Following an introduction to DBT theory and how this treatment differs from traditional cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), the course instructor, Sheri Van Dijk, discusses how DBT can be applied to working with clients facing a broad range of conditions such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, in which emotion dysregulation plays a key role. Through lecture and experiential exercises, students explore the four modules of DBT skills (Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness) and learn how to teach these skills to clients. Students are also taught how to format DBT sessions to provide the structure their dysregulated clients need. This course is being delivered virtually with live instruction and interaction. Through lecture and experiential exercises, you will explore the four modules of DBT skills (Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness) and learn how to teach these skills to your clients. You will learn how to format DBT sessions to provide the structure your dysregulated clients need. In addition, Sheri will introduce DBT strategies to help foster the therapeutic relationship, maximize therapeutic gains, and reduce the likelihood of therapist burnout. | |||||
Registration Dates
| Online: | Sat Oct 17, 2020 12:00AM - Sat Feb 6, 2021 12:00AM |
| General: | Sat Oct 17, 2020 12:00AM - Sat Feb 6, 2021 12:00AM |
| Information and Requirements In this workshop you will learn: • How to teach your clients the four sets of DBT skills to help them get through crisis situations without making the situation worse; to manage their emotions more effectively; and to develop and maintain healthier relationships • How to apply DBT skills to a range of psychiatric illnesses and other problems of daily living (e.g. low self-esteem, difficulties managing anger) • Dialectical strategies to address clients who are “stuck” in therapy, resulting in inertia or unhealthy mechanisms of escape and avoidance, and how these strategies can lead to transformational healing • Tools such as the Tracking Sheet and the Behavioural Analysis to increase structure in sessions and to help clients move toward change • Behaviour Theory techniques to help clients understand what might be maintaining their problem behaviours and to get unstuck from these ingrained patterns • Skills to help you improve your own sense of efficacy in therapy, and reduce the likelihood of therapist burnout Must have computer with webcam | |
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