Janice Bainbridge, Melissa Miller, Kirk Mochrie and John Mader will be leading this online introductory DBT Fundamentals Training on Saturday, November 5th and Friday, November 11th.
We are especially pleased to introduce you to Dialectical Behavior Therapy from the unique vantage of four different DBT-LBC certified clinicians. We are committed to sharing the healing work that Marsha Linehan began nearly 40 years ago. Also, those of you who have attended previous DBT Intro trainings may find this a helpful refresher course. For students, those seeking a "Refresher,” and others, you are welcome to a reduced fee that could make this more affordable for you to participate.
This online format takes inspiration from "flip the classroom."
· Participants will receive handouts of the slides, links to supporting materials, such as articles, skills handouts/worksheets, DBT video presentations.
· Participants are asked to obtain at least one DBT book listed below.
· Each participant will submit at least one question about the content they read/viewed for the coming week's session.
· The focus of the online session will be to address, discuss, and participate in experiential exercises based on your questions. The hope is for active, not passive, learning. Everyone stays awake! Validation Level One! This introductory class was designed to help clinicians understand the potential application of DBT in your therapeutic skill set.
We hope that the weekly schedule will provide more of an opportunity to digest the material, as well as to access additional resources and practice exercises that we plan to share with you.
Benefits of the DBT Introductory Fundamentals Training
1. Gain understanding of these key DBT fundamentals: ● The Development of DBT into a Trans-Diagnostic Treatment for Emotion Dysregulation ● The Structure of DBT: Stages of Treatment and Target Hierarchy ● Understanding Emotion Dysregulation, the Biosocial Theory and the Transactional Model ● When and How to Use the Acceptance Strategies, featuring Validation ● The Behavioral Change Strategies, featuring Problem-Solving ● Overview of DBT Skills of Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance ● What is Dialectics and How to Use the Dialectical Strategies ● DBT Behavior Chain Analysis and Case Formulation (to identify factors controlling problem behaviors) ● Strategies for Adapting DBT to Unique Settings Using DBT Functions and Modes
2. This training meets one of the basic requirements (along with being on a DBT Team and providing the 5 Functions/Modes of comprehensive DBT) for therapists to be part of the TADBiT DBT Therapist Directory. For those of you who have been participant-observers in DBT Skills Group or in DBT Skillz for Therapists, this training provides a theoretical and practical foundation that complements your experiential learning.
3. Participants who complete all four sessions will earn a certificate of completion for the 12 hours of training. While past experience indicates that these hours can be applied to certain categories of continuing education for LCSWs, LMFTs, BCBAs and LPPs (however likely not for LCMHCs), participants assume responsibility to confirm this with their respective licensure boards.
Who Should Attend? This course is designed for mental health and other professionals (clergy, teachers, professors, nurses, physicians). Supporting self and others in developing skillful compassion increases effective emotional coping and well-being. Past attendees are invited to use this as a “refresher” course.
Location: Online. You will be sent the link to join.
Schedule: Saturday, November 5th and Friday, November 11th. 8:45am Orientation. Sessions run from 9am - 12:15pm and 1pm - 4:15pm.
Cost: General fee is $280 if paid one month in advance of start date. $330 thereafter.
Students, Refresher folks (those having completed previous TADBiT, BTech, TIC or UNC SSW 2 Day Training), and others requesting a Reduced fee: $180 if paid one month in advance of start date. $230 thereafter. Refund requests by email must be received one month before the start date.
Online registration and instructions at www.dbtfamilyskills.com/dbtfundamentalstraining2022
And coming in Early 2023 -- DBT Skills Overview with Janice Bainbridge
Interested in an overview of DBT skills? You are invited to join a 3-6 hour training session that will provide an overview of core mindfulness skills, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. We will review how skill groups are structured and how skills training fit into dialectical framework while integrated into full model DBT therapy. Additionally, we'll review how skills training alone may be utilized in treatment that is not full model DBT and how to decide if this is appropriate.
Highly Recommended Books: DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, 2nd Edition, Marsha Linehan; Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. Marsha Linehan; DBT® Skills Training Manual: 2nd Edition, Marsha Linehan; Buildng a Life Worth Living, Marsha Linehan: Doing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Kelly Koerner; DBT® Principles in Action: Acceptance, Change, and Dialectics, Charlie Swenson.
Instructors: Janice Bainbridge, Melissa Miller, Kirk Mochrie and John Mader
Janice Bainbridge, LCSW, has completed DBT Intensive training and is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. She has been practicing DBT and teaching skills glasses for over 10 years and participates in a DBT consultation team. In her work at UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health where she is currently employed, she leads DBT skills groups for individuals experiencing serious mental health conditions and complex problems in areas related to social determinants of health.
Melissa Miller, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist at CBT Durham. Dr. Miller has been providing DBT for nearly 15 years, is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™, and also enjoys providing psychoeducation to friends and family members with loved ones in DBT. Dr. Miller worked as an Attending Psychologist at Duke University Medical Center for a number of years, training students from various disciplines to provide DBT. As an avid crafter, Dr. Miller also enjoys making props and tools to creatively teach or represent DBT concepts.
Kirk Mochrie, PhD, obtained his doctoral degree in clinical psychology and currently works as an intake coordinator and staff clinician at the Triangle Area Psychology (TAP) Clinic and is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. He has specialized training in DBT for individuals who experience significant emotion dysregulation and who engage in self-injury and suicidal behaviors as well as extensive training in working with individuals with Substance Use Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Mochrie has numerous publications related to DBT and currently runs a DBT Adolescent group at the TAP clinic. He also provides therapy to individual DBT clients in the DBT-certified adult and adolescent programs at the TAP clinic.
John Mader, LMFT, has a private practice in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. He has completed DBT Intensive training and is a Co-Director of Triangle Area Dialectical Therapy (founded by Meggan Moorhead and Norma Safransky). He has taught DBT Skills Training Groups since 1997, DBT Family Skills Training since 2004, DBT Skills for Couples since 2008 and leads a DBT Consultation Team. His website, dbtfamilyskills.com, provides resources on using DBT skills in relationship.
