Upcoming Trainings


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We are excited to announce a new training software! This new training software will simplify the entire training process, from registration to CE certificates, in order to streamline your training experience from start to finish. When you click to register for any of our trainings, you will be redirected to this new training software and you will need to create an account prior to registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Training Team by emailing us at training@pdbti.org or calling at (503)290-3295

At Portland DBT Institute, we are consistently tailoring our DBT training courses to meet the needs of the DBT community. Outlined below are our upcoming trainings, most of which are DBT training. At this time, all of our trainings are held over Zoom video communications.

It is important to us to reduce the disparity in accessing mental health treatment among racial and ethnic minority, sexual and gender minority, low-income, and other underserved populations. We are all working together to improve public health and wellbeing. If you are in need of financial assistance in order to attend a training, we would love for you to fill out a scholarship application.

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Upcoming Trainings


October 7-9 & 15-16, 2024

Annual Intensive Training!

DBT Comprehensive Implementation & Training Intensive (CITI) Part I

with Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC
and Erica Tan, PsyD, DBT-LBC

Designed for practitioners and programs seeking an immersive experience in DBT – where the primary goal is to build a strong and adherent DBT program, outstanding DBT clinical competence, and a highly effective DBT consultation team.


Pamela Buck, PhD

October 17-18, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Diving into DBT Skills

with Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC

This training is an ideal follow-up to DBT in a Nutshell, or for providers who have familiarity with the fundamentals of DBT. This two-day training will provide an overview of DBT skills aiming to support attendees in enhancing their clinical repertoire and understanding the role of skills within comprehensive DBT.


Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2024 | 7:00am – 2:30pm PT

NEW OFFERING!

Launching a DBT Skills Group

with Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW, DBT-LBC,
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC, and
Erica Tan, PsyD, DBT-LBC

This training is designed to clarify the key principles and potential pitfalls in implementing DBT skills training, and provide hands-on practice of the essential skills needed for an effective skills trainer.

Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW

Pamela Buck, PhD

November 18, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Ethics, Boundaries of Competence, Avoiding Harm, and Risk Management: Working Well with the Suicidal Patient

with Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC

This one day workshop is designed for mental health providers and other healthcare professionals who provide direct-care services and, as a result, will be required to assess and manage a suicide crisis at some point during their professional career.


December 4, 2024 | 7:00am – 10:00am PT
December 5, 2024 | 7:00am – 10:00am PT
December 6, 2024 | 7:00am – 2:00pm PT

DBT for People with Substance Use Disorders

with Linda Dimeff, PhD, DBT-LBC & K. Michelle Peavy, PhD

Developed and facilitated by internationally recognized expert Dr. Dimeff, this three-day training will provide participants with a comprehensive working knowledge of the adaptations to be made when working with individuals with BPD-SUD.


December 13, 2024 | 8:30am – 12:00pm PT

EXCLUSIVE Half-Day Training!

DBT and SPACE training for Parents of Multi-Diagnostic Young Adults: Expanding on Acceptance and Change

with Amy Kalasunas, LPCC-S, NCC, DBT-LBC

This workshop will review the rationale for combining DBT and SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), link effective interventions to forms of accommodation, and model application of specific DBT skills.


January 16-17, 2025 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals

with Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW, DBT-LBC

This training is designed for mental health professionals and other providers new to DBT principles and strategies, and who work with individuals with chronic emotion dysregulation and complex problems.

Pamela Buck, PhD

January 30-31, 2025 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Maximizing Individual Therapy in DBT: Moving Beyond Life Threatening Behavior

with Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC

This advanced workshop is designed to support clinicians in better understanding and implementing DBT with clients once unrelenting crisis has passed –increasing understanding their quality-of-life threatening behaviors and how to skillfully address those in individual therapy.


February 7, 2024 | 8:30am – 3:30pm PT

DBT for Psychosis

with Maggie Mullen, LCSW, DBT-LBC (they/them)

By examining the existing research and best practices, we will explore DBT and DBT-informed concepts and principles that benefit clients with Psychotic Spectrum Disorders. Along the way, we will discuss barriers to providing effective treatment with this population.


About Us


Our trainings offer a full orientation to DBT, from basics to advanced courses developed to help DBT-savvy clinicians further hone their skills. All members of our DBT training team have completed the highest levels of training.

Our enthusiastic and knowledgeable trainers balance decades of experience with enthusiasm for the latest research. For a list of our standard training offerings, please see our DBT Training page. 

Portland DBT Institute training is available to schedule as a private DBT 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 our training coordinator will contact you to see how we can work together to exceed your organization’s training goals.

Portland DBT Institute is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.


Past Trainings


September 26-27, 2024 | 7:00am – 2:30pm PT

DBT in a Nutshell for Adolescents and Caregivers

with Claudia Avina, PhD, DBT-LBC

This training is recommended for providers working with teens and young adults who experience chronic emotion dysregulation and complex problems. This two-day training is ideal for providers new to DBT principles and strategies, and will cover the fundamentals of comprehensive DBT for adolescents.


September 20, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

EXCLUSIVE One-Day Training!

Maximizing Your Therapeutic Toolbox: An Intro to the Unified Protocol for Adolescents

with Niza Tonarely-Busto, PhD

This one-day introductory workshop will review in detail the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents, including therapy techniques and strategies to maximize your therapeutic toolbox.


August 22-23, 2024 | 7:00am – 2:30pm PT

DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals

with Irmary Rodríguez Rivera, PhD, DBT-LBC

This training is designed for mental health professionals and other providers new to DBT principles and strategies, and who work with individuals with chronic emotion dysregulation and complex problems.

Pamela Buck, PhD

July 23, 2024 | 8:30am – 12:00pm PT

EXCLUSIVE Half-Day Training!

Postvention from Suicide in Mental Health Practice: Balancing Process and Outcomes

with Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC

We will review literature on best practices related to postvention intervention, focusing on frameworks for effective communication, proactive postvention, and support for colleagues and families involved.


Pamela Buck, PhD

June 13-14, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Diving into DBT Skills for Adolescents and Caregivers

with Jamie Bedics, PhD, DBT-LBC

This training is an ideal follow-up to DBT in a Nutshell, or for providers who have familiarity with the fundamentals of DBT. This two-day training will provide an overview of DBT skills commonly taught when leading a multifamily skills group.


June 7, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

EXCLUSIVE Two-Day Training!

DBT for LGBTQ+ Clients

with Kim Skerven, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC
and Jake Camp, DClinPsy

This training will provide an introduction to working with LGBTQ+ individuals and groups in DBT. The aim will be to increase therapist competencies to provide culturally-sensitive care for LGBTQ+ people in DBT, in hope to increase the acceptability and outcomes of DBT for this group. 


May 20-21, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:00pm PT

Optimizing Eating Disorder Treatment with DBT

with Amy Kalasunas, LPCC-S, NCC, DBT-LBC
and Dean Malec, PhD

This two-day workshop will focus on presenting evidenced based theory and practices to diagnose and treat eating disorder symptoms in clients.