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DBT for Children

Sunday, March 12, 2023, 9:00 AM America/New_York
$0.00 Francheska Perepletchikova, PhD

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C) Training for Experienced Clinicians is a comprehensive course designed for those who have attended the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive™ or Foundational training who are interested in the application of DBT with children. This training is intended for clinicians invested in learning DBT-C to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their setting. It includes content on child individual counseling, didactics on emotions, parent training component and DBT-C skills.

About the Presenter

Francheska Perepletchikova, Ph.D., DBT-Linehan Board certified clinician, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School. She specializes in psychological services for children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral dysregulation, including suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury, severe verbal and physical aggression, treatment-resistant depression, social phobia, and generalized anxiety. Dr. Perepletchikova received training in child and adolescent therapy under the mentorship of Dr. Alan Kazdin as a graduate student at the Yale University, Department of Psychology. She started to gain expertise in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) during internship and post-doctoral training at the Yale University School of Medicine with Dr. Seth Axelrod, working with patients with borderline personality disorder with co-morbid substance use. As an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Perepletchikova received intensive and advanced intensive trainings in DBT with the Linehan Institute Behavioral Tech, LLC and in 2009, she was established as able to deliver DBT with adherence and calibrated as a reliable DBT adherence rater by the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington. Since then, Dr. Perepletchikova have been providing clinical care to adults and adolescents within the DBT model and adapted DBT for preadolescent children with severe emotional and behavioral dysregulation (DBT-C). As an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the Yale University School and Medicine and at the Weill Cornell Medicine, she completed two randomized clinical trials on DBT-C. Results of both trials indicated that children in DBT-C condition, as compared to treatment-as-usual, had a significantly greater reduction in behavior outbursts and angry/irritable mood, and achieved a significantly higher level of functioning.

These workshops offer 24 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

DBT for Children

Sunday, March 12, 2023, 9:00 AM America/New_York

Presenter: Francheska Perepletchikova, PhD

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Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will be able to Determine who might benefit from DBT-C.
  2. Participants will be able to Convey evidence for model to clients & stakeholders.
  3. Participants will be able to Describe how DBT-C was developed from standard DBT.
  4. Participants will be able to Describe the biosocial model for severe emotion dysregulation and corresponding behavioral dyscontrol inpreadolescent children.
  5. Participants will be able to List the treatment hierarchy of DBT-C.
  6. Participants will be able to Structure DBT-C to meet the required functions of treatment.
  7. Participants will be able to Apply the skills to each parents to understand the dialectical dilemmas of parenting.
  8. Participants will be able to Describe to parents how to learn Behavior Change Model and create a change-ready environment.
  9. Participants will be able to Introduce parents to behavior modification techniques.
  10. Participants will be able to describe to parents how to implement behavior management plans.
  11. Participants will be able to explain to parents how to create a validating environment.
  12. Participants will be able to demonstrate to parents how to understand and overcome their difficulties with implementing techniques.
  13. Participants will be able to inform parents and children how to engage in problem solving.
  14. Participants will be able to inform parents and children how to do cognitive restructuring.
  15. Participants will be able to Conduct behavioral analysis with children.
  16. Participants will be able to Conduct exposures with children.
  17. Participants will be able to explain to parents and children to understand emotion.
  18. Participants will be able to Describe the DBT-C Emotion Change Model.
  19. Participants will be able to inform describe DBT-C skills training.
  20. Participants will be able to Structure the DBT-C program to fit your setting.

These workshops offer 24 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C) Training for Experienced Clinicians is a comprehensive course designed for those who have attended the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive™ or Foundational training who are interested in the application of DBT with children. This training is intended for clinicians invested in learning DBT-C to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their setting. It includes content on child individual counseling, didactics on emotions, parent training component and DBT-C skills.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will be able to Determine who might benefit from DBT-C.
  2. Participants will be able to Convey evidence for model to clients & stakeholders.
  3. Participants will be able to Describe how DBT-C was developed from standard DBT.
  4. Participants will be able to Describe the biosocial model for severe emotion dysregulation and corresponding behavioral dyscontrol inpreadolescent children.
  5. Participants will be able to List the treatment hierarchy of DBT-C.
  6. Participants will be able to Structure DBT-C to meet the required functions of treatment.
  7. Participants will be able to Apply the skills to each parents to understand the dialectical dilemmas of parenting.
  8. Participants will be able to Describe to parents how to learn Behavior Change Model and create a change-ready environment.
  9. Participants will be able to Introduce parents to behavior modification techniques.
  10. Participants will be able to describe to parents how to implement behavior management plans.
  11. Participants will be able to explain to parents how to create a validating environment.
  12. Participants will be able to demonstrate to parents how to understand and overcome their difficulties with implementing techniques.
  13. Participants will be able to inform parents and children how to engage in problem solving.
  14. Participants will be able to inform parents and children how to do cognitive restructuring.
  15. Participants will be able to Conduct behavioral analysis with children.
  16. Participants will be able to Conduct exposures with children.
  17. Participants will be able to explain to parents and children to understand emotion.
  18. Participants will be able to Describe the DBT-C Emotion Change Model.
  19. Participants will be able to inform describe DBT-C skills training.
  20. Participants will be able to Structure the DBT-C program to fit your setting.

Agenda:

March 12, 13, 19, 20 and 27 

 

Day 1

8:30–9:00 AM Log-in and Test Set-Up
9:00 AM–10:15 AM Introduction to the Model: Current Evidence
10:15 AM–10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM–11:45 AM Biosocial Model
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Parent Training Component: Treatment Target  Hierarchy: Q & A

 

Day 2 

8:30–9:00 AM Log-in and Test Set-Up
9:00 AM–10:15 AM Orientation to treatment for parents
10:15 AM–10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM–11:45 AM Creating a change-ready environment
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Behavioral capability & Q&A

 

Day 3

8:30–9:00 AM Log-in and Test Set-Up
9:00 AM–10:15 AM Factors that interfere with effective parenting
10:15 AM–10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM–11:45 AM Introduction to DBT-C secondary targets
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Creating a validating environment Q & A

 

Day 4

 

8:30–9:00 AM Log-in and Test Set-Up
9:00 AM–10:15 AM Introduction to behavior modification techniques: Reinforcement and shaping
10:15 AM–10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM–11:45 AM Ignoring and Punishment
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Dialectical Dilemmas of parenting: Q & A

 

Day 5

 

8:30–9:00 AM Log-in and Test Set-Up
9:00 AM–10:15 AM Individual Therapy: pre-treatment, didactics on emotions
10:15 AM–10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM–11:45 AM Individual Therapy: primary targets
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Skills training: Mindfulness and Distress Tolerance Q&A

 

Day 6

 

8:30–9:00 AM Log-in and Test Set-Up
9:00 AM–10:15 AM Individual Therapy: pre-treatment, didactics on emotions
10:15 AM–10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM–11:45 AM Individual Therapy: primary targets
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Break
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Skills training: Mindfulness and Distress Tolerance Q&A



This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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