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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training Course ©
Part I: January 10 to 14, 2011
Part IIA: June 20 to 24, 2011
Part IIB: July 18 to 22, 2011
Northampton, MA
Charles Swenson, M.D. and Shireen Rizvi, Ph.D. 		Online Application
Training Description

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training Course is designed for those who have learned DBT in one-day or two-day trainings and/or from self-guided study of the treatment manuals and who are invested in learning DBT to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their usual settings. As DBT is a treatment that requires an ongoing consultation team, the intensive training is designed for treatment teams, not individual practitioners intending to practice DBT alone.

A DBT team (minimum of 4, maximum of 10) is a group of mental health professionals who meet regularly to assist each other in applying DBT in the practice setting. Teams should discuss their level of commitment prior to completing their application. Course enrollment is limited, and there is more demand for Intensive Training than can be provided—please consider your application carefully.

Training is conducted in two five-day sessions of instruction divided by six to nine months of home study. In Part I, lectures, videotapes, and small group exercises are used to teach DBT theory and strategies in-depth. Between the first and second sessions, participants consolidate and apply what they have learned with the help of treatment practice assignments and a take-home exam. Between sessions, teams design and begin to implement their own DBT programs or to integrate DBT into an ongoing treatment setting. In Part II, each team presents their work and receives expert consultation on specific cases and on their program, including protocols for specific treatment problems and adaptations of DBT.

The DBT Intensive Training is intensive; Part I and Part II are both five full days of training. The course is designed to model basic elements of the treatment in an experiential way and to foster team development. As would DBT clients, intensive participants agree to attend the entire training, do their best to learn the material, and participate in a willing, committed manner.
Learning Objectives
  1. Discuss the DBT Research for different populations.
  2. Explain to clients the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder as it is is reframed in DBT.
  3. Describe to clients/family members/other clinicians the Biosocial Theory of Borderline Personality Disorder.
  4. List the modes, the functions, and the typical treatment agreements made in DBT.
  5. Implement the structure, goals, and stages of DBT treatment.
  6. Create treatment plans for DBT clients using targeting procedures.
  7. Explain the dialectical nature of DBT treatment.
  8. Demonstrate how dialectics are used in DBT.
  9. Teach the four modules of skills in DBT (Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance).
  10. Conduct Cue Exposure and Response Prevention.
  11. List the steps in Problem-Solving.
  12. Conduct complete Behavioral Chain Analyses.
  13. Implement the Cognitive-Behavioral strategies in DBT.
  14. Discuss the self-verification theory that guides application of treatment strategies.
  15. Explain validation strategies and contexts in which they apply.
  16. List the levels of validation.
  17. Demonstrate the different communication strategies of DBT.
  18. Explain the DBT case management strategies.
  19. Implement discuss telephone and other generalization strategies of DBT.
  20. Apply suicide crisis protocols of DBT.
  21. Participate in a Consultation Team in DBT.
  22. Demonstrate Consultation Team strategies used in DBT.
Application Process

Teams wishing to attend an intensive training course will need to submit an application to Behavioral Tech, LLC.

There are two parts to the application that must be completed (available for download at the top of this page):

  1. Part A - Team Information: Complete one per team.
  2. Part B - Individual Information: Have each team member complete the individual online application. Each applicant must include their own individual address and appropriate contact information.

Application fee:
$50.00 for each individual team member. Application fees are non-refundable and are not a credit towards the tuition. Applications without application fees will not be considered.

Application deadline:
      November 12, 2010. Applications received on or before the deadline will be prioritized.

Application submission:
      The following items must be completed by November 12, 2010.

  1. Part A – Online Team Application (one per team, completed by the Team Leader/Contact Person)
  2. Part B – Online Individual Application (one for each individual team member)
  3. Application Fee ($50.00 for each individual team member)

Notification of acceptance will be made by November 19, 2010.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP, at the University of Washington, is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD). DBT is especially effective for those with chronic suicidal or other severe, dysfunctional behaviors. Research has shown DBT to be effective in reducing suicidal behavior, psychiatric hospitalization, dropout from treatment, substance abuse, anger and interpersonal difficulties.
Instructors
Charlie Swenson, M.D., graduated from Harvard College and Yale Medical School. He joined the faculty of Cornell University Medical College in 1982, where for five years he directed a long-term psychoanalytically-oriented inpatient program for patients with personality disorders. Beginning in 1987, Dr. Swenson developed and directed inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment programs for borderline patients based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Twice he was voted Teacher of the Year by the psychiatric residents (1990, 1993). While at Cornell, he served as a DBT trainer and consultant throughout the United States and Europe, coordinating statewide implementation of DBT in the public sectors of Illinois, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Dr. Swenson has published widely on the treatment of borderline patients, including one article comparing Kernberg’s psychoanalytic approach to DBT (1989), one article describing the inpatient application of DBT (2001), one article identifying the factors leading to DBT’s popularity (2001), and one article identifying the barriers and strategies for implementing DBT in community mental health centers (2002). During 1996 he served as the Coordinator of Clinical Training in DBT. From 1997 to the present he was Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry for the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and from 1997 to 2001 he served as Area Medical Director for the Western Massachusetts Area of the Department of Mental Health. Currently Dr. Swenson is in private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts, and serves as a senior trainer and senior consultant for Behavioral Tech, LLC.
Shireen Rizvi, Ph.D., received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Washington. She studied borderline personality disorder and DBT for more than five years under the mentorship of Dr. Linehan and worked as a research therapist in Dr. Linehan’s research lab, providing individual psychotherapy and skills training. Her dissertation research focused on the use of the DBT skill of “opposite action” to treat shame. She completed her predoctoral clinical internship at the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology and an NIMH postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for PTSD at the Boston VA Healthcare System. Following her fellowship, Dr. Rizvi was Assistant Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Beginning in 2009, Dr. Rizvi is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. Dr. Rizvi has written and presented numerous theoretical and research papers on BPD, DBT, and trauma. Her areas of research and clinical expertise include shame, treatment development, trauma, and development of mobile technology applications to aid in skills generalization. With colleagues at Behavioral Tech Research, she has received grant support from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to develop a prototype for a DBT skills coaching program to be used on smartphones.
Tuition

Regular rate:
The tuition fee for the full 10-day training is $2,400.00 (U.S.) per person. The rate for teams of six or more is $2,100.00 per person.

Discounted rate for early payment:
If tuition is paid on or before December 17, 2010, the cost is $2,300.00 per person.  For teams of six or more, the rate is $2100.0000 per person.

Full payment is due by December 7, 2011. Tuition payments for each team should be mailed together, not individually. Intensive fees are non-refundable after December 7, 2011. We accept checks, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. All payments must be in US funds, and we are sorry, but we are unable to accept foreign checks. Please contact us for information regarding foreign bank transfers.
Training Location
Hotel Northampton
36 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
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Accommodations
Hotel Northampton
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