Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – Part 1

Online Workshops

Part 1 (foundation)

This workshop is intended for therapists who are familiar with, as well as those with little or no previous exposure to DBT or cognitive behavioural therapy.

The format of the training includes lecture material, videotapes of treatment, and practice exercises to teach the principles and strategies of DBT.

Dr Jeffery regularly runs online courses where she ensures the experiential learning and role plays are not compromised

Day 1

A dialectical biopsychosocial theory of borderline personality disorder
Structuring treatment for multi-problem, high-suicide risk clients
Basic strategies used in individual DBT
Enhancing & maintaining the therapy relationship
Dealing with unrelenting crisis, applying behaviour change principles.

Day 2

Application and practise of DBT skills of Mindfulness
Distress Tolerance
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Emotional Regulation
Group issues in DBT.

Dates and Time

6th-7th October 2022 Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm each day

Price

Early Bird Pricing: S$645.00
Regular Pricing: S$745.00

Bookings can only be confirmed upon full payment If you are not able to book online with a credit card or PayPal, please contact us at admin@elephant.com.sg and we will be able to issue a manual invoice.

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Focus of the online courses

Marsha Linehan and colleagues developed a systematic cognitive-behavioural treatment called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for working with individuals who meet criteria for borderline personality disorder. The therapy aims to teach skills to improve emotional regulation which includes interpersonal skills, mindfulness and distress tolerance skills. Personal and environmental factors inhibit the use of behaviour skills that the individual possesses and frequently reinforce inappropriate behaviours. In individual treatment, DBT focuses on motivational issues and seeks to balance skill development with a supportive context that validates the person’s experiences.

However DBT also involves a considered focus on the therapeutic relationship and to therapy interfering behaviours. Examples of therapy interfering behaviours include the client’s poor compliance with aspects of the treatment contract, emotional withdrawal during sessions, missed appointments, and anger towards the therapist.

Participants are required to keep their cameras on during active sessions.

Meet the trainer

Dr Sian Jeffery

Dr Sian Jeffery is the Coordinator of the DBT programs at Fremantle Mental Health Service (FMHS) since 2009. She was involved in the establishment of the comprehensive year-long DBT program and a 20 week DBT skills group at FMHS.

Dr Jeffery has completed intensive DBT training with Behavioral Tech (Marsha Linehan’s research and training organisation), as well as with the Portland DBT Institute. She has been an invited reviewer for journal articles in this area and has provided numerous presentations and workshops on working with borderline personality disorder and DBT around Australia.

Dr Jeffery provides regular supervision in DBT and has consulted to a number of public and private services as they established their own DBT programs. Dr Jeffery is delighted to train more therapists in this highly effective methodology.

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