Networking Meal & Experiential DBT Distress Tolerance Skills workshop

Join us for an interactive workshop to learn practical DBT skills, connect with other therapists, and assemble your own self-soothing kit!

About this Event

If you would enjoy the opportunity to network and have a meal with local clinicians, get to know some local resources for higher levels of care, engage in experiential horticultural therapeutic activities, and earn a couple of continuing education credits while you’re at it, this workshop is for you!

Workshop Description:

Most people will do just about anything to not feel overwhelmed with unwanted and painful emotions. However, people often will get stuck in cycles of behaviors that lead them to “numb out” or resort to harmful coping strategies. Without the skills to tolerate emotional distress, people tend to avoid thinking about and doing things that bring up uncomfortable emotions. They may continue to use their unhealthy coping habits or withdraw from participating in daily living.

Clinicians can help clients build their distress tolerance, give them the tools to stop the spiral of avoidant behaviors that only increase distress in the long term, and open the door to life-changing growth. This workshop is designed to introduce clinician’s to specific Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills from the Distress Tolerant Skill Module. The instructors will give an overview DBT as a modality of treatment, however, the focus of this workshop will be to teach and demonstrating practical Distress Tolerant skills that can be implemented in various settings. Lecture, videos, role-play, as well as experiential and hands-on activities will be used to help participants develop capability and effective implementation in their respective settings.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. List the 4 modes of treatment in comprehensive DBT

2. Describe the 5 DBT Skill modules

3. Identify the 2 sets of Distress Tolerance Skills

4. Explain and practice at least 2 crisis survival strategies

5. Discuss at least 1 Reality Acceptance Strategy

Due to limited space, the SAME workshop is offered twice on the same day

Breakfast & morning workshop: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. OR

Lunch & afternoon workshop 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Breakfast & morning workshop schedule:

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast & Opportunity for Horticultural Therapy Experiential Activity

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. – Overview of DBT modes of treatment and skill modules

9:20 – 9:30 a.m. – Intro to Distress Tolerance Skill Modules

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Crisis Survival Strategies: TIPP, Distract with ACCEPTS, and Self-Soothe

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Reality Acceptance Strategies: 4 ways of response and Radical Acceptance; Q&A & Wrap-up

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. – Networking & Opportunity for Horticultural Therapy Experiential Activity

Lunch & afternoon workshop schedule:

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch & Opportunity for Horticultural Therapy Experiential Activity

1:00 – 1:20 p.m. – Overview of DBT modes of treatment and skill modules

1:20 – 1:30 p.m. – Intro to Distress Tolerance Skill Modules

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Crisis Survival Strategies: TIPP, Distract with ACCEPTS, and Self-Soothe

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Reality Acceptance Strategies: 4 ways of response and Radical Acceptance; Q&A & Wrap-up

3:30 – 3:30 p.m. – Networking & Opportunity for Horticultural Therapy Experiential Activity

Continued Education Credit:

2 continuing education contact hours

Hillside® has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6948. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Hillside® is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

For Marriage and Family Therapists & Social Workers – 2 related continuing education hours

Registrants who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks or practice physical distancing. Registrants who are not fully vaccinated are required to wear masks and practice physical distancing at all times while indoors. Registrants acknowledge that there is a risk of contracting Covid-19 by participating in this workshop and agree to release workshop hosts, presenters, and organizers/location owners from any and all claims or damages relating to Covid 19 as a result of registrants’ participation in the workshop and/or resulting from registrants’ not wearing a mask or participating or practicing social distancing.