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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for Children and Adolescents: Rescuing the Dysregulated Child


Speaker:
Jean Eich, PsyD, LP
Duration:
8 Hours
Format:
Audio and Video
Product Code:
PLW35354
Brochure Code:
PLW35354
Media Type:
Live Webcast

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Description

  • Apply DBT to the most prevalent child and adolescent disorders:
    • ADHD
    • Attachment Disorder
    • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)/Conduct Disorder (CD)
    • Eating Disorders
    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Substance Abuse
  • Adapt the current DBT skills training manual to reflect the language of children and adolescents
  • Attend this seminar and you will discover how powerful, and proven, Dialectical
  • Behavior Therapy (DBT) is for treating challenging child and adolescent disorders.

Working with emotionally-dysregulated children in your practice can be overwhelming and exhausting. You probably feel the pull of being the “savior” for dysregulated child and their worried parents. Learn how to implement the DBT skills you need to be more effective in treatment, avoid burnout and achieve positive outcomes.

Join Jean Eich, PsyD, LP, and take home evidence-based strategies from DBT to use with young clients who have:

  • ADHD
  • Attachment Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)/Conduct Disorder (CD)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Substance Abuse
  • and more…

Dr. Eich will give you the skills training you need through experiential activities. Learn to work together with children and parents to increase compassion, reestablish structure, and create a validating environment. Leave with the knowledge and skills to confidently teach parents and care providers how to implement a safe structure that enables the child to learn and master these skills at home.

OUTLINE

Developmental Theory and Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Biosocial Model
  • Attachment style
  • Impact of trauma
  • Effects of inadequate validation in early emotional development
  • Symptoms of a pervasive emotional dysregulation disorder
  • Key Dialectical Dilemmas

Adapt DBT to Key Childhood and Adolescent Disorders

  • ADHD
  • Attachment Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)/Conduct Disorder (CD)
  • Eating disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Substance abuse

Skills Training with Experiential Activities

  • Mindfulness (reducing vulnerability to self-medicating behaviors common in ADHD & Depression)
  • Emotion Regulation (attachment disorders, anxiety)
  • Distress Tolerance (ODD /ADHD/eating disorders)
  • Interpersonal effectiveness
  • Validation

Behavior Modification and DBT

  • DBT relationship and change strategies
  • Validation and change
  • Practicing dialectical thinking
  • Creating opportunities to practice skills to avoid ineffective coping behaviors

Group Skills Format

  • Concurrent skills training
  • Multifamily skills training
  • Tracking outcomes to ensure effectiveness of approach

OBJECTIVES

  • List the critical “ingredients” for effective DBT therapy.
  • Describe the biosocial model of pervasive emotional dysregulation disorders found in innately sensitive children.
  • Utilize behavior modification strategies at the earliest stage of dysregulation.
  • Summarize the importance of structure in both skills training and home environments and how to teach parents or care providers to implement these strategies.
  • Explain how to adapt each skills module to reflect the language of the child.
  • Explain the role of parents/therapists/care providers and how to reestablish a safe and loving structure that enables the child to learn and generalize skills.

To order the book, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with Adolescents: A Practical Workbook for Therapists, Teens & Parents, please visit our product store.

To order the book, The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual: Practical DBT for Self-Help, and Individual & Group Treatment Settings, please visit our product store.


 

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers and other Mental Health Professionals

Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to PESI, Inc., PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.

ADA Needs

PESI would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 800-844-8260.

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Jean Eich, PsyD, LP's Profile

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Jean Eich, PsyD, LP, is a Licensed Psychologist and has experience working in hospital, school, private practice, and community mental health settings. She has provided DBT services for 8+ years at the largest DBT clinic in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Dr. Eich has developed, facilitated, and coordinated DBT programming for adolescents and their parents. Additionally, she has written curriculum and facilitated programming for adults with mental illness and developmental delays and has helped to design and maintain studies examining clinical outcomes of DBT programs. Dr. Eich is an adjunct assistant professor in the Masters of Counseling and Psychological Services program at St. Mary’s University. She currently serves clients at her private practice, Maplewood Psychology, where she continues to assist adults and adolescents with a variety of mental health concerns. Dr. Eich is also the author of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with Adolescents: A Practical Workbook for Therapists, Teens & Parents (PESI, 2015).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jean Eich has employment relationship with Maplewood Psychology. She receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Jean Eich is a member of the Minnesota Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association.


Additional Info

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review. 


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.


Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers and other Mental Health Professionals

Objectives

  1. Determine the critical “ingredients” for effective DBT therapy.
  2. Articulate the biosocial model of pervasive emotional dysregulation disorders found in innately sensitive children.
  3. Utilize behavior modification strategies at the earliest stage of dysregulation.
  4. Determine the importance of structure in both skills training and home environments and how to teach parents or care providers to implement these strategies.
  5. Determine how to adapt each skills module to reflect the language of the child.
  6. Determine the role of parents/therapists/care providers and how to reestablish a safe and loving structure that enables the child to learn and generalize skills.

Reviews

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Overall:      4.8

Total Reviews: 62

Comments

Katherine D

"She was excellent. Would love to take another course with her."

Lyn S

"This is a fantastic presentation - Jean's easy and informative manner helped my learning experience. The presentation built on my prior knowledge, including on prior skills, and exceeded my expectations. It has been valuable to sit with this course. Thank you Jean."

Christine W

"Thank you! Outstanding information!"

Jennifer O

"I really gained a lot with this online webinar. I am grateful it was offered in this manner. "

Amy C

"This seminar was wonderful! I have already used some of the strategies I have learned, and will continue to expand on those strategies."

Kathy B

"Excellent course - can’t wait to do more!"

Nicole W

"Wonderful presenter!! "

Jane C

"the course was well presented"

Mary E

"Having Jean's seminar truly cements the knowledge gained through this course. I very much appreciated her clarity, focus and concise way of teaching. I truly learnt about DBT from her. "

Manuel M

"Outstanding presentation. Organized and well delivered."

Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.

ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.

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