Our Mission
The Asia-Pacific Association for DBT (APAC-DBT) is a regional Chapter of the World DBT Association (WDBTA). We share the goals of WDBTA and seek to implement these at our regional level by:
- Promoting training and best practices of DBT in the Asia Pacific, in accordance with up-to-date scientific evidence and generally accepted principles and methods of DBT;
- Supporting dissemination and utilization of DBT in the Asia Pacific;
- Encouraging and enhancing the international cooperation of people working in the spirit of evidence based DBT;
- Fostering the communication, understanding, and integration of research findings, in order to enhance the effectiveness of DBT;
- Encouraging the development of scientific research on DBT and related fields;
- Maintaining treatment integrity and advocating adherence to guidelines for treatment and training in DBT;
- Extending the range of applications of DBT.
Our People
The APAC-DBT is in an early development stage. A transitional board of directors was established at the inaugural membership meeting on 4 August 2023.
Chair: Dr Shian-Ling Keng, Sunway University, Malaysia
Co-Chair: Dr Chun Wang, Nanjing Brain Hospital, China
Secretary: Ms Cathryn Pilcher, Spectrum Personality Disorder Service, Australia
Co-Secretary: Ms Michelle Tan, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Treasurer: Dr Sian Jeffery, Freemantle Mental Health Service, Australia
Co-Treasurer: Dr Kirsten Davis, DBT New Zealand, New Zealand
Board Members:
Mr Mike Batcheler, DBT New Zealand, New Zealand
Dr Natalia Dewi, Deponegoro University, Indonesia
Ms Chen Luo, Xiamen University, China
Dr Sichu Wu, Nanjing Brain Hospital, China
Dr Long Kwan Laurie Ho (Chair, Membership Committee), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Administrative Assistant: Ms Yuhang Toh
The current goals of the transitional board are to:
- Establish the Asia Pacific DBT Association
- Develop the vision and mission of the Asia Pacific DBT Association
- Develop charters and bylaws
- Develop a membership structure of the association
- Develop/ deliberate on processes for promoting inclusion and representation
- Source funding required to facilitate the set-up of the association
- Maintain connections with the WDBTA
Membership
Click here to learn more about membership and how to join the APAC-DBT.