The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

DESCRIPTION:

Distress Tolerance Skills module is the fourth in a series of eight DBT modules that will be presented every three weeks through August 11, 2022.

This module includes crisis survival skills, building distress tolerance, and teaching reality acceptance skills.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Learn the relationship between distress tolerance skills and the secondary targets of Inhibited emotions and unrelenting crisis.  
• Learn and be able to teach and illustrate the crisis survival skills of DBT.
• Learn and be able to teach and illustrate the reality acceptance skills of DBT.

SPEAKER:

Neal Moglowsky earned his MS degree in Educational Psychology from UW-Milwaukee and is a Licensed Professional Counselor.  He completed advanced training in the treatment of anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder.  Neal also enjoys working with couples.  He has been intensively trained in Exposure/Response Prevention for the treatment of anxiety disorders, as well as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for difficulties regulating emotions.  Neal has been conducting DBT skills training groups since 1997.  He also has an interest in integrating mindfulness practices into his clinical work to help increase self-awareness and teach clients how to better control their focus and attention.  Neal’s goal is to empower his clients to let their values and ethics drive their life choices rather than their emotions and impulses.  Neal is a Certified DBT Clinician through the Linehan Board of Certification^TM.

CERTIFICATES:

Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all who attend the session in full.