DBT Core Mindfulness Skills Workshop

CE Hours 2

About this course

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment originally created to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD). In recent years it has been increasingly used to treat many other disorders because of its usefulness in treating clients who struggle to manage emotions. Through lecture and experiential exercises, this webinar series led by Sheri Van Dijk will: 1) explore the four modules of DBT skills (Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness), 2) demonstrate how this treatment can be used in your work with clients facing a broad range of conditions such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, in which emotion dysregulation plays a key role, and 3) provide strategies to teach these skills to your clients. Please view the "Agenda" section below to view the other webinars in this series. Sheri is known for her humor and down-to-earth style, and her ability to de-mystify DBT, making it less intimidating and more user-friendly for clinicians to learn and incorporate into their practice. If you’ve been curious about DBT but have been too daunted to give it a try, this workshop series is for you! This webinar in the series will provide an overview of the DBT Core Mindfulness skills. Participants will learn about these skills, including the States of Mind, the “What” skills, and the “How” skills. The discussion will be around how to teach these skills to clients struggling with emotion dysregulation.

Learning Objectives

Explain how mindfulness is helpful for clients with emotion dysregulation.
Discuss the importance of practicing mindfulness ourselves, as clinicians.
Describe the DBT Core Mindfulness skills: States of Mind, the “What” Skills & “How” Skills.
Demonstrate at least 2 strategies to teach Core Mindfulness skills to clients

Learning Levels

All Levels

Target Audience

This self-paced course is intended for mental health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Course Instructor(s)

Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW

Psychotherapist, Author and International Speaker

Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW, is a well-known mental health professional. She has advanced degrees from York University and the University of Toronto and has worked for over 15 years in the mental health field. Her extensive experience with and knowledge of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Practice has inspired her to write a number of books, and she regularly conducts training sessions for fellow professionals in these treatment modalities. Sheri worked at Southlake Regional Health Centre in an outpatient mental health clinic for 14 years, and now works full-time in her private practice

Registered with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Sheri is also a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, and hiking with her dogs Tess and Oliver. Sheri loves to travel and scuba dive and is an avid reader. Some of her favourite authors are Anne Rice, Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Cornwell and Jonathan Kellerman.

Disclosure

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