Jump Start in Dialectical Behavior Therapy© - ONLINE [October 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 March 2026)

2. Back into the Book: CBT of BPD©, 15-hours on-demand (access through March 2026)

3. Using the Secondary Targets in DBT©, 1-hour on-demand (access through March 2026)

See Printable Course Brochure for the following:

• Course Schedule

• Course Objectives

• Who Should Attend

• Course Prerequisites

• Continuing Education

Tuition and Registration:

Regular rate: $1300 (USD) per person.

Early payment rate: $1105 (USD) per person. Save 15% if you register and pay by August 11, 2025.

GROUPS:

• $1105 per person (USD) - After August 11, 2025, groups of 2+ who register and pay together. Use discount code: OCTJSGROUP 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 September 29, 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 September 29, 2025.

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