DBT Fundamentals Online Training
An Introduction to DBT for Psychotherapists, Educators & Helping Professionals
Saturdays, March 26-April 16, 2021
Triangle Area DBT - TADBiT
The DBT Fundamentals Online Training: a Trans-Diagnostic Treatment for Emotion Dysregulation
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective treatment developed by Marsha M. Linehan, PhD for multi-diagnostic, severely disordered individuals with pervasive emotion dysregulation. While originally developed for difficult-to-treat patients with borderline personality disorder, research has demonstrated that DBT is also effective for individuals with a variety of complex problems, such as eating disorders and substance abuse, where emotion dysregulation is often at the core of the client’s problems. DBT, with its dialectical framework, provides a behavioral systems approach also shown to benefit couples and families. DBT has been adapted for use in a variety of settings, including inpatient hospitals, schools, residential programs, and prisons, as well as outpatient clinics.
Jeanette Sarbo, Janice Bainbridge, Martha Golden, and John Mader will be leading this online introductory DBT Fundamentals Training on four Saturday mornings, March 27th through April 17th. We are especially pleased to introduce you to Dialectical Behavior Therapy from the unique vantage of four different clinicians. We are committed to sharing the healing work that Marsha Linehan began nearly 40 years ago. Also, those of you who have attended previous DBT Intro trainings may find this a helpful refresher course. For students, those seeking a "Refresher,” and others, you are welcome to a reduced fee that could make this more affordable for you to participate.
NEW this year! The new, online format takes inspiration from "flip the classroom."
Benefits of the DBT Introductory Fundamentals Training
1. Gain understanding of these key DBT fundamentals: ● The Development of DBT into a Trans-Diagnostic Treatment for Emotion Dysregulation ● The Structure of DBT: Stages of Treatment and Target Hierarchy ● Understanding Emotion Dysregulation, the Biosocial Theory and the Transactional Model ● When and How to Use the Acceptance Strategies, featuring Validation ● The Behavioral Change Strategies, featuring Problem-Solving ● Overview of DBT Skills of Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance ● What is Dialectics and How to Use the Dialectical Strategies ● DBT Behavior Chain Analysis and Case Formulation (to identify factors controlling problem behaviors) ● Strategies for Adapting DBT to Unique Settings Using DBT Functions and Modes
2. This training meets one of the basic requirements (along with being on a DBT Team and providing the 5 Functions/Modes of comprehensive DBT) for therapists to be part of the TADBiT DBT Therapist Directory. For those of you who have been participant-observers in DBT Skills Group or in DBT Skillz for Therapists, this training provides a theoretical and practical foundation that complements your experiential learning.
3. Participants who complete all four sessions will earn a certificate of completion for the 12 hours of training. While past experience indicates that these hours can be applied to certain categories of continuing education for LCSWs, LMFTs and LPPs (however likely not for LCMHCs), participants assume responsibility to confirm this with their respective licensure boards.
Who Should Attend? This course is designed for mental health and other professionals (clergy, teachers, professors, nurses, physicians). Supporting self and others in developing skillful compassion increases effective emotional coping and well-being. Past attendees are invited to use this as a “refresher” course.
Location: Online. You will be sent the link to join.
Schedule: Four Saturday Mornings, March 26-April 16, 2022, 9am – 12:15pm.
Cost: General fee is $280 if paid by March 6, 2022. $330 thereafter.
Students, Refresher (those having completed previous TADBiT, BTech or UNC SSW DBT Training), and others requesting a Reduced fee: $180 if paid by March 6, 2022. $230 thereafter. Refund requests by email must be received one month before the start date. This information is also on triangleareadbt.com.
Highly Recommended Books: DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, 2nd Edition, Marsha Linehan; Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. Marsha Linehan; DBT® Skills Training Manual: 2nd Edition, Marsha Linehan; Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir, Marsha Linehan; Doing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Kelly Koerner; DBT® Principles in Action: Acceptance, Change, and Dialectics, Charlie Swenson.
Instructors: Janice Bainbridge, Martha Golden, Kirk Mochrie and John Mader
Martha Golden, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ and Co-Director of Triangle Area DBT (TADBiT). Dr. Golden holds masters and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Duke University’s Counseling Center followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at TADBiT. Dr. Golden started her private practice in 2005 and has served as the Intake Coordinator for the DBT-U program (DBT for university students) since 2006. She works with people individually, co-leads DBT skills groups, participates on a DBT consultation team, supervises students working towards licensure, provides consultation, consulting, and trainings to organizations, businesses, and clinicians.
Janice Bainbridge, LCSW, has completed DBT Intensive training and is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. She has been practicing DBT and teaching skills glasses for over 10 years and participates in a DBT consultation team. In her work at UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health where she is currently employed, she leads DBT skills groups for individuals experiencing serious mental health conditions and complex problems in areas related to social determinants of health.
Kirk Mochrie, PhD, obtained his doctoral degree in clinical psychology and currently works as an intake coordinator and staff clinician at the Triangle Area Psychology (TAP) Clinic. He has specialized training in DBT for individuals who experience significant emotion dysregulation and who engage in self-injury and suicidal behaviors as well as extensive training in working with individuals with Substance Use Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Mochrie has numerous publications related to DBT and currently runs a DBT Adolescent group at the TAP clinic. He also provides therapy to individual DBT clients in the DBT-certified adult and adolescent programs at the TAP clinic.
John Mader, LMFT, has a private practice in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. He has completed DBT Intensive training and is a Co-Director of Triangle Area Dialectical Therapy (founded by Meggan Moorhead and Norma Safransky). He has taught DBT Skills Training Groups since 1997, DBT Family Skills Training since 2004, DBT Skills for Couples since 2008 and leads a DBT Consultation Team. His website, dbtfamilyskills.com, provides resources on using DBT skills in relationship.
An Introduction to DBT for Psychotherapists, Educators & Helping Professionals
Saturdays, March 26-April 16, 2021
Triangle Area DBT - TADBiT
The DBT Fundamentals Online Training: a Trans-Diagnostic Treatment for Emotion Dysregulation
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective treatment developed by Marsha M. Linehan, PhD for multi-diagnostic, severely disordered individuals with pervasive emotion dysregulation. While originally developed for difficult-to-treat patients with borderline personality disorder, research has demonstrated that DBT is also effective for individuals with a variety of complex problems, such as eating disorders and substance abuse, where emotion dysregulation is often at the core of the client’s problems. DBT, with its dialectical framework, provides a behavioral systems approach also shown to benefit couples and families. DBT has been adapted for use in a variety of settings, including inpatient hospitals, schools, residential programs, and prisons, as well as outpatient clinics.
Jeanette Sarbo, Janice Bainbridge, Martha Golden, and John Mader will be leading this online introductory DBT Fundamentals Training on four Saturday mornings, March 27th through April 17th. We are especially pleased to introduce you to Dialectical Behavior Therapy from the unique vantage of four different clinicians. We are committed to sharing the healing work that Marsha Linehan began nearly 40 years ago. Also, those of you who have attended previous DBT Intro trainings may find this a helpful refresher course. For students, those seeking a "Refresher,” and others, you are welcome to a reduced fee that could make this more affordable for you to participate.
NEW this year! The new, online format takes inspiration from "flip the classroom."
- Participants will receive handouts of the slides, links to supporting materials, such as articles, skills handouts/worksheets, DBT video presentations.
- Participants are asked to obtain at least one DBT book listed below.
- Each participant will submit at least one question about the content they studied for the coming week's session.
- The focus of the online session will be to address, discuss, and participate in experiential exercises based on your questions. The hope is for active, not passive, learning. Everyone stays awake! Validation Level One! This introductory class was designed to help clinicians understand the potential application of DBT in your therapeutic skill set.
Benefits of the DBT Introductory Fundamentals Training
1. Gain understanding of these key DBT fundamentals: ● The Development of DBT into a Trans-Diagnostic Treatment for Emotion Dysregulation ● The Structure of DBT: Stages of Treatment and Target Hierarchy ● Understanding Emotion Dysregulation, the Biosocial Theory and the Transactional Model ● When and How to Use the Acceptance Strategies, featuring Validation ● The Behavioral Change Strategies, featuring Problem-Solving ● Overview of DBT Skills of Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance ● What is Dialectics and How to Use the Dialectical Strategies ● DBT Behavior Chain Analysis and Case Formulation (to identify factors controlling problem behaviors) ● Strategies for Adapting DBT to Unique Settings Using DBT Functions and Modes
2. This training meets one of the basic requirements (along with being on a DBT Team and providing the 5 Functions/Modes of comprehensive DBT) for therapists to be part of the TADBiT DBT Therapist Directory. For those of you who have been participant-observers in DBT Skills Group or in DBT Skillz for Therapists, this training provides a theoretical and practical foundation that complements your experiential learning.
3. Participants who complete all four sessions will earn a certificate of completion for the 12 hours of training. While past experience indicates that these hours can be applied to certain categories of continuing education for LCSWs, LMFTs and LPPs (however likely not for LCMHCs), participants assume responsibility to confirm this with their respective licensure boards.
Who Should Attend? This course is designed for mental health and other professionals (clergy, teachers, professors, nurses, physicians). Supporting self and others in developing skillful compassion increases effective emotional coping and well-being. Past attendees are invited to use this as a “refresher” course.
Location: Online. You will be sent the link to join.
Schedule: Four Saturday Mornings, March 26-April 16, 2022, 9am – 12:15pm.
Cost: General fee is $280 if paid by March 6, 2022. $330 thereafter.
Students, Refresher (those having completed previous TADBiT, BTech or UNC SSW DBT Training), and others requesting a Reduced fee: $180 if paid by March 6, 2022. $230 thereafter. Refund requests by email must be received one month before the start date. This information is also on triangleareadbt.com.
Highly Recommended Books: DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, 2nd Edition, Marsha Linehan; Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. Marsha Linehan; DBT® Skills Training Manual: 2nd Edition, Marsha Linehan; Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir, Marsha Linehan; Doing Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Kelly Koerner; DBT® Principles in Action: Acceptance, Change, and Dialectics, Charlie Swenson.
Instructors: Janice Bainbridge, Martha Golden, Kirk Mochrie and John Mader
Martha Golden, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ and Co-Director of Triangle Area DBT (TADBiT). Dr. Golden holds masters and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Duke University’s Counseling Center followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at TADBiT. Dr. Golden started her private practice in 2005 and has served as the Intake Coordinator for the DBT-U program (DBT for university students) since 2006. She works with people individually, co-leads DBT skills groups, participates on a DBT consultation team, supervises students working towards licensure, provides consultation, consulting, and trainings to organizations, businesses, and clinicians.
Janice Bainbridge, LCSW, has completed DBT Intensive training and is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. She has been practicing DBT and teaching skills glasses for over 10 years and participates in a DBT consultation team. In her work at UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health where she is currently employed, she leads DBT skills groups for individuals experiencing serious mental health conditions and complex problems in areas related to social determinants of health.
Kirk Mochrie, PhD, obtained his doctoral degree in clinical psychology and currently works as an intake coordinator and staff clinician at the Triangle Area Psychology (TAP) Clinic. He has specialized training in DBT for individuals who experience significant emotion dysregulation and who engage in self-injury and suicidal behaviors as well as extensive training in working with individuals with Substance Use Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Mochrie has numerous publications related to DBT and currently runs a DBT Adolescent group at the TAP clinic. He also provides therapy to individual DBT clients in the DBT-certified adult and adolescent programs at the TAP clinic.
John Mader, LMFT, has a private practice in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. He has completed DBT Intensive training and is a Co-Director of Triangle Area Dialectical Therapy (founded by Meggan Moorhead and Norma Safransky). He has taught DBT Skills Training Groups since 1997, DBT Family Skills Training since 2004, DBT Skills for Couples since 2008 and leads a DBT Consultation Team. His website, dbtfamilyskills.com, provides resources on using DBT skills in relationship.
Training sponsored by Triangle Area Dialectical Behavior Therapy * triangleareadbt.com