Jump Start in Dialectical Behavior Therapy© - ONLINE [June 2025]

Course Information:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT, Linehan, 1993) is a comprehensive treatment that balances principles of acceptance (mindfulness) and change (behaviorism). It is a systematic cognitive- behavioral approach to working with individuals with severe dysfunctional behaviors, especially those with chronic patterns of emotion dsyregulation and suicidal behavior.  DBT has been applied to a wide array of populations including children and adolescents, and in a variety of settings including community mental health outpatient, private practice, intensive outpatient/partial hospitalization, residential, forensics and corrections. Research supports its use to target suicidality, treatment drop out, hospitalization, behavioral dyscontrol, substance use disorders, eating disorders, treatment resistant depression in the elderly, and its application with highly dysregulated couples and families.

This training focuses learning and practice on DBT individual psychotherapy.  The Jump Start in DBT© training follows the course of DBT Stage 1 Individual Psychotherapy from the intake session, through the first four sessions (‘Pre-Treatment”), and through the flow, principles, and protocols for individual sessions in Stage 1.  The goal is for new DBT therapists to be able to begin seeing clients immediately following this training. 

The Jump Start in DBT curriculum emphasizes case-based learning (clinical examples) and experiential learning (role plays, exercises, and homework) to support the individual and team in developing the capabilities necessary to provide DBT. As DBT is a team-based treatment, and anyone providing any mode of DBT is required to be on a consultation team, part of the training will focus on how to structure an effective DBT consultation team.

Each training session will be 3 hours and 15 minutes (3 hours of training and a 15-minute break). We will teach for 90 minutes, take a 15-minute break, then teach for 90 minutes.  The instructor will augment PowerPoint presentations, case examples and handouts with role plays and practices conducted in Zoom Break-Out Rooms. There will be homework that can completed with clients or others between each session of the course.

This course will NOT be teaching the content of DBT Skills Training Groups. Skills will be addressed as they are used in DBT individual psychotherapy, but the actual skills will not be taught.  If you are unfamiliar with the skills, our recommendation is that you complete the Master Class: Core Skills in DBT© before beginning the Jump Start in DBT©.

BONUS: Your registration includes access to the following:

1. Master Class: Core Skills in DBT©, 16-hours on-demand (access through November 2025)

2. Back into the Book: CBT of BPD©, 15-hours on-demand (access through November 2025)

3. Using the Secondary Targets in DBT©, 1-hour on-demand (access through November 2025)

Course Schedule: See Printable Course Brochure

Course Objectives: See Printable Course Brochure

Who Should Attend:

The Jump Start in DBT is designed for any practitioners relatively new to DBT, those who wish to join teams an/or who wish to work toward the training requirements for DBT Certification. You should already be familiar with the DBT Skills.

For more information on the training requirements for certification, please see: Eligibility Requirements under the Certification Tab at www.dbt-lbc.org. Please note that this is the ONLY official site for DBT Certification.

Course Prerequisites:

It is expected that all participants have read the following books:

1. Linehan, M. M. (1993a). Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford Press.

2. Linehan, M. M. (2015). DBT Skills Training Manual. New York: Guilford Press.

3. Linehan, M. M. (2015). DBT Skills Handouts and Worksheets. New York: Guilford Press.

We always find that those who get the most out of our courses are those who have met these requirements.

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Continuing Education:

This course is 29.5 hours. 100% participation is required to receive any credit. No partial credit will be given for any reason.  In order to document participation in this live online course, each participant will be provided their own invitation to attend each session.  At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be required to complete an Attestation that they attended 100% of each training session. 

Addiction Professionals: National Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) approved education provider, #289850.

Social Workers:  Applying

Counselors: Applying

Psychologists: 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. APA credit will be provided upon completion of the course. 100% participation is required in order to receive any credit. No partial credit will be given. 29.5 APA hours.   

Tuition and Registration:

Regular rate: $1300 (USD) per person.

Early payment rate: $1105 (USD) per person. Save 15% if you register and pay by April 2, 2025.

GROUPS:

• $1105 per person (USD) - After April 2, 2025, groups of 2+ who register and pay together. Use discount code: 625GroupJS at checkout

• If you have a large group please contact Cindy Best for best pricing. Large group registrations must be paid by check.

• ATTENTION LARGE GROUPS - Please contact Cindy Best as early as possible to make sure we can accommodate your team. We do expect to fill this training. Thank you!

Online we accept most major credit cards. If you need to pay by check, please complete our INVOICE REQUEST.

Registration is not guaranteed until full payment is received.

Refunds and cancellations:

We understand that life happens when you are making other plans and we want to be accommodating. If you need to substitute a colleague to take your place or cancel a registration, please contact TIC at cbest@ticllc.org no later than May 19, 2025. Because we provide access to the on-demand courses right after receipt of payment, cancellations will be refunded, minus a $325 fee. No substitutions or refunds after May 19, 2025.

For a complete description of this training, please view the Printable Course Brochure