DBT Crisis Survival Skills 101

Brush up on the DBT basics and Crisis Survival skills during this FREE Virtual Lunch & Learn presented by DBT HOUSE.

In this 1-hr webinar we will review the basics of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy including its history, format / structure, biosocial theory of emotion dysregulation, and DBT Skills Training. We will then shift our focus to Crisis Survival Skills, where you will learn concrete tools that clients can use when experiencing high levels of distress and urges to engage in harmful behaviours. Slides, visual materials and recording will be provided to registrants upon request.

This webinar is intended for clinicians and students that have not completed a course at DBT HOUSE and is appropriate for those with little to moderate experience with DBT.

*Max. 100 registrants

Wednesday April 5, 2023
12-1pm EST
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Contact info@dbthouse.com for questions about this webinar.

Visit www.dbthouse.com/courses to learn about additional trainings being offered with DBT HOUSE.

What is DBT?

DBT is a skills-based therapy where the general goal is to "learn how to change your own behaviours, emotions, and thoughts that are linked to problems in living" (Linehan, M., 2015). DBT sets out to solve these problems in living by providing a set of acceptance and change-based skills aimed at increasing awareness of the present moment (Mindfulness); tolerating distress and accepting reality (Distress Tolerance); understanding and regulating emotions (Emotion Regulation); and improving interpersonal communication (Interpersonal Effectiveness).

Who does DBT help?

DBT was initially developed as a therapy to treat individuals that who presented with high suicidality and self harming behaviours, high therapy drop-out rates, and frequent hospitalizations. It was the first ever psychotherapy to be shown via controlled trials to be effective in treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. The efficacy of DBT has been demonstrated in the treatment of many other conditions including but not limited to: ADHD, PTSD, Substance Use, Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar Disorder), Eating Disorders, and family members of suicide attempters and/or BPD.

What's so fantastic about the DBT skills is that they are life skills that anyone, no matter their struggle (or strength!), can benefit from learning. The skills can be adapted and woven into psychotherapy sessions and client interactions, where DBT is not the main modality.