Upcoming Workshops

May 7th, 2010: Using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Strategies to Manage Difficult, Therapy-Interfering Behaviours

Click here to register for this workshop.


Services: Workshops

The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Centre of Vancouver is pleased to offer a variety of workshops to mental health professionals. Below you’ll find a listing of some of our regular workshops. We can also individually tailor workshops to meet your needs. To schedule a workshop or find out further information about them, please contact Dr. Wagner directly at 778.838.6875 or john@dbtvancouver.com.

Half-Day Workshops

Assessment of Suicide Risk – This workshop is designed to provide mental health clinicians with evidence-based methods for effectively assessing a client’s risk of suicide. We provide step-by-step procedures you can use to determine your client’s level of risk and respond effectively.

Mindfulness in DBT – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is the most widely researched treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. This workshop teaches mental health providers strategies to help clients pay attention to and actively participate in life in the here and now. The workshop has a strong experiential component, with a variety of useful mindfulness exercises for both clients and therapists.

Borderline Personality Disorder: Theory, Research, and Treatment – Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most challenging psychological disorders to understand and treat. This workshop covers the latest scientific information on the causes, symptoms, course, and available treatments for BPD. In addition, we also cover factors to consider when a clinician assesses for the presence of BPD, as well as some useful treatment strategies.

Acceptance Strategies in Psychotherapy – Often referred to as the third wave of behavioural therapy, mindfulness and acceptance based treatments are dramatically redefining the way psychotherapy is performed. This workshop provides clinicians with specific ways for incorporating acceptance based strategies into therapy sessions.

Assessing and Treating Self-Injury – This workshop provides clinicians with specific methods for evaluating and treating self-injury. Topics to be covered include: the etiology of self-injury, assessing severity and risk, and strategies to help clients stop self-harming and prevent relapse.

Full-Day Workshops

Mindfulness in CBT –This workshop teaches clinicians strategies for incorporating mindfulness-based interventions in CBT, with special attention given to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

Skills Training in DBT – Skills Training is a key component of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). This workshop provides clinicians with an overview of the skills taught in DBT skills groups and strategies for effectively teaching them. Strategies to be discussed include mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Introduction to DBT – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is the most widely researched treatment for problems characteristic of Borderline Personality Disorder, including problems with recurrent emotional dysregulation and self-harm. This workshop provides clinicians with an introduction to DBT including strategies used in both individual therapy and groups skills training.

Mindfulness & Emotional Regulation – This workshop examines the role of mindfulness and emotion regulation in treating multi-diagnostic clients (such as those with borderline personality disorder). Special attention is devoted to the use of mindfulness and emotional regulation strategies regularly used in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Dealing with Therapy-Interfering Behaviour: Strategies from DBT – This workshop provides clinicians with well-established practices for addressing therapy interfering behaviours often encountered in work with multi-problem clients, such as failure to complete homework, anger outbursts, and a variety of other behaviours that can make treatment challenging.

Strategies in Working with Suicidal Clients – Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death across age and the 2nd leading cause of death for those 15-24 years of age. This workshop provides clinicians with methods for effectively assessing and treating suicidality. Special attention is given to strategies used in DBT including training in performing a chain analysis, generating solutions, using diary cards to monitor suicidality, and telephone consultation.