Description
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was originally developed to treat chronically suicidal and self-injuring individuals with multiple mental disorders and pervasive emotion dysregulation. From its inception, DBT has highlighted the role of trauma as a common etiological factor and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an important treatment target for many clients who receive this treatment. The first two decades of DBT treatment development and research primarily focused on Stage 1 DBT to target behavioral dyscontrol, and DBT’s Stage 2 in which PTSD is targeted was left largely undeveloped. As a result, formal treatment of PTSD during DBT has historically been the exception rather than the norm. The DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) protocol, an adapted version of Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, was developed specifically to provide a structured method of treating PTSD within DBT. In this webinar, the rationale for and structure of the integrated DBT and DBT PE treatment will be described and the criteria for determining when a Stage 1 client is ready to begin DBT PE will be reviewed. The core procedures of DBT PE will be explained, including how in vivo exposure, imaginal exposure, and processing are used to treat PTSD. Finally, research findings supporting the safety and effectiveness of the treatment will be presented.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the rationale for integrating PTSD treatment into DBT.
2. Explain the core procedures of the DBT PE protocol.
3. Review research findings evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the treatment.
Details:
Date:Thursday, September 10th at 7 am (Jakarta), 8 am (Perth, Beijing), 9 am (Tokyo, Seoul), 10 am (Jakarta, Sydney),
noon (Auckland).
Where: Zoom – we will email the link
Price:
- Guests: High income country: AU$25.00, Low to medium-income country: AU$15
- Members (full and associates): Free. If you join APAC-DBT you can register for free.
Please note: This is a live web-based session and will be recorded. Registrations are for one person only.
Presenter bio:
Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP. DBT Program Coordinator, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division.
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington
Terms and conditions
- A registration is for one person. To successfully manage the event, we expect only one person to join the webinar as part of your registration.
- You agree not to record the meeting in any way. You agree not to distribute materials to other persons without prior agreement.
- Registrations are confirmed only when payment is received. Payment must be made before the training.
- Payment for the event is non-refundable. If you are unable to attend the event, a colleague may be substituted for no extra charge, if we are notified at least two business days before the event.
- In the unlikely event the training is cancelled by the organisers, registration will be fully refunded, but no liability will be accepted for travel, accommodation or other costs/expenses incurred to registrants.
