COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Enhance your individual Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) practice with this hands-on course. You’ll get advanced training in problem analysis, case formulation and treatment design. You’ll work through real cases – including your own – and present clinical questions. Each two-hour session combines theory, practice and experiential exercises such as skills-modeling, role-playing and consultation. You’ll hone the DBT knowledge and skills you’ve already acquired to correctly analyze a client’s situation, design solutions that address their discomfort, increase validation and address issues that arise during treatment.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS COURSE, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Conduct a comprehensive chain analysis and construct a treatment plan that addresses specific behaviors.
• Blend advanced problem-solving strategies with validation strategies.
• Use the six levels of validation to manage client distress.
• Address maladaptive primary emotions and contingency problems in treatment.
• Implement phone-coaching strategies and apply suicide-crisis protocols.

Registrants will retain access to the course material and recordings of all classes for 30 days after the course concludes. All registrants will be able to download core content (PPT or PDF) and view recordings of classes. Class recordings cannot be downloaded.

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Shelley McMain, C. Psych., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Head of the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic and a Clinician Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and Co-Founder of the Centre for MindBody Health in Toronto. She is a clinician, educator and researcher and a Certified DBT Practitioner. Dr. McMain is recognized as a leader in DBT in Canada and internationally. She conducts research in DBT, personality disorders, emotion regulation, suicide and self-harm, substance abuse, and psychotherapy process and outcomes. She has delivered 300+ conferences, colloquia, grand rounds, and trainings, and is widely recognized for her excellence in DBT training. Read Shelley’s full bio here.

DETAILS AT A GLANCE

Fee: $775 CAD+HST+Eventbrite Fees

Delivery: Online via Zoom. This course has a live online component which will be recorded for review.

Audience: Multi-disciplinary mental health professionals interested in treating complex PTSD using evidence-based principles and procedures. Basic knowledge of DBT is recommended.

CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDITS:

• OPA: Pending Approval for 16 CE credits for psychological practitioners.
• OAMHP: Pending Approval for 16 CE credits for mental health professionals.
• MDPAC: Pending Approval for 16 hours of MDPAC Group CE credits and 2 hour of MDPAC CCI credits (automatically calculated when MDPAC member submits Group CE hours).

CANCELLATION POLICY: We will allow refunds that are requested 7 days prior to the event start date. Attendees can request a refund through Eventbrite.

Refunds will not be issued after April 13, 2025. CMBH reserves the right to cancel workshops due to unforeseen circumstances.

PREREQUISITE(S)/ RECOMMENDATIONS: Registrants should have foundational concepts of mental health through disciplines such as nursing, psychiatry, psychology, social work, etc.

CERTIFICATE(S): This course is applicable to the following CMBH Certificate – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).