Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training for Mental Health Professionals

Day Three: The Canadian Mental Health Summit

Presented by Eboni Webb, Psy.D., HSP

Friday, November 22, 2019  |  Calgary, ab

Date & Location

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective form of treatment for clients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).  However, many of these individuals have rarely developed life skills to build a proactive and responsive life versus a defensive and reactive one.  Dr. Eboni Webb will introduce a holistic approach to treatment and will expand on key concepts including skills acquisition, daily practice, and generalization. These skills are critical for our clients to develop an effective interdependent adult life. Dr. Webb will provide a brief discussion of DBT and its relationship to the Biosocial model, the neurological impact of trauma on the developing brain and how to address specific diagnoses via the skills.  She will discuss the importance of integrating DBT skills at the earliest point of treatment and utilizing skills as a foundation for life.

Who Should Attend

Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants, School Counsellors, Behaviour Specialists, Rehabilitation Consultants, Geriatric Specialists, and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.

Agenda

Neurobiological Building Blocks

• Why DBT skills?
• Trauma and Development
• The benefit of top-down and bottom-up process learning

Creating the Learning Container

• Importance of skills as a form of self-advocacy and consultation
• Setting up a group
• Establishing safety
• Making the environment conducive for learning

The Foundational Skills: Mindfulness & Dialectics

• Dialectical skills framework
• States of Mind
• WHAT skills
• HOW skills

Naming to Tame: Emotion Regulation

• How emotions work in the body
• 10 Universal emotions
• Emotion action decision tree
• Opposite action
• Caring for the body
• Resourcing the body with positive experiences and building mastery

Thriving in a Crisis: Distress Tolerance & Self-Compassion

• Grounding: Self-Soothe
• Skillful Distractions: ACCEPTS
• Crisis Integration: IMPROVE
• Pros and Cons
• Radical Acceptance
• Letting go of toxic shame in a crisis: Self-Compassion

Connection in Community: Interpersonal Effectiveness

• Wired for connection
• FAST skills
• GIVE skills
• Validation (Self & Others)
• Prioritizing Self and Others
• DEARMAN

Learning Objectives

• Learn each standard DBT skills module and two supplemental modules.
• Learn creative and innovative techniques to keep client’s engaged in today’s technology-centered world.
• Explore the different modes of skills groups to set up the most effective program for your practice.
• Set up skills group treatment expectations and behavioural contracts.

Your Presenter

Eboni Webb, Psy.D., HSP

Eboni Webb, PsyD, HSP, earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Minnesota School of  Professional Psychology (MSPP). She began her clinical work as assistant clinical director and program director at Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS), one of the largest providers of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the United States. At MHS, Dr. Webb developed two specialized DBT treatment programs for clients with developmental disabilities and borderline-intellectual functioning. She is comprehensively certified in DBT (PESI/Evergreen Institute and Michael Maslar of Northwestern University), MBSR, and is an advanced certified practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Dr. Webb is a highly rated international trainer in DBT and is a certified trainer of DBT through the Evergreen Certification Institute and PESI. Dr. Webb trains clinicians for continuing education through various companies that include PESI, Jack Hirose and Associates, and Lane Pederson and Associates.

In 2010 Dr. Webb opened the private practice Kairos in Middle Tennessee. Kairos, now The Village of Kairos, offers diverse DBT specializations including DBT for trauma-based disorders and co-occurring disorders. The Village of Kairos has expanded therapy programs, better known as Restorative Services, to include individual and group therapy sessions for adolescents, parents, families, and adults including pre-and post-adoption services and in-the-moment coaching for clients. The vision of The Village of Kairos is to help clients build a life worth living alongside a village of practitioners with lives worth sharing. Dr. Webb adamantly believes that it takes a village to restore a single life.

Testimonials

“Dr. Webb was an excellent presenter – very engaging, clear and informative in the information she shared. I enjoyed and appreciated the personal examples and client scenarios she applied to the DBT concepts. Great sense of humour as well!”
– Calgary, AB | November 22, 2019

“Honestly one of the best workshops I’ve ever attended. Dr. Webb is engaging, knowledgeable and communicates in a clear and entertaining way. This has changed how I conceptualize some of my clients and I look forward to incorporating these skills into my practice. I also forward to reading some of the resources to supplement my understanding. I would highly recommend this workshop to colleagues.”
– Saskatoon, SK | November 18 – 19, 2019

“Excellent material and best presentation I’ve attended in a long time. Will use in my practice daily!”
– Saskatoon, SK | November 18 – 19, 2019

“Excellent speaker and presentation style. Lots of clinically useful tools and tips. Provided relevant and memorable examples.”
– Oakville, ON | May 27 – 28, 2019

“Dr. Webb was excellent. She was knowledgeable and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed her use of humour.”
– Oakville, ON | May 27 – 28, 2019

“Lovely presenter with relevant and applicable info. Appreciated her examples and balance of theory/ knowledge and application.”
– Calgary, AB | May 9, 2019

“Eboni is a dynamic + knowledgeable presenter. She was able to maintain our interest through the use of information and personal stories. I learned a lot and I am intrigued to learn more.”
– Langley, BC | November 20-22, 2017

“Dr. Webb is amazing. Great examples and excellent presenter.”
– Edmonton, AB | April 3-5, 2017

“Dr. Eboni Webb is fantastic! I would love to be more like her not only with patients but also as a mom! Thank you.”
– Corrie Sondeli | Winnipeg, MB | June 1-3, 2016

“Wonderful! Today was advanced, comprehensive, motivating. Knowledge and learning applicable across spectrum of work.”
– Winnipeg, MB | June 1-3, 2016

“Quite an informative session. Dr. Webb’s anecdotes were quite shocking, it takes an individual with real passion for this type of clientele who’d make challenging and meaningful outcomes I the individual’s lives.”
– Vancouver, BC | May 25-27, 2016

“Eboni Webb’s many examples-helpful and demonstrate her points.”
– Vancouver, BC | May 25-27, 2016

 

 

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