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Questions to ask when picking a DBT program

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Choosing which DBT program to attend is an important choice. You may have been looking for a program for a long time, or perhaps just heard about DBT recently. Either way, educating yourself on what to look for is critical!…

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How do you know if it is DBT?

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Getting the best outcomes possible from DBT requires a well-trained DBT therapist providing services in a highly structured and comprehensive DBT treatment environment (see Dimeff & Koerner, 2007). Without both, clients may not improve at the same rate or to…

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DBT Training Calendar

DBT for People with Substance Use Disorders
April 22-23, 2025
Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW

DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals
April 24-25, 2025
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC

Optimizing Eating Disorder Treatment with DBT
May 8-9, 2025
Dean Malec, PhD

(Free CE Hour) Brushing Up on Chain Analysis
May 14, 2025
Shireen Rizvi, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC

Diving into DBT Skills for Adolescents and Caregivers
May 15-16, 2025
Jamie Bedics, PhD

(Free CE Hour) Metaphors for Teaching and Practicing Dialectics as a Skill
June 11, 2025
Andrea Gold, PhD
Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD

(EXCLUSIVE) Doing DBT with LGBTQ+ Clients
June 20, 2025
Colleen Sloan, PhD

Diving into DBT Skills
June 26-27, 2025
Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW

(Free CE Hour) Treating PTSD in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: The DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol
July 9, 2025
Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC

(EXCLUSIVE) DBT and Chronic Pain: A Dialectical Workshop on Treating Sensory Dysregulation
July 11, 2025
Deborah Barrett, PhD, LCSW

(EXCLUSIVE) Incorporating Loved Ones into DBT Treatment: Strategies and Skills for Effective Sessions and Enhanced Relationships
July 18, 2025
Tali Wigod, PsyD, DBT-LBC

(EXCLUSIVE) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI): An Experiential Approach to Exploring Meaning while Holding Moral Pain
July 25, 2025
Lauren M. Borges, PhD
Jacob K. Farnsworth, PhD

(Intensive Training) DBT CITI Part I
October 6-8 & 14-15, 2025
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC
Ashley Maliken, PhD, DBT-LBC

DBT in a Nutshell for Adolescents and Caregivers
October 16-17, 2025
Tali Wigod, PsyD, DBT-LBC

(EXCLUSIVE) Dialectics can be Challenging and Freeing: Tools for Teaching and Applying Dialectics
December 12, 2025
Andrea Gold, PhD

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