DBT Intensive training

Richmond, Victoria, 3121

A collaboration between Spectrum and DBT Training Australia

Description

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Intensive Training™ is a comprehensive team-based program of study designed to provide teams with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide DBT. It focuses on both the establishment of comprehensive DBT programs and the clinical skills necessary to provide the treatment to persons with complex mental health problems. Intensive training in DBT includes 4 hours of content specific to risk assessment, management, and treatment of suicidal behaviors. 

This training is intended for teams that are invested in learning DBT to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their settings.

As DBT is a treatment that requires an ongoing consultation team, the Intensive Training is designed for treatment teams, not individual practitioners intending to practice alone. A DBT team (minimum of 4, maximum of 8) is a group of mental health professionals who meets at least weekly to assist each other in applying DBT in their practice setting. With the intent to provide the highest quality training experience, it is our goal to have a maximum of eight teams for each DBT Intensive Training.

The program is divided into 2 parts that are designed to guide teams to accomplish DBT program implementation. Between Parts 1 and 2 there is a series of up to six online team consultations delivered by one of our consultants. Part 1 and Part 2 each consist of two five-day sessions of instruction divided by six to seven months of home study.

In Part 1, lectures, videotapes, and small group exercises are used to teach DBT theory and strategies in-depth.

Between Parts 1 and 2 participants consolidate and apply what they have learned with the help of practice assignments. Between sessions, teams design and begin to implement their own DBT programs or to integrate DBT into an ongoing treatment setting. During this time, there is a series of up to six online team consultations delivered by one of our consultants.

In Part 2, each team presents their work and receives expert consultation on specific cases and on their program, including protocols for specific treatment problems and adaptations of DBT.

While Parts 1 and 2 are described separately, they comprise a single program of study. 

This event has been developed by US based Behavioral Tech and is provided by DBT Training Australia under licence

Components

This in-person program of study consists of 10 days of training, divided into 2 parts of 5 days each. Between the two parts are a series of online monthly team-based consultations. The typical length of the full course of study is 6 months to 1 year.

Part 1 / week 1 (30 instructional hours)

• Dates and location: 13-17 November 2023, Spectrum training rooms, Melbourne.
• Preparation
• Knowledge Acquisition

Monthly team-based consultations (maximum of 6, online)

• Implementation
• Practice Improvement

Part 2 / week 2 (30 instructional hours)

• Dates and location: 20-24 May 2024, Spectrum training rooms, Melbourne.
• Implementation 
• Practice Improvement & Sustainability

In Part 1, lectures, demonstrations of treatment, and small group exercises are used to teach DBT theory and strategies in-depth. Upon conclusion of Part 1, participants consolidate and apply what they have learned with the help of practice assignments that are intended to guide the implementation process. Teams design and begin to implement their own DBT programs or to integrate DBT into an ongoing treatment setting.

During the 6 months between parts 1 and 2, there are up to 6 monthly team-based online consultations to support implementation and practice. The online consultations are to teams of nominally 8 persons. Where teams are smaller in number, they may be combined for these consultation meetings.

In Part 2, each team presents their work and receives expert consultation on specific cases and on their program, including protocols for specific treatment problems and adaptations of DBT.

Objectives:

Primary Objective: As a result of this training participants will be able to provide DBT.

Detailed objectives: click here for a detailed description.

Commitment required

The DBT Intensive Training involves rigorous preparation, training, and homework. Part 1 and Part 2 are both five full days of training. The course is designed to model basic elements of the treatment in an experiential way and to foster team development. Just as DBT requires clients to make a full commitment to treatment and to attend all sessions, DBT training requires Intensive participants to attend the entire training, do their best to learn the material, and participate in a willing, committed manner.

A significant amount of dedicated time beyond the scheduled instructional hours is required for successful completion. We estimate that participants should plan for 2 hours of additional time for each hour of scheduled instructional time over the course of the training (approximately 6 to 7 months) to complete the readings, homework tasks, and post-training assessments required for successful completion.

Registration Process

Please note that registration places are limited. If you're interested in registering for DBT intensive training, please contact us with a description of your team, number of clinicians, context of your program and goals for attending intensive training. Following this we would get back to you with a code to register in the following way. 
 

• All Intensive registrations start with your team leader registering your team. To do so they will need a pre-registration code that we will provide.  To attain one, please consider your team eligibility for this training and then contact us and let us know of your interest.
• When your team has been registered your team leader will provide you with your team ID. Each team member uses this ID to register below.
• Registrations require approval according to Behavioral Tech criteria. We will notify you when this is achieved.
• Invoices will be issued when an application is approved.
• The whole process is completed online. There is not a paper version of these forms.

We recommend you do not book travel or incur other costs until you hear from us that your registration has been accepted.

Already part of an intensively trained team and would like to attend this training?

DBT Foundational training is a comprehensive program of study for individual therapists or skills trainers who are members of an intensively trained DBT consultation team and have not completed DBT Intensive training themselves. It is designed to assist teams who have hired new staff or experienced turnover to get trained in a 5-day training that covers the standard content of DBT. If you are already a member of an intensively trained DBT then click here to register for the standard Foundational Training (ie, not this one).

Click here to see a video describing and comparing the DBT Intensive Training and the DBT Foundational training.

Not part of a team but want to join one?

Click here to download info on how you may be able to form a team for the training, and how we may be able to help.

1. All registrations must be approved according to Behavioral Tech criteria prior to acceptance for the training.
2. All registrations are confirmed only when payment is received. Payment must be made before the training. By registering you accept liability for the costs of the training.
3. You agree not to record the events in any way nor distribute materials to other persons without prior agreement.
4. A colleague in the same consultation team (who meets the eligibility criteria) may be substituted for no extra charge if we are notified at least 5 business days before the training.
5. If a participant shows signs of or is diagnosed with Covid-19 then in accordance with public health measures they will be unable to physically attend the event during that period. Instead, they will be able to attend the event online by using their own electronic equipment with capacity to access Zoom from their own private locations.
6. The training is planned as an in-person, on-site training for the full 10 days. If a public health measure (such as Covid-19 measures) prevents in-person events, then the training will proceed on the scheduled dates online with all participants attending by using their own electronic equipment with capacity to access Zoom from their own private locations.
7. In the unlikely event the training is cancelled by the organisers, registration will be fully refunded but no liability will be accepted for travel, accommodation or other costs/expenses incurred to registrants.
8. Online statements of attendance are downloadable from this page. Printed certificates of attendance are not avilable for this event.