This workshop covers the content from
each of the four skills training modules in
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy [DBT]—Core Mindfulness, Emotion
Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance.
Core Mindfulness and Distress Tolerance
are acceptance-based modules; they teach clients how to live with
reality "as it is". Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal
Effectiveness are change-oriented modules, teaching clients how to
alter themselves or their environments.
During the workshop, participants also
learn about a wide variety of topics related to skills groups. These
include how to start a group so that it has a friendly and welcoming
atmosphere, identifying common problems in skills groups and solving
them early, making skills lectures come alive, giving meaningful
homework assignments, and reviewing homework assignments in a way
that promotes active engagement and problem solving.
Participants will be asked to practice
skills at the workshop and will be given very brief (5-10 minute)
homework assignments to complete at lunch, at breaks, or during the
evening. The instructors will use lecture, videotapes, role-play,
homework review, and open question and answer periods to provide
participants with a practical and highly experiential learning
environment. They also will cover how DBT skills groups can be
developed in a wide variety of settings and with different client
populations.
Topics:
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
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Treating clients with suicidal
behaviour
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Substance abuse
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Anger
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Eating disorders
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Interpersonal difficulties
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Personality disorders and
impulsivity
Objectives - learn:
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Four skills training modules of DBT:
mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and
interpersonal effectiveness
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Apply relevant DBT strategies within
psycho-educational skills training
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Organize and structure skills
training classes for clients
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Treat therapy-interfering behaviours
of clients and therapists
Entry requirements
This
course is open to health professionals who have an understanding of
DBT
and wish to further their knowledge through formalised study in the
area. Completion of this course or one of the Centre for
evidence based Mental Health's other
DBT programs is a pre-requisite for the
Intensive DBT Course
If your
organisation is seeking
internal delivery of this course, please feel free to
Contact Peter
King on 0424 868 893 for more details or email:
peterk@dbtworkshops.com
