Dialectical Behavior Therapy is often used to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Did you know that the core four DBT skills are also useful for clients who do not have BPD? This course will introduce learners to the philosophies and tenets of DBT and highlight one of the four core skills, distress tolerance. Clinicians will discover methods of integrating these DBT skills with clients. Explore skills such as acceptance/change, TIPP, Improve the Moment, and ACCEPTS. Participants will have increased confidence and knowledge in implementing DBT-informed distress tolerance skills with a variety of clients.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- Explain distress tolerance skills within the DBT model.
- Identify at least three distress tolerance skills to use with clients.
- Discover the value of integrating DBT-informed treatment with clients to improve their distress tolerance.
Syllabus:
Objective #1: Explain distress tolerance skills within the DBT model.
- Crash course in DBT
- What are dialectics?
- Distress Intolerance
- Unhelpful coping strategies
- Case study: Jessica
- Pain vs suffering video
Objective #2: Identify at least three distress tolerance skills to use with clients.
- Distress tolerance skills categories
- Benefits of skills
- Commonly used distress tolerance skills
- IMPROVES and ACCEPTS
- TIPP and Radical acceptance
- Radical acceptance video
- Four steps in distress tolerance
- Action plan
Objective #3: Discover the value of integrating DBT-informed treatment with clients to improve their distress tolerance.
- Jessica’s case
- Behavioral assessment
- Making the pitch
- Choosing strategies
- Make a specific plan
- Follow up
- Behavior chain analysis
- Distress tolerance and trauma
- Resources, Q&A
Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical continuing education training.
Instructor: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
Recording Date: February 27, 2025
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2hrs Clinical continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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