Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Children:
Training for experienced clinicians
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Children (DBT-C), developed by Francheska Perepletchikova, Ph.D.,
provides clinicians with specific tools for the child’s caregivers, the child, and the child’s extended
environment to address child’s severe emotional dysregulation, behavioral dyscontrol and associated
dysphoric mood, anxiety, substance and alcohol abuse, personality disorders, suicidality and non-
suicidal self-injury, etc.
- Directly from the developer.
- Conducted online, no travel required.
- Immediate feedback on knowledge tests via online Learning Management System.
- Schedule: TBD
- Fee: $2600 per person. $2000 per person for groups of 3. Includes full technical support,
handouts, and CE credits. - All participants must have completed DBT Foundational or DBT Intensive training.
Closed until 2024
Chronic irritability and difficulty with self-control may negatively affect children’s emotional, social, and cognitive development and are predictive of personality disorders, dysphoric mood, substance and alcohol abuse, suicidality and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence and adulthood. DBT-C provides clinicians with specific tools for the child’s caregivers, the child, and the child’s extended environment to address severe emotional dysregulation and associated behavioral dyscontrol related to the above concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for pre-adolescent children (DBT-C) aims to facilitate adaptive responding by teaching coping skills and encouraging caregivers to create a validating and change-ready environment.
In a randomized control trial of 7 – 12-year-old children with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, those who received DBT-C had higher treatment attendance and significant reductions in the problems being studied.
This training is intended for clinicians invested in learning DBT-C to a high standard to better implement the treatment in their setting. It includes content on child individual counseling, didactics on emotions, parent training, and DBT-C skills. The training format includes lecture, group exercises, demonstrations, homework assignments, exams/quizzes, and consultation. It includes a total of 48 training hours. Clinicians who are members of established DBT consultation teams may apply individually
Prerequisites
All participants must have completed DBT Foundational or DBT Intensive training.
Application Deadline
TBA
Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified, via email, of acceptance when registration is complete and payment is received.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Tuition/registration payments are refundable (minus $25) until TBA. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable.
Accessibility
Conference is via webinar.
Course level
Advanced
Advanced–CE program content at an advanced level builds upon established experience, knowledge, and skills in the content area. This may include more diverse applications to specific populations, or a novel application of the skill presented. Advanced level programming allows learners to refine their knowledge and skills in a content area and learn to effectively utilize them across challenging contexts. The content and instructional flow is consistent with the needs or a learner who has knowledge, experience, and skills in the content area. Advanced level programming tends to be more specialized in nature and allows the learner to integrate and enhance knowledge and skills into their practice or other professional domains.
References:
Perepletchikova, F. & Nathanson, D. (2020). Dialectical Behavior Therapy for pre-adolescent children: Addressing primary treatment targets. In, L.A. Dimeff, S. Rizvi, & K. Koerner (Eds), Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice. NY: Guilford Press.
Perepletchikova, F. (2018). Dialectical Behavior Therapy for pre-adolescent children. In, M. Swales (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Theory. UK: Oxford University Press.
Perepletchikova, F., Nathanson, D., Axelrod, S.R., Merrill, C., Walker, A., Grossman, M., … Walkup, J. (2017). Dialectical behavior therapy for pre-adolescent children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: Feasibility and primary outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(10), 832-840.
Perepletchikova, F., & Goodman, G. (2014). Two approaches to treating pre-adolescent children with severe emotional and behavioral problems: Dialectical Behavior Therapy adapted for children and Mentalization-Based Child Therapy. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 24(4), 298-312.
Perepletchikova, F., Axelrod, S., Kaufman, J. Rounsaville, B. J., Douglas-Palumberi, H., & Miller, A. (2011). Adapting Dialectical Behavior Therapy for children: Towards a new research agenda for paediatric suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 16(2), 116-121.
Trainer: Francheska Perepletchikova, PhD.
Co-trainer: TBA
Dates: TBA
Fee: $2600 per person. $2000 per person for groups of 3. Includes full technical support, handouts, and CE credits.
Venue: Online Webinar
DBT-C training course consists of two parts, separated by 6 months of monthly consultations:
Part 1 is conducted over six days (4.5 hours per day), followed by 6 months of home study and monthly consultation via remote platforms. In Part 1, lectures and small group exercises are used to teach DBT–C strategies in depth. Part 1 addresses external controlling factors that target problems in the relationship with the environment, including helping children learn adaptive coping skills and helping parents create a validating and change-ready environment.
Between Parts 1 and 2 participants consolidate and apply their learning with the help of practice assignments. During this time, teams design and begin implementing their own DBT–C program or integrate DBT–C into an ongoing treatment setting. Monthly 1-hour consultation is provided by DBT– C experts to teams. Consultation is designed to help build or integrate DBT–C into practice settings, improve understanding of the material, and enhance effectiveness of program implementation.
Part 2 is conducted over another six days (4.5 hours per day). In Part 2, clinicians receive training on Core Problem Analysis (CPA). CPA is an intervention and assessment model that addresses internal controlling factors that target problems in the relationship with self, including self-criticism, self-doubt, problems with forming and maintaining healthy relationships, poor anger management, anxiety, depression, lack of agency, etc. Part 2 focuses on strategies to help children and parents identify functions of their responses and decrease vulnerabilities in three core senses – self-love, safety and belonging. Further, each team presents their work and receives expert consultation on specific cases. Teams are provided with further practice on application of techniques and identification of strategies.
Schedule
Please note that all times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Log-in and Test Set-up |
| 9:00 – 10:15 AM | Session 1 |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:45 AM | Session 2 |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Break |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Session 3 |
Objectives
OBJECTIVES PART 1
Participants will be instructed in how to:
- Determine who might benefit from DBT-C.
- Convey evidence for model to clients & stakeholders.
- Describe how DBT-C was developed from standard DBT.
- Describe the biosocial model for severe emotion dysregulation and corresponding behavioral dyscontrol inpreadolescent children.
- List the treatment hierarchy of DBT-C.
- Structure DBT-C to meet the required functions of treatment.
- Help parents understand the dialectical dilemmas of parenting.
- Help parents learn Behavior Change Model and create a change-ready environment.
- Introduce parents to behavior modification techniques.
- Help parents implement behavior management plans.
- Help parents create a validating environment.
- Help parents understand and overcome their difficulties with implementing techniques.
- Teach parents and children to engage in problem solving.
- Teach parents and children how to do cognitive restructuring.
- Conduct behavioral analysis with children.
- Conduct exposures with children.
- Teach parents and children to understand emotion.
- Describe the DBT-C Emotion Change Model.
- Teach DBT-C skills training.
- Structure the DBT-C program to fit your setting.
OBJECTIVES PART 2
Participants will be instructed in how to:
- Describe DBT-C secondary targets
- Describe the three core senses.
- Describe Core Problem Analysis (CPA)
- Describe how CPA differs from other therapeutic models
- Describe main functions of CPA
- Describe CPA Emotion Mode
- Describe 10 Principles of conducting CPA
- Help parents understand factors that increase vulnerabilities in core senses
- Describe interventions to decrease vulnerabilities to the sense of self-love
- Describe interventions to decrease vulnerabilities to the sense of safety
- Describe interventions to decrease vulnerabilities to the sense of belonging
- Teach parents to implement techniques to decrease their own vulnerabilities in core senses
- Teach parents to implement techniques to decrease vulnerabilities in core senses in their children
- Describe adaptive and maladaptive CPA profiles
This course offers 48 Continuing Education Credits (CE) at the satisfactory completion of the course.
To receive, participants are required by the CE Boards to meet all criteria listed below:
- Attend 100% of the Part 1 and Part 2
- Attend monthly consultations between Parts 1 & 2, and only one consultation can be missed for satisfactory completion of the course
- Complete the Post-Event Evaluation surveys
- Pass the Post Assessments with a score of 70% or higher
Certificates are available electronically after satisfactory course completion. A link will be provided for those who have completed the training.
