2-Day Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Intensive Training Course

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Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, C-DBT Related seminars and products

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Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, C-DBT, has provided Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training and consultation to over 30,000 professionals in the United States, Australia, South Africa, England, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East through his training and consultation company, Lane Pederson and Associates, LLC (www.DrLanePederson.com).  A real world practitioner, Dr. Pederson co-owns Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS), one of the largest DBT-specialized practices in the United States with four clinic locations in Minnesota (www.mhs-dbt.com).  At MHS, Dr. Pederson has developed DBT programs for adolescents, adults, people with dual disorders, and people with developmental disabilities.  He has served as clinical and training directors, has directed practice-based clinical outcome studies, and has overseen the care of thousands of clients in need of intensive outpatient services.

Dr. Pederson’s DBT publications include The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual, 2nd Edition: DBT for Self-Help and Individual & Group Treatment Settings  (PESI, 2017); Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners (Wiley, 2015); Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Settings (PESI, 2013) and The DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists: 101 Mindful Practices to Manage Distress, Regulate Emotions & Build Better Relationships (PESI, 2019).

Notable organizations he has trained for include Walter Reed National Military Hospital, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Ontario Psychological Association, the Omid Foundation, and Psychotherapy Networker.  He has provided DBT training for community mental health agencies, chemical dependency treatment centers, hospital and residential care settings, and to therapists in forensic settings.  Dr. Pederson also co-owns Acacia Therapy and Health Training (www.AcaciaTraining.co.za) in South Africa. Dr. Pederson currently serves on the advisory board for the doctorial counseling program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and is a peer reviewer for Forensic Scholars Today.

Lane Pederson is not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organization.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lane Pederson maintains private practice and is the founder and CEO of Dialectical Behavior Therapy National Certification and Accreditation Association. He receives compensation as a national speaker and receives royalties as a published author. Lane Pederson receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lane Pederson has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Explain the underlying theory of Dialectics and Dialectic Behavior Therapy.
2. Integrate DBT skills for individuals and group therapy treatment into practice.
3. Teach DBT skills in the areas of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness to clients.
4. Utilize specific DBT skills for the treatment of a range of mental health symptoms, chemical dependency and complex co-morbidities.
5. Describe DBT tools and resources used to effectively change behaviour.
6. Articulate a variety of strategies for teaching DBT skills to clients.
7. Demonstrate the use of crisis survival strategies to enhance distress tolerance.
8. Discriminate the DBT model from cognitive-behavioural, client-centred, and other treatment modalities.
9. Practice a multi-layered approach to validation of clients’ thoughts and feelings.
10. Apply DBT diary cards and chain (change) analysis techniques to address specific clinical issues in practice.
11. Summarize how to effectively operate consultative groups and treatment teams.
12. Assess and manage self-injurious and suicidal behaviours with clear protocols and safety plans.
13. Discuss the limitations and risks of DBT and areas of ongoing or future research regarding DBT effectiveness.

Outline

History & Philosophy of DBT

• Dialectics explained
• Core philosophies in practice
• Skills training techniques
• Limitations of the research and potential risks

Mindfulness Skills

• Grounded in the present while being connected to past & future
• Using core skills to achieve “Wise Mind”
• Learn classic and innovative mindfulness skills
• Mindfulness exercises

Distress Tolerance Skills

• Building frustration tolerance
• Utilizing crisis survival strategies and plans
• Learn classic and innovative distress tolerance skills
• Distress Tolerance exercises

Emotional Regulation Skills

• Understanding emotions and reducing vulnerability
• Incorporating self-care, opposite action and building positive experience
• Learn classic and innovative emotional regulation skills
• Emotional regulation exercises

Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

• Balance in Relationships
• Objective, relationship and self-respect effectiveness
• Learn classic and innovative interpersonal effectiveness skills
• Interpersonal effectiveness exercises

DBT in Practice

• Understanding how therapy works: The Contextual Model
• Evidence-based practice
• Maximizing therapeutic factors, DBT-style
• Essential elements and functions of DBT revisited

Structure Therapy

• Structure as a therapeutic factor
• Structuring the therapy environment
• Identifying treatment targets:
  • Suicidality, self-injurious behaviour (SIB), therapy-interfering behaviour (TIB), and other targets

Validation

• Levels of validation
• Validation as an informal exposure technique

Best Methods of Changing Behaviours

• Self-monitoring with the diary card
• Behavioural contingencies
• DBT-style cognitive interventions
• Behaviour Chain (Change) Analysis

Communication Styles: Reciprocal and Irreverent Consultation Group

• Increase your motivation
• Develop effective responses
• Qualities of effective treatment teams

Next Steps: Develop Your Proficiency in DBT

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Psychologists
• Psychotherapists
• Psychiatrists
• Social Workers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Case Managers
• Nurses
• Mental Health Professionals