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Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol

Tustin, CA • Saturday November 11th – Tuesday November 14th

Tuition payment is due no later than August 15th

☐ Tuition per person …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…$1,300

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  1. In order to attend this training, a participant must:
  • Have attended a DBT Intensive or Foundational Training (or equivalent)
  • Be a current member of a DBT consultation team
  • Currently be providing DBT individual therapy
  • Agree to read the following treatment manuals before the training:
  • Linehan, M. M. (1993). Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford Press.
  • Linehan, M.M. (2015). DBT® Skills Training Manual (2nd Edition). New York: Guilford Press.
  • Either the adult or adolescent PE manual:
  • Foa, E. B., Hembree, E. A., & Rothbaum, B. O. (2007). Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (Therapist Guide). New York: Oxford University Press., or
  • Foa, E. B., Chrestman, K. R. & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2008). Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD (Therapist Guide). New York: Oxford University Press.

☐ I agree to these terms and conditions.

  1. Have you attended a DBT Intensive or Foundational Training? ☐ Yes☐ No
  1. If you have attended a DBT Intensive or Foundational Training, please provide the training dates, location, and instructor names:
  1. If you have NOT attended a DBT Intensive or Foundational Training, please describe your prior training in DBT:
  1. Which modes of DBT are you currently engaged in?

☐ DBT individual therapy

☐ DBT group skills training

☐ DBT phone consultation

☐ DBT therapist consultation team

  1. What type of setting do you work in?

☐ Private practice☐ Outpatient community mental health

☐ Residential treatment facility☐ Day treatment facility

☐ Inpatient psychiatric unit☐ Substance abuse treatment program

☐ University/school☐ Other Click here to enter text.

  1. What is the extent of your experience with patients in need of DBT?

☐ Most of my work is with these clients

☐ I work with a steady flow of these clients, but it is never the majority of my work

☐ I have worked closely with a few of these clients

☐ I have never worked with these clients

  1. Approximately what percentage of your DBT patients meet criteria for PTSD?
  1. Have you received training in exposure-based treatments?

☐ None or informal training

☐ Some formal training

☐ A lot of formal training

  1. Have you received training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD? (check all that apply)

☐ Read the manual☐ Consultation/supervision with a PE expert

☐ Graduate seminar☐ Certification as a PE therapist

☐ 1-2 day workshop☐ Certification as a PE supervisor

☐ PE Intensive Training (4 days)

  1. Have you attended a prior training in the DBT Prolonged Exposure protocol? ☐ Yes☐ No
  1. If you have attended a prior training in the DBT Prolonged Exposure protocol, please provide the training dates, location, and instructor name(s).
  1. Please describe your current approach to treating PTSD in general and with DBT clients in particular:
  1. Why are you interested in attending this training and what are your training goals?

Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD

Melanie Harned, PhD

Training Description

This 4-day workshop is designed to provide intensive training in how to integrate PTSD treatment into standard DBT. Participants will learn the DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) protocol for treating PTSD, one of the newest developments in DBT research and practice. This protocol can be added to standard DBT to allow for integrated treatment of PTSD, suicidal and self-injurious behavior, and other co-occurring problems. Participants will learn how to use DBT strategies to prepare high-risk and multi-problem clients for the DBT PE protocol as well as how to determine when clients are ready to begin formal PTSD treatment. The structure and procedures of the DBT PE protocol will be taught in a session-by-session format with extensive opportunities to watch video examples and practice delivering each of the primary treatment components. Particular attention will be paid to discussing strategies for overcoming common problems that arise during PTSD treatment with high-risk and multi-problem clients as well as how to tailor the treatment to address the complex characteristics of this client population.

Training Objectives

  1. Identify DBT strategies to use to prepare high-risk and multi-problem clients for the DBT PE protocol.
  2. Determine if clients are ready for formal PTSD treatment.
  3. Describe the rationale for using in vivo and imaginal exposure to treat PTSD.
  4. Implement the core procedures of the DBT PE protocol (i.e., in vivo and imaginal exposure and processing).
  5. Identify strategies for addressing common problems that arise during the DBT PE protocol.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is intended for mental health professionals who:

  • Have attended a DBT Intensive or Foundational training (or equivalent)
  • Are active members of DBT consultation teams
  • Currently provide DBT individual therapy
  • Agree to read the following treatment manuals before the training:
  • Linehan, M. M. (1993). Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford Press.
  • Linehan, M.M. (2015). DBT® Skills Training Manual (2nd Edition). New York: Guilford Press.
  • Either the adult or adolescent PE manual:
  • Foa, E. B., Hembree, E. A., & Rothbaum, B. O. (2007). Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (Therapist Guide). New York: Oxford University Press., or

Foa, E. B., Chrestman, K. R. & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2008). Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD (Therapist Guide). New York: Oxford University Press.

Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD

Training Schedule

Day One
8:00 – 8:30 / Registration and Sign-In
8:30 – 10:00 / Overview of the Treatment and Research Support
10 – 10:15 / Break
10:15 – 12:00 / Using DBT to Prepare Clients for PTSD Treatment
12:00 – 1:15 / Lunch
1:15 – 3:00 / Determining Readiness to Begin the DBT PE Protocol
3:00 – 3:15 / Break
3:15 – 4:20 / DBT PE Session 1: Treatment Rationale
4:20 – 4:30 / Evaluations & Sign-Out
Day Two
8:00 – 8:30 / Sign-In
8:30 – 10:00 / DBT PE Session 1: Trauma Interview, Commitments, and DBT Skills Plan
10 – 10:15 / Break
10:15 – 12:00 / DBT PE Session 2: Psychoeducation and Rationale for In Vivo Exposure
12:00 – 1:15 / Lunch
1:15 – 3:00 / DBT PE Session 2: In Vivo Exposure Hierarchy and Assigning Homework; Optional Joint Session
3:00 – 3:15 / Break
3:15 – 4:20 / DBT PE Session 3: Rationale for Imaginal Exposure
4:20 – 4:30 / Evaluations & Sign-Out
Day Three
8:00 – 8:30 / Sign-In
8:30 – 10:00 / DBT PE Session 3+: Conducting Imaginal Exposure
10 – 10:15 / Break
10:15 – 12:00 / DBT PE Session 3+: Conducting DBT-Informed Processing
12:00 – 1:15 / Lunch (on your own)
1:15 – 3:00 / The Course of Change in DBT PE: Treatment Responders & Non-Responders
3:00 – 3:15 / Break
3:15 – 4:20 / The Course of Change in DBT PE: Treatment Responders & Non-Responders (Cont.)
4:20 – 4:30 / Evaluations & Sign-Out
Day Four
8:00 – 8:30 / Sign-In
8:30 – 10:00 / Addressing Common Problems
10 – 10:15 / Break
10:15 – 12:00 / Addressing Common Problems (Cont.)
12:00 – 1:15 / Lunch (on your own)
1:15 – 3:00 / Addressing Common Problems (Cont.)
3:00 – 3:15 / Break
3:15 – 3:50 / DBT PE Final Session(s): Relapse Prevention and Consolidation, Stage 3
3:50 – 4:00 / Evaluations & Sign-Out

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