Experiential DBT Strategies for Distress Tolerance

215 West Liberty Street,Savannah GA 31401

16 July, 2021

Description

Join us for an interactive workshop to learn practical DBT skills, connect with other therapists, and assemble your own self-soothing kit! Most people will do just about anything to not feel overwhelmed with unwanted and painful emotions. However, people often will get stuck in cycles of behaviors that lead them to “numb out” or resort to harmful coping strategies. Without the skills to tolerate emotional distress, people tend to avoid thinking about and doing things that bring up uncomfortable emotions. They may continue to use their unhealthy coping habits or withdraw from participating in daily living. Clinicians can help clients build their distress tolerance, give them the tools to stop the spiral of avoidant behaviors that only increase distress in the long term, and open the door to life-changing growth.This workshop is designed to introduce clinician’s to specific Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills from the Distress Tolerant Skill Module. The instructors will give an overview DBT as a modality of treatment, however, the focus of this workshop will be to teach and demonstrating practical Distress Tolerant skills that can be implemented in various settings. Lecture, videos, role-play, as well as experiential and hands-on activities will be used to help participants develop capability and effective implementation in their respective settings. Learning Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. List the 4 modes of treatment in comprehensive DBT 2. Describe the 5 DBT Skill modules 3. Identify the 2 sets of Distress Tolerance Skills 4. Explain and practice at least 2 crisis survival strategies 5. Discuss at least 1 Reality Acceptance Strategy Due to limited space, the SAME workshop is offered twice on the same day Morning workshop: 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. OR Afternoon workshop 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Morning workshop schedule: 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. - Introductions 8:45 – 9:05 a.m. - Overview of DBT modes of treatment and skill modules 9:05 – 9:15 a.m. - Intro to Distress Tolerance Skill Modules 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. - Crisis Survival Strategies: TIPP, Distract with ACCEPTS, and Self-Soothe 10:15 – 10:35 a.m. - Reality Acceptance Strategies: 4 ways of response and Radical Acceptance 10:35 – 10:45 a.m. - Q&A 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. - Wrap-up & Networking Afternoon workshop schedule: 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. - Introductions 1:45 – 2:05 p.m. - Overview of DBT modes of treatment and skill modules 2:05 – 2:15 p.m. - Intro to Distress Tolerance Skill Modules 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. - Crisis Survival Strategies: TIPP, Distract with ACCEPTS, and Self-Soothe 3:15 – 3:35 p.m. - Reality Acceptance Strategies: 4 ways of response and Radical Acceptance 3:35 – 3:45 p.m. - Q&A 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. - Wrap-up & Networking Continued Education Credit: For Social workers - 2 Core Continuing Education Hours applied for with GSCSW For Counselors – 2 contact hours; Hillside® has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6948. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Hillside® is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. For Marriage and Family Therapists – 2 related hours Hillside® offers a continuum of mental health care of children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. To fulfill our mission to help children and teens with mental health issues successfully transition to adulthood, Hillside not only treats clients in their mental health facilities in the Atlanta, we also use our expertise in behavioral health to train other mental health professionals in some of the treatment modalities we are successfully implementing in our continuum of care. Hillside® has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6948. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Hillside® is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.