Earn 5.25 CE/CME Credits - Online DBT Training for Therapists

1. What Is Emotion Anyway Dialectical Behavioral Training Skills
2. What Is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Learn the foundations of DBT in this course led by Stephanie Vaughn, PsyD, a seasoned therapist, and trainer. This is an on-demand, self-paced online training covering the essentials of DBT.

In DBT, it also plays a critical role and is used to help patients pay attention to the present moment and to experience their emotions and senses with the proper perspective. It’s considered to be a foundation for the other skills taught in DBT because it helps a person to learn how to accept and tolerate powerful emotions. Keywords: DBT, personality disorders, behavior therapy, emotion regulation, skills training DBT: An Overview Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy originally designed by Linehan (1993) as an outpatient treatment for people diagnosed with. . Identify the elements of comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) programs. Describe the history and philosophy of DBT. Explain how the functions of DBT treatment and modes of therapy are used to create successful clinical interventions. Demonstrate how DBT skills training works through demonstration of techniques.

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Get access to a comprehensive and unique learning experience, adapted to your busy schedule. All modules are divided into small digestible videos, each one of them gives you actionable take-home messages (scroll down to watch a sample).

This training offers up to 5.25 CE/CME credits.

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'DBT in Practice: Mastering the Essentials' uses microlearning principles: each module has several video sections, which are short and to the point.

You can easily choose which video section you are interested in watching (or listening, if you prefer audio).

Dr. Stephanie Vaughn, PsyD, introduces the basic principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She discusses DBT's history, structure, stages and targets.

Sections

1. History of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Very Brief Introduction
2. What is the Meaning of Dialectics in DBT?
3. Biosocial Model in DBT: How Symptoms Arise and Are Maintained
4. Structure of Standard DBT: Pre-treatment and 4 Different Components
5. The 4 Stages & Targets in DBT
6. DBT Assumptions About Patients
7. Targets & Goals of DBT

Module 1 duration: 00:48:25

Dr. Vaughn focuses on how to create and run a DBT group. She takes a closer look at the most significant modules in DBT skills training, the most common problems in group work, and the importance of Mindfulness.

Sections

1. Starting a DBT Skills Group
2. How to Run a DBT Group
3. Problems in DBT group
4. Mindfulness & 3 States of Mind
5. What and How Skills
6. Interpersonal Effectiveness Module
7. Emotion Regulation Module

Module 2 duration: 00:58:13

In this module, we dive into the roles of the individual therapist in DBT. Dr. Vaughn discusses commitment strategies, specific agreements, and the use of the diary card and behavioral chain analysis in session. She also highlights the significance of prioritizing targets.

Sections

1. DBT Individual Therapist Roles
2. DBT Agreements & Commitment Strategies
3. Individual Session Overview
4. Diary Card
5. Prioritizing Targets: The DBT Hierarchy

Module 3 duration: 00:50:06

DBT is the only psychotherapy model which formally incorporates the use of intersession contact. Therefore, it is important to understand the corresponding protocols, utility, and functions. Dr. Vaughn also explores common therapist beliefs regarding this type of contact.

Sections:

1. Introduction to Inter-session Contact
2. Functions of Telephone Coaching
3. Orienting the Patient to Inter-Session Contact
4. The 24-Hour Rule
5. Observing Limits & Inter-session Contact

Module 4 duration: 00:48:44

In this module, Dr. Vaughn explains how to identify and define therapy-interfering behaviors in order to properly address them. She also emphasizes the role of a dialectical stance when defining these behaviors.

Sections

1. 3 Types of Patient “Therapy-Interfering Behaviors”
2. Operational Definitions & Therapy-Interfering Behaviors
3. Taking a Dialectical Stance in Defining What is Therapy-Interfering Behavior
4. 4 Tips for Overcoming Fear of Addressing TIB’s
5. Therapy-Interfering Behavior of the Therapist

Module 5 duration: 00:49:57

In this module, we look closely at behavioral patterns that are essential to resolve and balance in therapy. Dr. Vaughn also guides us on how to provide a validating environment in which the patient may change more easily.

Sections

1. Dialectical Dilemmas Overview
2. Emotional Vulnerability vs Self-Invalidation
3. Unrelenting Crisis vs Inhibited Grieving
4. Active Passivity vs Apparent Competence
5. Basics of Validation
6. Invalidation in Therapy
7. Using Validation in Therapy
8. Six Levels of Validation

Module 6 duration: 01:10:52

All our sections are concise and clinically relevant, none of them lasts more than 12 minutes. That's our rule.

Stephanie Vaughn, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist-HSP is the owner of Psychē, PLLC, a boutique outpatient therapy practice located in the Gulch area of Nashville specializing in treating adults and adolescents utilizing Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

She is an Associate faculty member at Vanderbilt University for both the Psychology and Psychiatry Departments and is active in the teaching and supervision of Psychology students, Counseling students, and Psychiatry residents. She founded and currently leads Vanderbilt’s DBT peer consultation group and has served as a trainer and consultant for a variety of institutions including the U.S. Department of Defense, Kennedy Krieger Hospital in Baltimore, Jacksonville Naval Hospital, Kentucky State Hospital, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base.

Dr. Vaughn is one of only two DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinicians in Tennessee and is considered to be an expert within the field of DBT in treating Therapy-Interfering Behaviors and managing high-risk and oppositional adolescent behavior.

In addition to private practice, Dr. Vaughn has served as the interim Director of a women’s residential treatment center for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUD) and worked for 2 years in the intensive PTSD program at the Nashville Department of Veteran Affairs with soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq and female soldiers who experienced Military Sexual Trauma. She is a national speaker for and travels around the US teaching DBT and Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Psychopharmacology Institute (PSYIN). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Counselors: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MO, NC, ND, NH, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY

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The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Counselors: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MO, ND, NE, NM, NH, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY

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MI: No CE requirement

What Is Emotion Anyway Dialectical Behavioral Training Skills

The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for MFTs: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY

MA / MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.

MI: No CE requirement

The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Addictions Professionals: AK, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, WA, WI, WV, WY

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Psychopharmacology Institute (PSYIN). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

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Amedco LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Psychopharmacology Institute (PSYIN). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Nurses (ANCC) – Effective 1/1/2021

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 5.25 ANCC contact hours.

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What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program?

Through a combination of individual counseling and skills training classes, Veterans can learn new ways to tolerate extreme emotions, behave in a less self-destructive manner, and interact more effectively with the world.
DBT Components:

Individual Therapy: One hour of individual therapy for at least 6 months. Individual therapy helps work on behaviors which threaten one’s life, one’s success in treatment and one’s ability to enjoy life.

Skills Training Classes: Learn and practice new skills in a 1.5 hour skills class each week for at least 6 months. Skills classes teach the following modules: Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Mindfulness.

Telephone Consultation: Individual therapists are available between therapy sessions for telephone coaching. These are phone calls with the individual therapist which help apply skills in real-life situations while they are happening.

Intensive Group Track: Some participants may be recommended to attend a group-only track within our program which meets Thursday mornings for a two and a half hour small group during which the above skills are taught and closely examined to meet each individual's needs.

How can I Participate in the DBT Program?

Veterans who are interested in being referred to DBT can speak to their Mental Health Treatment Coordinator and request a consult be placed. Veterans need to be assigned to a mental health treatment provider prior to referral to DBT. Once consulted the DBT team will reach out to the Veteran and schedule a screening appointment to ensure DBT is a good program for their needs.

Point of Contact

For more information about the DBT Program, please contact Catherine Flores, LCSW, at 713-791-1414, extension 26962.

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What Is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy