About Course
The program aims to:
– Provide a thorough understanding of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
– Equip participants with practical skills for implementing DBT.
– Enhance therapeutic approaches for individuals with emotional dysregulation.
– Offer strategies for managing complex mental health issues, including borderline personality disorder.
– Promote effective techniques for improving emotional and cognitive functioning.
What Will You Learn?
- - In-depth knowledge of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles and techniques.
- - Practical skills for implementing mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- - Effective strategies for managing complex mental health issues.
- - Advanced techniques for enhancing therapeutic practice with DBT
Course Content
Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Overview of DBT principles and philosophy.
- Historical development and theoretical foundations.
- Key components of DBT: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness
– Overview of DBT principles and philosophy.
– Historical development and theoretical foundations.
– Key components of DBT: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Mindfulness Skills
- Techniques for increasing awareness and presence.
- Practical exercises for developing mindfulness.
- Application of mindfulness in therapeutic settings.
– Techniques for increasing awareness and presence.
– Practical exercises for developing mindfulness.
– Application of mindfulness in therapeutic settings.
Distress Tolerance Skills
- Strategies for managing crises and emotional distress.
- Techniques for tolerating and surviving crises.
- Practical methods for enhancing distress tolerance.
– Strategies for managing crises and emotional distress.
– Techniques for tolerating and surviving crises.
– Practical methods for enhancing distress tolerance.
Emotion Regulation Skills
- Understanding and managing intense emotions.
- Strategies for regulating emotional responses.
- Techniques for reducing emotional suffering.
– Understanding and managing intense emotions.
– Strategies for regulating emotional responses.
– Techniques for reducing emotional suffering.
Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
- Building and maintaining healthy relationships.
- Techniques for effective communication and assertiveness.
- Strategies for improving interpersonal interactions.
– Building and maintaining healthy relationships.
– Techniques for effective communication and assertiveness.
– Strategies for improving interpersonal interactions.
Advanced Applications
- Integrating DBT with other therapeutic modalities.
- Case studies and practical application of DBT techniques.
- Addressing challenges and barriers in DBT implementation.
– Integrating DBT with other therapeutic modalities.
– Case studies and practical application of DBT techniques.
– Addressing challenges and barriers in DBT implementation.