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Introduction to DBT

“Providing emotionally dysregulated adolescents skills to build a life worth living”
Participants can expect to learn concepts of DBT to be delivered in an easy to understand lecture, engage in role-plays, hear numerous case examples, and listen to real life client sessions to demonstrate specific techniques of DBT.  Participants who enroll in this training are asked to make a full commitment to participate in a willing manner in order to maximize their learning and the learning of others.
Outline
Day 1
  • History of DBT
  • Current Research on DBT
  • Borderline Personality Disorder Defined and Re-Defined
  • DSM-V Criteria
  • DSM-V Criteria Re-Organized
  • Biosocial Theory of BPD
  • Biological Dysfunction of the Emotion Regulation System
  • Invalidating System
  • Dialectics Defined
  • Characteristics of Providers in DBT
  • Assumptions about individuals with BPD and therapists who treat them
  • Stages and Targets in DBT
Day 2
  • Assumptions about Clients and Providers in DBT
  • Modes and Functions of DBT
  • Individual Therapy…Enhancing client’s motivation to change
  • Skills Training…Enhancing the client’s capabilities to change
  • Telephone Consultation…Ensuring skill generalization
  • Consultation Team…Enhancing the skill and motivation of the therapist
  • DBT vs. DBT-Informed Therapy
  • What a Comprehensive DBT Program Looks Like

 

Objectives
As a result of completing this training, participants can expect to:
  • Identify who comprehensive DBT is evidenced-based to treat
  • Identify who comprehensive DBT is evidenced-based to treat
  • Explain the Biosocial Theory of Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Explain what it means to be “dialectical”
  • Identify at least 3 Assumptions about Clients and Providers in DBT
  • Identify the 4 Modes and Functions of DBT
  • Explain the difference between DBT and “DBT-Informed” Treatment
  • Identify the 4 DBT Skills Training Modules taught in DBT Skills Training
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Date

Jun 01 2026

Location

Headquarters
2950 W. Howell Road Mason, MI 48854
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  • Fee
    • Early Bird (30 days before) $315
    • Standard $375
  • Daily Agenda
    • 8:30am – 9:00am – Registration
    • 9:00am – 12:00pm – Morning Session
    • 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Break
    • 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Afternoon Session
    • 4:00pm – Adjourn
  • Target Audience and Practice Level

    This training is specifically targeted to Beginner (new graduates or individuals who have recently changed fields of practice) and Intermediate (individuals with a year or more experience in mental health treatment) 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.