Course: Getting to Adherence in DBT Individual Therapy: Essential Strategies, Practical Tips, and Common Pitfalls
Trainers: Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP & Sara Schmidt, PhD
Location: Virtual Live Training
Time: 7:00am-3:30pm PT/10:00am-6:30pm ET Cost: $1,095 (early bird due by April 1, 2024), $1,195 (standard fee) Optional Add-On Service: Session review with adherence feedback ($350/session) Optional Continuing Education Credits: 19.5 hours of CE credits (additional $20 paid directly to Antioch University, see “Get CE Credits” link below)
Description: This 3-day virtual live workshop is designed to provide therapists with training in how to improve their adherence and competence when delivering DBT individual therapy. DBT is a comprehensive, principle-driven treatment that requires therapists to learn and apply many strategies. Some strategies are needed in all sessions, whereas other strategies are context-dependent. Adherent treatment delivery requires therapists to know which strategies are needed when and how to apply them effectively. In this workshop, we will review the core therapeutic strategies that are used to evaluate adherence in DBT individual therapy sessions. Participants will learn about the DBT Adherence Checklist for Individual Therapy (DBT AC-I) that has been developed to help therapists evaluate and improve their own and others’ delivery of DBT. Emphasis will be placed on when and how to apply the strategies in the DBT AC-I as well as how to avoid common adherence pitfalls. Instructors will use lecture, live demonstrations, and video review to provide examples of adherent versus non-adherent application of DBT. This workshop assumes participants have general and applied knowledge of DBT treatment strategies and will not include a basic review of DBT. It is also not intended to provide the training needed to become a reliable coder on the DBT AC-I, but it will help participants learn to use the measure as a quality improvement tool. This workshop will be particularly valuable to therapists planning to pursue certification in DBT as well as those who provide supervision in DBT.
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Scholarships: Five scholarships (typically a 50% discount) are available for clinicians who: (1) cannot afford to pay the full registration fee, and (2) work primarily with clients from NIH-designated health disparity populations. Scholarship applications are due by March 25, 2024 and can be downloaded here.
Continuing Education credits: CE credits are optional and will be provided by Antioch University Seattle. CE credits must be paid for separately using the button below.