This 2 day training will provide school mental health staff with an overview of how Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and strategies can be provided within the school environment  using a MTSS model. School mental health staff will be taught how to identify student goals and behavioral targets for counseling sessions as well as the rationale of using a chain analysis as a method of assessment and guide to determining effective solutions. Additionally, participants will be provided step-by-step processes for providing skills coaching (based on DBT STEPS-A skills) to students “on the fly” when needed during the school day. 

Price:$695.00
Early Bird Pricing: $645

Who Should Attend :

1. School Counselors and Social Workers

2. School Mental Health Staff 

3. Prevention Specialists

4. Behavioral Health Professionals

Learning Objectives:

1.	Understand the rationale for the different applications of DBT in the school context.

2.	Understand the modes and requirements for various applications of DBT in the school context.

3.	Understand and use DBT approaches to goal setting and targeting.

4.	Participants will be able to use chain analysis as a method of assessment and to identify possible solutions with students.

5.	Participants will be able to use the biosocial model of emotion dysregulation to conceptualize their students' difficulties.

6.	Participants will learn a sample of DBT STEPS-A skills that can be taught to students during counseling sessions. day in order to increase the amount of time students spend in the classroom. Participants will learn how the invalidating environment can impact emotion dysregulation, and will be taught validation skills and how they can  be used to impact school culture.

Please note the DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A; Mazza et al., 2016) curriculum is required for this training. The manual can be ordered directly through Guilford Press or Amazon.

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1. Please read the overview section of the curriculum prior to class.

2. DBT in Schools, LLC will provide registered participants with additional training materials prior to the start date.

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