36-hour Course in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Format:
Synchronous and Virtual over Zoom Video Conference Platform (see minimum technical requirements)

Dates:
May 14th & 15th, 9am - 4pm (DBT-101)
June 4th & 5th, 9am - 4pm (DBT-102)
June 25th & 26th*, 9am - 4pm (DBT-103)
* This session will have a standardized actor in the afternoon, so that students can practice applications of this modality.

Cost:
$895 (HST included) if enrolling in all three modules; otherwise
$325 + HST per module.

Description:
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is an intensive out-patient therapy developed by Marsha Linehan to treat chronically suicidal clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT has also been adapted to treat clients with addictions, eating disorders and other complex problems.

Working with clients who experience these difficulties is extremely challenging for mental health and direct service professionals. DBT has proven to be effective in reducing suicidal, self-harm and other impulsive behaviours and to increase client engagement in therapy. DBT blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with acceptance-based strategies stemming from Zen philosophy. A primary therapeutic task is to balance acceptance of the client with a focus on change. The structure of DBT includes four components: skills group, individual treatment, DBT phone coaching, and consultation team. During this training, participants will learn the theoretical underpinnings of DBT, the group and individual components and DBT skills from each of the four modules.

This DBT-Informed Practice Certificate Program will include two days of theoretical foundations focusing on individual treatment, followed by two, two-day classes of applied learning using a standardized actor. This program has to be completed in the sequence in which it is being offered. In providing this program, the ADLER faculty is intent on conveying to participants interested in integrating DBT techniques into their practices that this program does not provide certification to become DBT therapists. The “Certification of Individual Therapists” is the only treatment-developer-approved certification program in DBT® in the US and Canada; it is provided exclusively by the DBT®-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC). The entire process for certification can be found at http://www.dbt-lbc.org.

Completion of the ADLER DBT-Informed Practice Certificate Program provides the beginning steps toward certification and an opportunity to join existing DBT-Informed supervised practices in Ontario to continue learning and gaining experience in this technique.

• DBT-100 Certificate in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (36 hours - 3 modules)  

To register for this course, please visit
https://www.adler.ca/index.php...ehaviour-therapy-dbt

Interested in learning more? Contact us at
continuingeducation@adler.ca