Sep 28 2009
DBT Conference!
The Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association (FBPDA) is proud to present our second conference titled Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Program of Professional and Patient Success on Friday, October 23, 2009 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm at St. Petersburg College’s EpiCenter.
Conference Goal:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD to address the needs of those patients with chronic suicidal, self-injurious, and other dysfunctional behaviors. DBT has been proven to be highly effective in reducing suicidal behavior, instances of self-harm, and emergency psychiatric hospitalizations in patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and other psychiatric diagnoses.
The conference will provide a one-day overview of this treatment in addition to providing a synopsis of recently published research supporting the effectiveness of DBT.
Topics and Speakers:
7:30-8:00 a.m. Sign-in, registration, continental breakfast
8-9 a.m. Dialectical Behavior Therapy: What is it, Where has it Been, and Where is it Going? Edward Selby, MS
9-10 a.m. Cultivating the Dialectical Stance: From Black and White to Living Color. Kiera Van Gelder, MFA
10-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Understanding and Practical Use of Distress Tolerance Skills. Suzanne Holt, LCSW
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Accept and Acknowledge: Validation Strategies in DBT. Henah Gupta, PhD and Anna Traylor, PsyD
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m. You’ve Learned the Model and Memorized the Skills, Now What? The Core Beliefs, Practices and Assumptions Required to Make a Great DBT Therapist. Nancy Gordon, LCSW
2:15-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-2:45 p.m. DBT Case Studies. Stacy Louk, PhD
2:45-4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Overcoming Your Most Difficult Challenges in DBT. Gordon, Selby, and Van Gelder
4:30 p.m. Evaluation/CE BROKER/End
Register:
You can register by going to St. Petersburg College’s web site or by calling (727) 341-4772.
The course number is HHP0335 Class #4432 and the fee for the day is $79.00. A continental breakfast and lunch provided. This course is approved for 8 contact hours for Psych Nurses, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT and Psychology. St. Petersburg College is a Florida-approved provider CE Broker #50-2525.
For Counseling and Therapy in the Winter Park, Orlando area, call 407.835.3673 for appointment or information.