of DBT.
Discuss the DBT research for different populations.

Schedule

General Schedule
8:00	–	8:30	Registration, CE/CME Sign-in
8:30	–	10:15	Morning Session 1
10:15	–	10:30	Break
10:30	–	12:00	Morning Session 2
12:00	–	1:00	Lunch on your own
1:00	–	2:15	Afternoon Session 1
2:15	–	2:30	Break
2:30	–	3:45	Afternoon Session 2
3:45	–	4:00	Break
4:00	–	4:45	Afternoon Session 3
4:45	–	5:00	Q&A, Completion of Evaluation, and CE/CME Sign-out

CE NOTE: Behavioral Tech calculates the continuing education credits for this training by the start time and end time. 100 percent attendance is required, as is signing IN and OUT each morning and afternoon, to receive CE credits. Partial credits cannot be issued.

Trainers

Jennifer Waltz, PhD

Missoula, MT (United States) Jennifer Waltz, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Montana. She trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) under the supervision of Dr. Marsha Linehan from 1987-1992. As a senior trainer, she conducts training and supervision in DBT throughout the U.S. Dr. Waltz has published a number of articles and book chapters on DBT. She was Principal Investigator on an NIMH-funded project designed to develop videotapes of DBT skills training. Other areas of research are mindfulness, self-compassion, and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. As a professor, her teaching focuses on training and supervising graduate students in clinical psychology. She resides in Missoula, MT, where she also maintains a private practice.

Additional Faculty & Presenters

Marcus Rodriguez, PhD

Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Youth and Family Institute in Los Angeles (yfinstitute.com). He is also Director of the Global Mental Health Research Lab (globalmentalhealthlab.com) and Associate Professor of Psychology at Pitzer College. Dr. Rodriguez earned his master’s at Peking University, his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University, and internship at the 3East DBT Program at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Marcus was born in California, grew up in Mexico, studied in Germany for a year during college, lived in China for 9 years after college, and has traveled to more than 80 countries. He provides direct patient care, consultation, supervision and training in English, Spanish and Mandarin. He has helped train thousands of mental health professionals throughout the United States, China, and Latin America. He teaches mindfulness and DBT at the Norco State Prison through the Pitzer College’s Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA Program. Dr. Rodriguez is a founding member of ISITDBT’s Antiracism Committee (isitdbt.net/anti-racism). He is the lead consultant of a 13-site randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of DBT in inpatient hospital settings and a co-PI for a multi-site RCT of DBT on college campuses in China. He published a book on DBT in Mandarin, co-authored dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals, and made more than 100 clinical and scholarly conference presentations. He enjoys travel hacking, making memes and writing children’s books.

Prerequisites

Participants should meet the following criteria:

Be a current member of an Intensively trained team.
Be invested in learning DBT to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their usual settings. Participants agree to attend and fully participate in the entire training in a willing, committed manner.
Have learned DBT in one-day or two-day trainings and/or from self-guided study of the treatment manuals.
Agree to read the following books before the Foundational Training:
- Linehan, M.M. (2015). DBT® Skills Training Manual: Second Edition. New York: Guilford Press.
- Linehan, M.M. (2015). DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets: Second Edition. New York: Guilford Press.
- Linehan, M.M. (1993). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Attend

Tuition

Tuition per person

$1,500.00

Application Form

You may pay the application fee (to reserve your seat) by adding an App Fee ticket to your cart and completing the checkout process. Please note that we will cancel your application fee if we do not receive your application form within 7 days of app-fee payment. Please send your completed application to info@behavioraltech.org.

We only have a few seats left for this training. If you would like to attend, please submit your application fee as soon as possible to indicate your interest, and send us a completed application form right away.

DBT Foundational Application — Sandy, UT

Acceptance Notification

Applicants will be notified of acceptance within 7 business days of submitting their application.

Tuition Payment Terms

Your tuition payment is due upon receipt of the invoice; if payment is not received, we may release your space to another applicant. Please contact us at 206.675.8588 to discuss any extenuating circumstances affecting your prompt payment. Application fees and tuition are non-refundable.

Prices are quoted in U.S. dollars. We accept credit cards (Discover, MasterCard, Visa, and American Express), U.S. checks, and bank transfers. All payments must be in U.S. funds; we are unable to accept foreign checks. Please contact Customer Service at 206.675.8588 or at info@behavioraltech.org for more information about ACH or wire transfer payment options.

Due to the comprehensive nature of this training, there are no cancellations or substitutions available. If extenuating circumstances arise that prevent full attendance, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your situation. We will do our best to provide alternative options for completing training curriculum.

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Seat Availability for Onsite Events

The number of seats for our open-enrollment workshops and our application-based trainings are limited by the physical training space that is reserved for the event. Please complete your registration or submit your application at your earliest convenience, as we will not guarantee a seat for you until we have received your registration or tuition payment.

Special Accommodations

If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Behavioral Tech at 206.675.8588 four weeks prior to the training so that we may provide you with appropriate service.

Technical Requirements

Co-hosted By: La Europa Academy & Youth Care

Best Western Plus- Cotton Tree Inn
10695 S Auto Mall Drive
Sandy (Salt Lake City area), UT 84070

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Nearby Accommodations

Accomodations are available at the Best Western Plus – Cotton Tree Inn. We will provide additional information upon acceptance to the training.

Continuing Education

This offering meets the requirements for the following hours by discipline. Licensing and continuing education requirements vary by state. Please contact your state’s regulatory authority to verify if this course meets your licensing or continuing education requirements. Inquiries regarding CE for other disciplines not listed may be directed to Behavioral Tech at 206.675.8589 or via email to CE@behavioraltech.org.

CE NOTE: Behavioral Tech calculates the continuing education credits for this training by the start time and end time. 100 percent attendance is required, as is signing IN and OUT each morning and afternoon, to receive CE credits. Partial credits cannot be issued.

Approval Statements

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors: Behavioral Tech, LLC will apply to the NAADAC – the Association for Addiction Professionals, Provider #77431. This activity is approved for 33 contact hours. Behavioral Tech will email you a letter documenting your attendance upon successful completion of the activity.

Mental Health Counselors: Behavioral Tech is a NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. Behavioral Tech has allocated 33 clock hours for this activity and will email you a letter documenting your attendance upon successful completion of the activity.

Nurses: Behavioral Tech, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Behavioral Tech designates this educational activity for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Continuing Medical Education is accepted by the ANCC for nursing certification renewal. At the end of the training, each Nurse must complete and sign the provided form to record the number of credits claimed. Keep one copy & return the other copy to Behavioral Tech.

Psychiatrists: Behavioral Tech, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Behavioral Tech designates this educational activity for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. At the end of the training, each Physician must complete and sign the provided form to record the number of credits claimed. Keep one copy & return the other copy to Behavioral Tech. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Behavioral Tech, LLC (BTECH) and La Europa Academy. BTECH is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Psychologists: Behavioral Tech, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Behavioral Tech maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Behavioral Tech has allocated 33 hours of CE within APA guidelines. Behavioral Tech will email you a letter documenting your attendance after successful completion of the program.

Social Workers: Behavioral Tech will apply to have this program approved by the NASW, Utah Chapter for 33 CE hours.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Foundational Training™