Advanced Topics in DBT: DBT for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUD)©

Course Description:

Advanced Topics in DBT: DBT for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUD) © is designed for anyone who has completed basic training in DBT, has been providing DBT individual psychotherapy or skills group interventions, and is looking to increase their knowledge and effectiveness in working with individuals with substance use disorders and comorbid conditions within a DBT framework.  There is a large overlap between problem substance use and suicide behaviors, for which DBT-SUD is a good option for intervention for many clients.  Further, for clients with certain comorbidities, DBT may be the treatment of choice.   This training will familiarize you with some key concepts and help you distinguish differences between standard comprehensive DBT and DBT-SUD.

This training will be pre-recorded and offered on demand, which we hope will maximize the training’s accessibility and ability to be absorbed.  Further consultation and instruction are available through Treatment Implementation Collaborative. 

Topics for the Course Include:

Session 1: Introduction

• Research Base

• Culture and Diversity

• Inclusion/Exclusion

• Reading recommendations

Session 2: Pre-treatment

• Definition of Addiction in DBT

• Biosocial model revisited

• Modes and Functions

• Establishing goals

Session 3: Individual Therapy adaptations

• Butterfly clients and strategies

• How to address lying

• Urges and cravings

• Diary card

• Chain analysis

• Relapse prevention

Session 4: DBT-SUD Skills: DCBA Stepping Down from Addiction

• Dialectical abstinence and building an abstinence plan

• Clear Mind and Community Reinforcement

• Burning Bridges and Building New Ones

• Alternate Rebellion and Adaptive Denial

Course Objectives:

Following this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify for whom DBT-SUD is appropriate

2. Define addiction according to DBT-SUD

3. Discuss how to handle urges and lying DBT-SUD

4. Be able to explain at least one DBT-SUD specific skill

Continuing Education:

Participants who pass the post training quiz with a score of 80% or higher, will receive their choice of a letter of completion for DBT-LBC continuing education hours or APA credit.

Treatment Implementation Collaborative, LLC (TIC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  TIC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Registration & Tuition: 

• $100 per person (USD)

• Online we accept credit cards and PayPal. If you need to pay by check, please complete our INVOICE REQUEST.

**IMPORTANT**

• After your payment is received, we will send you an email with instructions on how to access the course. Depending on the day and time of your order, this can take up to 24 hours. Orders received Friday evening through Monday morning will be processed on Monday.