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DBT Training for Therapists: How to Teach the Skills |
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One of the components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is skills training. A course of DBT relates to four specific behavioral patterns which increase the person's ability to manage extreme mood dysregulation, correct cognitive distortions, improve chaotic interpersonal relationships, and decrease crisis-oriented behavior. This workshop will teach DBT skills to those who will in turn teach the skills to others. Techniques for teaching the skills will also be presented. In this course, we will discuss and practice:
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Jennifer Germaine Yahr, APRN, CS, J.D., APRN, CS, J.D., is a psychotherapist, mediator, and facilitator. Jennifer is a practitioner with Bucknam Road Behavioral Health and a partner in Brunswick Psychotherapy Associates, LLC, pioneering the integration of physical and mental health care in Maine. Jennifer has taught behavioral psychotherapy to physicians and psychotherapists for many years.
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Monday, October 5, and Tuesday, October 6, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration has ended. Please browse courses for future offerings of this course.
$325
(16 contact hours/ 1.6 CEUs)
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The required text, Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder by Linehan; and the recommended text, Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Pryor, can be purchased at the USM Portland Bookstore. Please bring your lunch. |
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