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DBT for Supervisors and DBT Team Leaders

DBT for Supervisors and DBT Team Leaders

 “Ensuring program fidelity and team member adherence”
Only offering for 2022
Implementing and maintaining a DBT program requires commitment from an agency’s administration and staff that are directly responsible for delivering the treatment.  The DBT Team Leader is the person who is ultimately responsible for ensuring the environment is structured to fulfill the functions of the modes of treatment.  In this sense, the environment is the “treatment environment”.  The “treatment environment” must allow comprehensive DBT to be delivered.  If not executed well, DBT programs are unlikely to be comprehensively implemented and sustained.  DBT Team Leaders are also tasked with taking a DBT program from  “organizational pre-treatment”(the initial stage that involves identifying goals of the agency and assessing whether or not DBT can reach those goals) all the way to sustainability (a DBT program that has survived staff turn-over, has outcomes to demonstrate its effectiveness and is now focused on long-term survival).  They are the “captain of the team” and ensures the team remains energized and motivated as a whole.  There has been minimal training content and written material on how a DBT Team Leader functions, their roles and tasks and the skill required to perform effectively.  This training is designed to help fill in that gap.

 
Topics Covered:
  • Two distinctive features of DBT

    • The programmatic nature
    • Consultation team
  • How do DBT Team Leader interface with the organization?
  • Leading the DBT Team

    • Assessing team assets
    • Addressing team deficits
  • Essential DBT Team Leader skills
  • Common dialectical dilemmas of DBT Team Leaders
  • Handling issues and problems within a DBT Team and ways to enhance motivation of the DBT Team Members
  • Encouraging and promoting adherenc

    • ​Supervision and tape reviews
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Date

Oct 01 2026

Location

DBT Institute of Michigan-Headquarters
2950 W. Howell Road Mason, MI 48854 (Corner of Howell and Dart Rd)
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  • Fee
    • Early Bird (30 days before) $315
    • Standard $375
  • Daily Agenda
    • 8:30am – 9:00am – Registration and Coffee
    • 9:00am – 12:00pm – Morning Session
    • 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Break, provided
    • 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Afternoon Session with snacks provided
    • 4:00pm – Adjourn
  • Target Audience and Practice Level

    This training is specifically targeted to Intermediate (individuals with a year or more experience in mental health treatment) and Advanced level social workers, counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, case managers and nurses.
  • Lodging Options

    These hotels are the closest to our headquarters, the intersection has a variety of hotels to choose from:

    • Comfort Inn Okemos
    • Courtyard Marriott Okemos
    • Hampton Inn Okemos
    • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Okemos-University Area
  • Additional Info

    This training has been approved for continuing education credits by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper, VA 22701. www.aswb.org.  Social Workers will earn 12 CEUs for the successful completion of this course.  No partial credits will be awarded.  To earn the allotted CEUs, Social Workers will need to be in full attendance.  For all other professions, please check with your individual board to seek approval for CEUs regarding this event.