Course in DBT Psychology and Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy 'DBT' is the gold standard for treating emotional dysregulation and Borderline Personality Disorder. This course provides an immersion in the biosocial model, teaching how to balance validation strategies with behavioral change techniques. With a practical focus, you will learn how dialectics synthesizes opposites, helping patients build a life worth living through high precision tools.

You will deepen training in essential skills. You will master theclinical mindfulness to observe experience without judgment and distress tolerance techniques to manage crises without making them worse. These competencies are vital to reduce self harm behaviors and to keep treatment on track even during intense emotional turbulence.

The program addresses theemotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness as pillars of change. You will learn to perform chain analysis to break down behaviors and apply solutions to maladaptive responses. You will discover how to teach asking for needs and setting healthy boundaries, reducing the interpersonal chaos typical of severe disorders.

Upon completion, you will obtain a sought after specialization that will transform your practice. You will be able to structure individual sessions and skills groups confidently, applying life saving protocols. This training will give you confidence to address complex cases, improving outcomes and positioning you as an expert in one of the most influential third wave therapies.

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Objectives: Master Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Regulation

🧠 To understand and apply the biosocial model to conceptualize cases of severe emotional dysregulation.
🧘 To teach mindfulness skills ('what' and 'how') to increase mindful awareness and reduce reactivity.
🛡️ Distress tolerance strategies (TIP, STOP) to survive emotional crises without making the situation worse.
🔗 To perform chain analyses of problem behaviors to identify triggers and effective intervention points.
🗣️ Interpersonal effectiveness techniques (DEAR MAN) to improve communication, make requests, and maintain self-respect.
⚖️ To balance validation strategies with behavioral change strategies to maintain a strong therapeutic alliance.

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The course syllabus includes:

👨🏻‍🏫 19 Topics

▽ TOPIC 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE

4 Lessons00:18:11

You will design a safe helping relationship, distinguish counseling from psychotherapy, compare humanistic, cognitive, and behavioral approaches, and apply active listening, ethical boundaries, confidentiality, and emotional regulation.

▶ 1.1 The role of the counselor and the therapeutic alliance

Build a safe, professional helping relationship: ensure confidentiality, neutrality, and a partnership based on empathy, acceptance, and authenticity so the client can find their own solutions.

04:39

▶ 1.2 Clinical distinctions: Counseling vs. psychotherapy.

Know when to use counseling versus psychotherapy: duration, depth of intervention, and referral criteria based on severity and goals.

04:20

▶ 1.3 Overview of therapeutic approaches

You will identify differences between humanistic, cognitive, and behavioral approaches, their assumptions about the client, thinking and learning, and strategies to foster self-actualization, modify beliefs, and change behaviors.

04:41

▶ 1.4 Qualities and ethics of the effective professional

Maintain objectivity and manage personal emotions, practice active listening to nonverbal cues, set ethical boundaries to avoid giving advice, refrain from judgment and ensure confidentiality.

04:31

▽ TOPIC 2: INTRODUCTION TO DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY [DBT]

4 Lessons00:16:36

Integrates radical acceptance, validation and mindfulness with behavioral techniques to treat emotional hypersensitivity, apply dialectical philosophy and distinguish DBT from CBT.

▶ 2.1 Genesis and evolution of DBT

How to integrate radical acceptance, validation and mindfulness with behavioral techniques to treat extreme emotional sensitivity and keep patients in therapy

04:23

▶ 2.2 The Dialectic: Central Philosophy

Apply dialectical philosophy in therapy: view reality as a dynamic interconnected web, validate contradictions and use the word and to reconcile opposites, reduce defensiveness and foster acceptance and change.

04:01

▶ 2.3 DBT vs. traditional CBT

You will identify how DBT differs from CBT: it prioritizes validation before change, structures long-term treatment, prioritizes interfering behaviors, and uses the therapeutic relationship as a laboratory for change.

04:09

▶ 2.4 The Biosocial Model of Dysregulation

Learn why a biological vulnerability such as hypersensitivity, intense reactivity, and slow return, together with an invalidating environment, leads to emotional dysregulation and how to recognize that cycle.

04:03

▽ TOPIC 3: TREATMENT STRUCTURE AND METHODOLOGY

4 Lessons00:18:04

Use individual therapy, groups, coaching and a consultation team to teach and motivate DBT skills, prioritize life safety, manage interfering behaviors, process trauma and prevent relapse using a daily diary card and review

▶ 3.1 Standard treatment modalities

How DBT combines individual therapy, group skills training, phone coaching and a consultation team to motivate the patient, teach skills and ensure their application in real life.

04:43

▶ 3.2 Treatment stages and goals

How to establish commitment and rules in pre-treatment, achieve behavioral stability and safety, process trauma, and build a meaningful, transcendent life

04:33

▶ 3.3 Hierarchy of therapeutic objectives

You will prioritize life safety, manage behaviors that interfere with therapy, and address problems that harm quality of life while teaching effective behavioral skills in DBT.

04:16

▶ 3.4 Behavioral analysis and recording tools

How to use the daily card and chain analysis to map behaviors, detect triggers, and design solutions to prevent relapse.

04:32

▽ TOPIC 4: CORE SKILL I: MINDFULNESS

4 Lessons00:18:01

Identify the rational, emotional, and wise mind and use mindfulness to integrate emotion and reason, reduce reactivity, and act with attention and calm

▶ 4.1 Definition and Mindfulness

You will distinguish the Rational Mind, the Emotional Mind, and the Wise Mind and practice mindfulness to integrate emotion and reason and choose less reactive responses.

04:42

▶ 4.2 [What] skills (Observe, Describe, Participate).

Discover how to notice sensations and thoughts without narrating them, label observable facts to reduce judgments, and fully immerse yourself in the present action.

04:36

▶ 4.3 How to' Skills (Non-judgmental, One Thing at a Time, Effectiveness)

Master how to notice facts without judging, anchor your attention on a single task, and act pragmatically to achieve goals and reduce emotional reactivity.

04:25

▶ 4.4 Mindfulness practices and exercises

Master the body scan and breathing to calm the mind, focus attention on objects and sounds, and use mindfulness in daily life to reduce rumination and stress.

04:18

▽ TOPIC 5: NUCLEAR SKILL II: DISCOMFORT TOLERANCE [CRISIS]

5 Lessons00:20:49

Manage emotional crises without reacting destructively: contain distress, apply STOP and ACCEPTS, use sensory techniques, follow the IMPROVE protocol and use physiological tools to restore calm.

▶ 5.1 Crisis Survival

Handle emotional crises without destructive reactions: learn to contain distress, use emotional first aid skills, and apply the STOP technique to stop, observe, and act with intention.