THE DBT SKILLS: A TWO-DAY TRAINING
Thursday May 8 – Friday, May 9, 2025
11 AM – 6:30 PM CST (12 PM – 7:30 PM EST; 9 AM – 4:30 PM PST)
12 hours ǀ Held live through Zoom (recordings not available)
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
As a comprehensive, cognitive behavioural treatment, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) consists of individual therapy, group skills training, a therapist consultation team, and between-session telephone coaching. Originally designed to help chronically suicidal individuals, DBT has become a well-supported treatment for clients with complex mental health problems.
In this workshop, we focus on the skills taught in DBT. These skills contain an array of tools that clients can use to build lives worth living. The majority of the workshop will focus on each of the four skill modules, covering core skills in each module:
- Mindfulness: how to attend to, experience, and live in the present moment
- Emotion Regulation: how to understand and manage emotions
- Distress Tolerance: how to tolerate distress, avoid making things worse in a crisis, and accept reality as it is
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to build healthy relationships while maintaining self-respect
This workshop will begin with a brief overview of DBT skills training, how skills fit into DBT, and address any questions participants have about the DBT framework. Subsequently, we will begin by teaching mindfulness skills, which are foundational to all of the other DBT skills. Following this, we will cover the remaining DBT skills: distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This training is geared toward mental health professionals who would like to learn more about DBT skills. No prior DBT training is required. The following clinicians will find this workshop helpful:
- Clinicians who would like an introduction to DBT skills.
- Clinicians who wish to begin a DBT skills group.
- Clinicians already running a group who wish to improve their skills.
- Clinicians who simply wish to incorporate DBT skills into their everyday practice.
REGISTER TODAY
| Early bird rates (end Apr 1): | Professional $450 + GST | Student $382.50 + GST |
| Group/agency discounts available: | 3 or more participants are eligible for a 10% discount. | 6 or more participants are eligible for a 15% discount. |
| Email [email protected] for more information | ||
For more information and to register, visit: www.dbtvancouver.com/event-types/workshops.
Questions? Email [email protected]
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