(WEBINAR) An Overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy

CE Type:APASW

# of CE's: 3.0

CE/CEU Type: SW, APA     # of CE/CEU's: 3.0 CE's

About This Course

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed in the 1980’s and was published as a manualized evidence-based treatment in 1993 (Linehan, Cognitive behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder).  Since it was originally tested at the University of Washington,70+ randomized trials and numerous non-randomized trials have demonstrated its efficacy at treating out of control behaviors, including suicide, self-harm, other behaviors requiring medical and/or psychiatric hospitalization, treatment drop-out, substance abuse, binge eating, binging, and purging and significant isolation. Often, those behaviors (suicide, self-harm, substance abuse, etc.) are both a consequence of extreme emotion dysregulation and an attempt to avoid emotions.

DBT works from the premise that out-of-control behaviors often occur because clients do not have other, less problematic behavioral skills in their repertoire. The focus of this training will be on describing the principles and strategies of DBT and providing a shared knowledge of who does what in DBT, how each of the modes of the treatment work together and how providers use the strategies in DBT to help clients change their behaviors and create lives worth living.

This training is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about DBT. This training will use PowerPoints, handouts, examples and, practices/breakouts and generalize concepts in DBT.

Learning Objectives: 

• Discuss who DBT is effective in treating
• List the modes of treatment in comprehensive DBT
• Define validation
• Describe the role of dialectics in DBT

Intended Audience: 

Mental health professionals, medical professionals, teachers, family members of people who may benefit from DBT

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive credits and a certificate. All CEU certificates and certificates of attendance will be received through the DBHIDS Learning Hub. Once you have completed your evaluation you will have access to your CEU or Certificate of Attendance through your DBHIDS Learning Hub Account.

Credit Statements:

3.0 CE credit hours for Psychologists awarded.  BHTEN is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  BHTEN maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network BHTEN, #1779, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/22/25-9/22/28. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 General continuing education credits.