January 30, 2026
8:45am – 12:00pm Pacific Time
11:45am – 3:00pm Eastern Time
Presented virtually via Zoom Video Communications
Presented by
Sarah Hope Lincoln, PhD
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This training will help attendees explore in greater depth the core elements required for a treatment to be defined as “evidence based”. Through that lens, the pros and cons of using or adapting treatments away from their evidence-base will be explored, with an emphasis on how the ethics guiding mental health practice interplay with the delivery of pseudoscientific practices. The distinctions between invalidated and unvalidated interventions will also be explored. Clinicians will leave this event being able to understand how evidence based treatments are determined, identify warning signs for pseudoscientific practices, and discuss the ethical considerations of making well-informed, clinically sound choices around treatment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define evidence-based practice
- Define evidence-based treatment
- Name at least 3 pros and 3 cons of using treatment outside of an evidence-based model
- Identify potential harms of pseudoscientific treatment
Instructor | Sarah Hope Lincoln, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University in the Department of Applied Psychology and a licensed clinical psychologist. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Harvard University and completed in internship at Bellevue Hospital/NYU Langone Medical Center. She completed post-doctoral fellowships at Boston Children’s Hospital and McLean Hospital. Prior to her doctoral degree she worked with the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the United States Naval Academy studying the process of ethical decision-making. Dr. Lincoln specializes in serious mental illness in children and adolescents with an interest in understanding the neuroscience behind social functioning in these populations. She has taught several courses in understanding pseudoscientific practices in clinical psychology.
PRICING:
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Individual Registration Fee $159.00 |
Group Registration Fee for 3 or more $135.00/person |
Students are eligible for 15% off individual registration fee* |
*email training@pdbti.org for student discount code
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS
Participants who complete the training will earn 3 CE hours.
Portland DBT Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6326.
Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Portland DBT Institute is solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.
Portland DBT Institute, Inc. (PDBTI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PDBTI maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Private Training Request
Portland DBT Institute training is available to schedule as a private training for your group. PDBTI’s training team travels locally, nationally, and internationally, to provide evidence based, adherent DBT training. Please fill out our Training Request Form and a training coordinator will contact you to see how we can work together to exceed your organization’s training goals.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
A $60.00 handling fee will be deducted upon cancellation. Refund requests by fax or email must be received two weeks before the start date. In addition, the fees are non-transferrable.
PDBTI reserves the right to cancel any program due to under-enrollment, or any course due to work stoppages, instructor illness or inclement weather. If a course is cancelled, PDBTI is responsible for refunding only the course fee.
