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777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431

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Presenter: Michelle Quilter, Psy.D.

CEUs: 7

DBT is an evidenced based treatment developed by Marsha Linehan in the 1980’s. DBT applies a broad array of cognitive and behavioral strategies to the problems related to emotional dysregulation. It focuses on enhancing the client’s ability to problem solve, manage and identify emotions, reduce distress and suffering and interact with others in an effective manner. Extensive research has found Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to be an effective treatment modality for issues such as (but not limited to) substance abuse, eating disorders, depressive disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and personality disorders. DBT can be utilized in myriad of clinical practice settings such as inpatient psychiatric units, residential treatment centers, partial hospitalization programs, substance abuse treatment programs, school based work, as well as in outpatient psychotherapy.

Learning Objectives:

At the close of this course, participants will be able to:
1) Identify the four categories of DBT treatment strategies
2) Develop a basic understanding of the use of irreverence as a clinical intervention in the context of DBT
3) Formulate a DBT case conceptualization with fidelity to the DBT model, which will include identifying the client’s life worth living goals, the target behaviors, and the stage of treatment for the client
4) Apply DBT treatment strategies in the clinical setting
5) Recognize the biosocial theory behind DBT
6) Discuss the concept of validation and the six levels of validation as per DBT theory

This course will be taught by Michelle Quilter, Psy.D. Dr. Quilter is a licensed clinical psychologist who earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. Her dissertation focused on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. She also holds two Masters degrees – an MA in Community and Counseling Psychology from Marist College and an MS in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. A Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor since 2006, Dr. Quilter has received specialized training in both Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology. She has worked in an array of settings, including inpatient hospitals, emergency psychiatric care, and multiple levels of care in substance abuse treatment. Extensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Dr. Quilter has been utilizing this approach for over a decade in clinical practice and currently serves as the director of the DBT program at Lifeskills South Florida.

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