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Suicide Risk Assessment & Management
The ability to effectively assess and manage suicide risk is a critical skillset for those in health care professions. Responding to suicide risk is often stressful, especially if a provider is underprepared. This workshop includes 4 90-minute modules that are intended to help health care professionals prepare themselves to effectively assess and respond to suicide risk.Participants will become familiar with chronic and acute risk factors for suicide, protective factors for suicide, and how to formulate an overall level of suicide risk based on these factors.In addition, participants will learn when to screen for suicide risk and how to talk with individuals who may be suicidal to assess and manage risk. The workshop includes specific steps for crisis management. In addition, participants will be oriented to evidence-based treatments for suicidal behaviors.
Methods of instruction include lecture, clinical case illustrations, demonstration of strategies, discussion, and participant practice.
DBT Skills Training: Introduction
This live instructor-led workshop provides a high level overview of the four DBT Skills modules and the programatic delivery of these skills.Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. This focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
This workshop can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 2 contiguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program. The workshop includes supplemental reading, homework, and quizzes estimated to be 9 - 12 hours beyond the scheduled didactic portion of the workshop.
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
This introduction to DBT Skills Training introduces Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the goals and general content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training. It also provides an overview of the manner in which DBT conceptualizes problems, as well as the behavior change, validation, and dialectical strategies used across all modes of the treatment. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
The workshop is designed for all mental health professionals who want get a high level overview of the four DBT Skills modules and the programatic delivery of these skills. Prior knowledge of DBT is not required; however, learning will be enhanced if participants are familiar with Dr. Marsha Linehan's 1993 text, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, and the 2015 DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition. Participants should have the latter available during the course.
This workshop is a precursor to the world of DBT skills training. Those who want to fully implement a DBT skills training program are invited to follow this course with the DBT Skills Training Fundamentals, which provides in-depth training in acquisition, strengthening, and generalization procedures of DBT skills. DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
This introduction to DBT Skills Training introduces Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the goals and general content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training.
DBT: A Brief Overview
Clinicians working with patients who have multiple problems and severe emotion dysregulation are often stymied by the complex clinical presentations and challenges that arise during treatment. Since its initial development in the 1980s, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has proven to be effective for an array of problems related to emotion dysregulation. We know that severe emotion regulation difficulties result in persons facing multiple problems across many areas of life and that these problems manifest in a variety of ways. The principles of DBT were specifically designed for cases that often present therapists with novel challenges. One of the benefits of a principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to accommodate the specific situations, cultures, and contexts of the persons it serves. DBT has been studied and implemented in multiple countries across the globe.
This live remote instructor-led overview of DBT consists of two 2-hour modules delivered online for a total of 4 hours. The dialectical nature of DBT is explained via the balance between change-based technology (behavior therapy) with acceptance-based principles (validation). It describes the structure and components of standard DBT and the manner in which these serve specific functions. Given that DBT is a skills-deficit model of treatment, this introduction provides an overview of the goals and content of the DBT skills modules.
This high-level overview of DBT is intended for mental health professionals, administrators, and interested stakeholders who wish to acquaint themselves with the treatment. Prior knowledge of DBT is not required. The workshop should be particularly useful for those who are exploring whether learning DBT, to a standard of clinical proficiency, would benefit their own clinical skills and their clients suffering from complex disorders. Attendees will receive the basic knowledge needed to make decisions about whether DBT is the right fit for the problems with which they are faced. Thus, this workshop can also be useful for both mental health providers and health care providers outside of mental health. This workshop can also serve as a useful tool for organizations who have implemented DBT to orient new or additional staff to the general structure and principles of DBT. Suggestions for additional training and self-study will be provided.
Teaching methods include lecture and treatment demonstrations to illustrate the principles and strategies of DBT.
This overview is a precursor to the world of DBT training. Those who want to implement DBT are invited to follow this workshop with additional training. For those who want to implement a full DBT program, we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training. For those interested in implementing DBT skills, we recommend DBT Skills Training Introduction & Fundamentals, which provides in-depth training in acquisition, strengthening, and generalization procedures of DBT skills. DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT.
DBT Intensive Training, Part 2
The second part of DBT Intensive Training involves a series of tasks in the service of implementing DBT programs and clinical work. Structured didactic training shifts primarily to consultation directed at the specific needs of the teams in training while addressing training targets and advanced topics.
Part 2 of DBT Intensive Training consists of 5 days of training and contribute 30 of the 60 instructional hours in the DBT Intensive Training.
Before reconvening for the final 20 modules Practice in Crisis Intervention
During the homework phase of the training, each team should meet with one of the trainers to practice crisis intervention according to provided guidelines.
Part 2 Team-based Consultation & Advanced Topics
After the initial 3 modules in this part of the training, described below, each team receives focused consultation from the trainers that is observed by all participants, and each consultation is followed by a discussion among the full group of participants. While the team has an opportunity to have its specific questions addressed by DBT experts, it is expected that the observation and discussion among the whole group will result in sharpening the assessment and intervention skills of all participants, and that vicarious learning will occur that will generalize across teams and programs. Consultations are based on program and team development documents and a case formulation that is prepared by each team. Trainers use the information from these documents, a knowledge exam, and the consultations that occur across Part 2 to assess the needs of trainees and weave advanced topics into the discussions of the consultations. The final module engages teams in a series of exercises designed to solidify their learning and to strategize ways to keep their learning vibrant over time.
DBT Intensive Training, Part 1
Since its initial development in the 1980s DBT has been shown to be effective for an array of problems related to emotion dysregulation. We know severe emotion regulation difficulties result in persons facing multiple problems across many areas of life and that these problems manifest in a variety of ways. The principles of DBT were specifically designed for cases which often present therapists with novel challenges. One of the benefits of a principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to accommodate the specific situations, cultures, and contexts of the persons it serves. DBT has been studied and implemented in multiple countries across the globe.
DBT Intensive training is a comprehensive team-based program of study designed to provide teams with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide DBT. It focuses on both the establishment of comprehensive DBT programs and the clinical skills necessary to provide the treatment to persons with complex mental health problems. Intensive training in DBT includes 4 hours of content specific to risk assessment, management, and treatment of suicidal behaviors.
The program is divided into 2 parts that are designed to guide teams to accomplish four phases of DBT program implementation. While Parts 1 and 2 are described separately, they comprise a single program of study.
Part 1 (30 instructional hours)
- Preparation
- Knowledge Acquisition
Part 2 (30 instructional hours)
- Implementation
- Practice Improvement & Sustainability
In Part 1, lectures, demonstrations of treatment, and small group exercises are used to teach DBT theory and strategies in-depth. Upon conclusion of Part 1, participants consolidate and apply what they have learned with the help of practice assignments that are intended to guide the implementation process. Teams design and begin to implement their own DBT programs or to integrate DBT into an ongoing treatment setting. In Part 2, each team presents their work and receives expert consultation on specific cases and on their program, including protocols for specific treatment problems and adaptations of DBT.
This program of study consists of 10 days of training, divided into 2 parts of 5 days each, delivered via video conference embedded in a learning management system (LMS) for a total of 60 instructor-led hours. The typical length of the full course of study is 6 months to 1 year.
DBT Foundational Training
The DBT Foundational Training is a comprehensive program of study designed specifically for individual therapists or skills trainers who are members of an established DBT Consultation Team and have not completed Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training themselves.
Since its initial development in the 1980s, DBT has been shown to be effective for an array of problems related to emotion dysregulation. We know that severe emotion regulation difficulties result in persons facing multiple problems across many areas of life and that these problems manifest in a variety of ways. The principles of DBT were specifically designed for cases that often present therapists with novel challenges. One of the benefits of a principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to accommodate the specific situations, cultures, and contexts of the persons it serves. DBT has been studied and implemented in multiple countries across the globe.
DBT Foundational Training is meant to assist teams who have hired new staff or experienced turnover by allowing newer team members to get trained in the standard content of DBT. It includes 4 hours of content specific to risk assessment, management, and treatment of suicidal behaviors. Lecture, video, demonstration, and practice will be used to teach DBT theory and strategies in depth.
This course can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 5 contiguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program.
The course includes the foundational theory, conceptualization, structure, strategies, procedures, and protocols of standard DBT. It assists individual providers with the clinical work of DBT and becoming functioning members of DBT teams.
DBT Skills Training
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
This program provides in-depth training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, as well as the structure and training methods required to help patients learn and use DBT skills. The intended purpose of the various skills and the rationale (including the evidence) for their place in the treatment are addressed. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Participants will learn key teaching points for the various skills. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
The training consists of 16 segments for a total of 24 instructional hours over 4 days. The 4 days do not need to be contiguous and can be scheduled according to the needs of our clients. In addition, the order of the training segments can be adjusted. Consolidation of knowledge from training requires preparation and tasks beyond the time spent with trainers. In order to maximize the return on the investment made in training, readings, homework tasks, and a knowledge test are built in. We estimate that participants should plan on an additional 24 hours of time to complete these. Pertinent readings and homework tasks are included in a description of the training segments included later in this document.
Participants who want to learn DBT skills in depth to improve their work with their clients will benefit most from this training with preparation. Training in Dialectical Behavor Therapy Foundational Training or Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training is ideal. Alternately, participants can prepare by in-depth reading of Dr. Marsha Linehan's DBT® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition, on which this training relies. Participants should have this book available during the training.
DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
DBT Skills Training: Introduction & Fundamentals
This live instructor-led course is intended for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to the implementation of DBT Skills training in order to more effectively serve their program participants. Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. The focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
This course can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 5 contiguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program.
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training. The intended purpose of the various skills and the rationale (including the evidence) for their inclusion in the treatment are addressed. It also provides an overview of the manner in which DBT conceptualizes problems, as well as the behavior change, validation, and dialectical strategies used across all modes of the treatment. The course is a hybrid model of the introductory and fundamentals DBT Skills courses offered by BTECH. It includes the first 4 modules of the introductory course and all 16 of the fundmentals modules. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
This live instructor-led course is intended for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to the implementation of DBT Skills training in order to more effectively serve their program participants. Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. The focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
DBT Skills Training: Fundamentals
This live instructor-led course is intended for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to the implementation of DBT Skills training in order to more effectively serve their program participants. Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. The focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
This course can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 4 continguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program.
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
This training provides in-depth training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, as well as the training methods required to help patients move from skills acquisition to generalization of skills into their natural environments. The intended purpose of the various skills and the rationale (including the evidence) for their place in the treatment are addressed. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Participants will learn key teaching points for the various skills. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
Consolidation of knowledge from training requires preparation and tasks beyond the time spent with trainers. In order to maximize the return on the investment made in training, readings, homework tasks, and a knowledge test are built in. Pertinent readings and homework tasks are included in a description of the training segment included later in this document.
Participants should have Dr. Marsha Linehan's DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition available during the training.
DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
This course is an in-depth training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, as well as the structure and methods required to help patients move from skills acquisition to generalization of skills into their natural environments.
DBT Intensive Training, Part 2
The second part of DBT Intensive Training involves a series of tasks in the service of implementing DBT programs and clinical work. Structured didactic training shifts primarily to consultation directed at the specific needs of the teams in training while addressing training targets and advanced topics.
Part 2 of DBT Intensive Training consists of 20 modules that are each 90 minutes in length. These modules are also delivered via video conference embedded in a learning management system (LMS) and contribute 30 of the 60 instructional hours in the DBT Intensive Training.
Practice in Crisis Intervention
During the homework phase of the training, each team will meet with one of the trainers to practice crisis intervention according to provided guidelines.
20 Modules of Team-based Consultation & Advanced Topics
After the initial 3 modules in this part of the training, described below, each team receives focused consultation from the trainers that is observed by all participants, and each consultation is followed by a discussion among the full group of participants. While the team has an opportunity to have its specific questions addressed by DBT experts, it is expected that the observation and discussion among the whole group will result in sharpening the assessment and intervention skills of all participants, and that vicarious learning will occur that will generalize across teams and programs. Consultations are based on program and team development documents and a case formulation that is prepared by each team. Trainers use the information from these documents, a knowledge exam, and the consultations that occur across Part 2 to assess the needs of trainees and weave advanced topics into the discussions of the consultations. The final module engages teams in a series of exercises designed to solidify their learning and to strategize ways to keep their learning vibrant over time.
Training Catalog
Suicide Risk Assessment & Management
The ability to effectively assess and manage suicide risk is a critical skillset for those in health care professions. Responding to suicide risk is often stressful, especially if a provider is underprepared. This workshop includes 4 90-minute modules that are intended to help health care professionals prepare themselves to effectively assess and respond to suicide risk.Participants will become familiar with chronic and acute risk factors for suicide, protective factors for suicide, and how to formulate an overall level of suicide risk based on these factors.In addition, participants will learn when to screen for suicide risk and how to talk with individuals who may be suicidal to assess and manage risk. The workshop includes specific steps for crisis management. In addition, participants will be oriented to evidence-based treatments for suicidal behaviors.
Methods of instruction include lecture, clinical case illustrations, demonstration of strategies, discussion, and participant practice.
DBT Skills Training: Introduction
This live instructor-led workshop provides a high level overview of the four DBT Skills modules and the programatic delivery of these skills.Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. This focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
This workshop can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 2 contiguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program. The workshop includes supplemental reading, homework, and quizzes estimated to be 9 - 12 hours beyond the scheduled didactic portion of the workshop.
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
This introduction to DBT Skills Training introduces Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the goals and general content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training. It also provides an overview of the manner in which DBT conceptualizes problems, as well as the behavior change, validation, and dialectical strategies used across all modes of the treatment. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
The workshop is designed for all mental health professionals who want get a high level overview of the four DBT Skills modules and the programatic delivery of these skills. Prior knowledge of DBT is not required; however, learning will be enhanced if participants are familiar with Dr. Marsha Linehan's 1993 text, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, and the 2015 DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition. Participants should have the latter available during the course.
This workshop is a precursor to the world of DBT skills training. Those who want to fully implement a DBT skills training program are invited to follow this course with the DBT Skills Training Fundamentals, which provides in-depth training in acquisition, strengthening, and generalization procedures of DBT skills. DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
This introduction to DBT Skills Training introduces Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the goals and general content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training.
DBT: A Brief Overview
Clinicians working with patients who have multiple problems and severe emotion dysregulation are often stymied by the complex clinical presentations and challenges that arise during treatment. Since its initial development in the 1980s, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has proven to be effective for an array of problems related to emotion dysregulation. We know that severe emotion regulation difficulties result in persons facing multiple problems across many areas of life and that these problems manifest in a variety of ways. The principles of DBT were specifically designed for cases that often present therapists with novel challenges. One of the benefits of a principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to accommodate the specific situations, cultures, and contexts of the persons it serves. DBT has been studied and implemented in multiple countries across the globe.
This live remote instructor-led overview of DBT consists of two 2-hour modules delivered online for a total of 4 hours. The dialectical nature of DBT is explained via the balance between change-based technology (behavior therapy) with acceptance-based principles (validation). It describes the structure and components of standard DBT and the manner in which these serve specific functions. Given that DBT is a skills-deficit model of treatment, this introduction provides an overview of the goals and content of the DBT skills modules.
This high-level overview of DBT is intended for mental health professionals, administrators, and interested stakeholders who wish to acquaint themselves with the treatment. Prior knowledge of DBT is not required. The workshop should be particularly useful for those who are exploring whether learning DBT, to a standard of clinical proficiency, would benefit their own clinical skills and their clients suffering from complex disorders. Attendees will receive the basic knowledge needed to make decisions about whether DBT is the right fit for the problems with which they are faced. Thus, this workshop can also be useful for both mental health providers and health care providers outside of mental health. This workshop can also serve as a useful tool for organizations who have implemented DBT to orient new or additional staff to the general structure and principles of DBT. Suggestions for additional training and self-study will be provided.
Teaching methods include lecture and treatment demonstrations to illustrate the principles and strategies of DBT.
This overview is a precursor to the world of DBT training. Those who want to implement DBT are invited to follow this workshop with additional training. For those who want to implement a full DBT program, we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training. For those interested in implementing DBT skills, we recommend DBT Skills Training Introduction & Fundamentals, which provides in-depth training in acquisition, strengthening, and generalization procedures of DBT skills. DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT.
DBT Intensive Training, Part 2
The second part of DBT Intensive Training involves a series of tasks in the service of implementing DBT programs and clinical work. Structured didactic training shifts primarily to consultation directed at the specific needs of the teams in training while addressing training targets and advanced topics.
Part 2 of DBT Intensive Training consists of 5 days of training and contribute 30 of the 60 instructional hours in the DBT Intensive Training.
Before reconvening for the final 20 modules Practice in Crisis Intervention
During the homework phase of the training, each team should meet with one of the trainers to practice crisis intervention according to provided guidelines.
Part 2 Team-based Consultation & Advanced Topics
After the initial 3 modules in this part of the training, described below, each team receives focused consultation from the trainers that is observed by all participants, and each consultation is followed by a discussion among the full group of participants. While the team has an opportunity to have its specific questions addressed by DBT experts, it is expected that the observation and discussion among the whole group will result in sharpening the assessment and intervention skills of all participants, and that vicarious learning will occur that will generalize across teams and programs. Consultations are based on program and team development documents and a case formulation that is prepared by each team. Trainers use the information from these documents, a knowledge exam, and the consultations that occur across Part 2 to assess the needs of trainees and weave advanced topics into the discussions of the consultations. The final module engages teams in a series of exercises designed to solidify their learning and to strategize ways to keep their learning vibrant over time.
DBT Intensive Training, Part 1
Since its initial development in the 1980s DBT has been shown to be effective for an array of problems related to emotion dysregulation. We know severe emotion regulation difficulties result in persons facing multiple problems across many areas of life and that these problems manifest in a variety of ways. The principles of DBT were specifically designed for cases which often present therapists with novel challenges. One of the benefits of a principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to accommodate the specific situations, cultures, and contexts of the persons it serves. DBT has been studied and implemented in multiple countries across the globe.
DBT Intensive training is a comprehensive team-based program of study designed to provide teams with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide DBT. It focuses on both the establishment of comprehensive DBT programs and the clinical skills necessary to provide the treatment to persons with complex mental health problems. Intensive training in DBT includes 4 hours of content specific to risk assessment, management, and treatment of suicidal behaviors.
The program is divided into 2 parts that are designed to guide teams to accomplish four phases of DBT program implementation. While Parts 1 and 2 are described separately, they comprise a single program of study.
Part 1 (30 instructional hours)
- Preparation
- Knowledge Acquisition
Part 2 (30 instructional hours)
- Implementation
- Practice Improvement & Sustainability
In Part 1, lectures, demonstrations of treatment, and small group exercises are used to teach DBT theory and strategies in-depth. Upon conclusion of Part 1, participants consolidate and apply what they have learned with the help of practice assignments that are intended to guide the implementation process. Teams design and begin to implement their own DBT programs or to integrate DBT into an ongoing treatment setting. In Part 2, each team presents their work and receives expert consultation on specific cases and on their program, including protocols for specific treatment problems and adaptations of DBT.
This program of study consists of 10 days of training, divided into 2 parts of 5 days each, delivered via video conference embedded in a learning management system (LMS) for a total of 60 instructor-led hours. The typical length of the full course of study is 6 months to 1 year.
DBT Foundational Training
The DBT Foundational Training is a comprehensive program of study designed specifically for individual therapists or skills trainers who are members of an established DBT Consultation Team and have not completed Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training themselves.
Since its initial development in the 1980s, DBT has been shown to be effective for an array of problems related to emotion dysregulation. We know that severe emotion regulation difficulties result in persons facing multiple problems across many areas of life and that these problems manifest in a variety of ways. The principles of DBT were specifically designed for cases that often present therapists with novel challenges. One of the benefits of a principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to accommodate the specific situations, cultures, and contexts of the persons it serves. DBT has been studied and implemented in multiple countries across the globe.
DBT Foundational Training is meant to assist teams who have hired new staff or experienced turnover by allowing newer team members to get trained in the standard content of DBT. It includes 4 hours of content specific to risk assessment, management, and treatment of suicidal behaviors. Lecture, video, demonstration, and practice will be used to teach DBT theory and strategies in depth.
This course can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 5 contiguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program.
The course includes the foundational theory, conceptualization, structure, strategies, procedures, and protocols of standard DBT. It assists individual providers with the clinical work of DBT and becoming functioning members of DBT teams.
DBT Skills Training
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
This program provides in-depth training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, as well as the structure and training methods required to help patients learn and use DBT skills. The intended purpose of the various skills and the rationale (including the evidence) for their place in the treatment are addressed. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Participants will learn key teaching points for the various skills. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
The training consists of 16 segments for a total of 24 instructional hours over 4 days. The 4 days do not need to be contiguous and can be scheduled according to the needs of our clients. In addition, the order of the training segments can be adjusted. Consolidation of knowledge from training requires preparation and tasks beyond the time spent with trainers. In order to maximize the return on the investment made in training, readings, homework tasks, and a knowledge test are built in. We estimate that participants should plan on an additional 24 hours of time to complete these. Pertinent readings and homework tasks are included in a description of the training segments included later in this document.
Participants who want to learn DBT skills in depth to improve their work with their clients will benefit most from this training with preparation. Training in Dialectical Behavor Therapy Foundational Training or Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training is ideal. Alternately, participants can prepare by in-depth reading of Dr. Marsha Linehan's DBT® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition, on which this training relies. Participants should have this book available during the training.
DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
DBT Skills Training: Introduction & Fundamentals
This live instructor-led course is intended for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to the implementation of DBT Skills training in order to more effectively serve their program participants. Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. The focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
This course can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 5 contiguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program.
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
Participants learn about the function of skills training in DBT, the structure of a DBT skills training program, the content of each skills module, and the targets for DBT skills training. The intended purpose of the various skills and the rationale (including the evidence) for their inclusion in the treatment are addressed. It also provides an overview of the manner in which DBT conceptualizes problems, as well as the behavior change, validation, and dialectical strategies used across all modes of the treatment. The course is a hybrid model of the introductory and fundamentals DBT Skills courses offered by BTECH. It includes the first 4 modules of the introductory course and all 16 of the fundmentals modules. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
This live instructor-led course is intended for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to the implementation of DBT Skills training in order to more effectively serve their program participants. Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. The focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
DBT Skills Training: Fundamentals
This live instructor-led course is intended for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to the implementation of DBT Skills training in order to more effectively serve their program participants. Skills training is one of multiple modes of treatment delivery in comprehensive DBT. The focus of this course is limited to the skills training mode.
This course can be provided onsite or remotely (online). The modules can be customized to the schedule of our clients, or it can be offered over 4 continguous days. If the course is offered as a spaced modularized offering each module is 90-minutes, while a contiguous offering would have each module as 75-minute segments with additional segments to begin and close each day. Quizzes are included in each module, and are repeated as a final knowledge test at the end of the program.
Research indicates that DBT skills are a key mechanism of change for suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, and anger, and multiple randomized control trials have shown DBT skills to be effective for a variety of problems, including depression, emotion dysregulation, binge eating, and borderline personality disorder.
This training provides in-depth training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, as well as the training methods required to help patients move from skills acquisition to generalization of skills into their natural environments. The intended purpose of the various skills and the rationale (including the evidence) for their place in the treatment are addressed. Clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures. Participants will learn key teaching points for the various skills. Video of roundtable discussions of DBT experts, and demonstrations of a skills training class are incorporated.
Consolidation of knowledge from training requires preparation and tasks beyond the time spent with trainers. In order to maximize the return on the investment made in training, readings, homework tasks, and a knowledge test are built in. Pertinent readings and homework tasks are included in a description of the training segment included later in this document.
Participants should have Dr. Marsha Linehan's DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition available during the training.
DBT skills training is one of 4 modes of standard outpatient DBT. For those who want to implement a full DBT program we recommend completion of the comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training.
This course is an in-depth training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, as well as the structure and methods required to help patients move from skills acquisition to generalization of skills into their natural environments.
DBT Intensive Training, Part 2
The second part of DBT Intensive Training involves a series of tasks in the service of implementing DBT programs and clinical work. Structured didactic training shifts primarily to consultation directed at the specific needs of the teams in training while addressing training targets and advanced topics.
Part 2 of DBT Intensive Training consists of 20 modules that are each 90 minutes in length. These modules are also delivered via video conference embedded in a learning management system (LMS) and contribute 30 of the 60 instructional hours in the DBT Intensive Training.
Practice in Crisis Intervention
During the homework phase of the training, each team will meet with one of the trainers to practice crisis intervention according to provided guidelines.
20 Modules of Team-based Consultation & Advanced Topics
After the initial 3 modules in this part of the training, described below, each team receives focused consultation from the trainers that is observed by all participants, and each consultation is followed by a discussion among the full group of participants. While the team has an opportunity to have its specific questions addressed by DBT experts, it is expected that the observation and discussion among the whole group will result in sharpening the assessment and intervention skills of all participants, and that vicarious learning will occur that will generalize across teams and programs. Consultations are based on program and team development documents and a case formulation that is prepared by each team. Trainers use the information from these documents, a knowledge exam, and the consultations that occur across Part 2 to assess the needs of trainees and weave advanced topics into the discussions of the consultations. The final module engages teams in a series of exercises designed to solidify their learning and to strategize ways to keep their learning vibrant over time.
