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DBT Distress Tolerance & Emotional Regulation Tools for Clients: A Pandemic Special Edition that Includes Delivering DBT via Telehealth


Credit Available - See CEUs tab below.

Categories:
DBT
Faculty:
Dr. Lane Pederson, Psy.D., LP, DBTC, Consultation and Therapy
Duration:
4 hours 15 minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Media Type:
Live Webcast

Dates


Description

The data is in, and rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicide continue to escalate as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Clients have never been more in need of practical Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and tools to survive, and even thrive, through these challenging times.

Join Dr. Lane Pederson, an award-winning author and trainer who serves over 550 DBT clients both in-person and online in his five clinics in Minnesota, USA. He’ll share key insights on dialectical strategies, distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills for these times, and important information on conducting DBT safely and effectively via Telehealth.

Don’t miss this opportunity to bring new tools and strategies to your clients!

Learning Objectives:

1. Name three key dialectical conflicts to resolve during COVID-19

2. List five or more DBT skills for the COVID-19 era

3. Describe how self-monitoring leads to effective action

4. List three best practices for DBT Telehealth

5. Explain how contingency management leads to effective outcomes in any setting

 

Course Outline: 9 am to 1:15 pm (MST)

9 am to 9:30 am:

COVID-19 and Mental Health

Taking Control: Core Tenets of DBT in Action

9:30 am to 10:00 am:

Working Dialectics: Problems and Opportunities

COVID-specific conflicts and resolutions

10:30 am to 10:45 am: Break

10:45 am to 11:15 am:

Dialectical Exercises for Clients

Pandemic Skills

Distress Tolerance

Emotion Regulation

11:15 am to 11:45 am :

Anchoring the Skills

Scheduling and Monitoring

Tracking via the Diary Card

Follow-Through: The Premack Principle

11:45 am to 12 pm: Break

12 pm to 12:45 pm:

Delivering DBT via Telehealth

Best Practices

Contingency Management

Ensuring Safety

12:45 pm to 1:15 pm: Questions

CEUs


General Credits

This course is available for 4 total CPDs

The HPCSA has declared that any on-line courses CPD/CEU credited by a certified US board, is automatically CPD/CEU credited in South Africa. 

As there are different boards for different disciplines, we at Acacia suggest that you use the Counselling CPD/CEU credits. These correspond to South African credits of one CPD/CEU per 60 minutes. If you choose to use your discipline's credits, please do so at your discretion.


General Credits

This course is available for 4 total CPDs

The HPCSA has declared that any on-line courses CPD/CEU credited by a certified US board, is automatically CPD/CEU credited in South Africa. 

As there are different boards for different disciplines, we at Acacia suggest that you use the Counselling CPD/CEU credits. These correspond to South African credits of one CPD/CEU per 60 minutes. If you choose to use your discipline's credits, please do so at your discretion.



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Faculty

Dr. Lane Pederson, Psy.D., LP, DBTC, Consultation and Therapy Related seminars and products


Dr. Pederson is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapist, author, trainer, and consultant who understands the challenges and opportunities of implementing DBT in real-word settings. He has been an invited speaker for large national conferences and private events of all sizes and has trained over 10,000 professionals in the United States, Australia, South Africa, Canada, and Mexico. He has provided specialized DBT training and consultation to mental health centers, chemical dependency treatment centers, hospital settings, and forensic settings. Notable organizations that have contracted DBT services with Lane Pederson and Associates, LLC include the American Psychological Association (APA), the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA), the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Navy, Walter Reed National Military Hospital, and Psychotherapy Networker.

Speaker Disclosure:
Financial: Lane Pederson maintains a private practice. He is an author for PESI Publishing & Media and receives royalties.  Dr. Pederson receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.  He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lane Pederson has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

 


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