The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for mental health and other behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.
Introduction to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is the first in a series of seven DBT modules that will be presented every three weeks. This session will introduce the basic concepts of DBT including:
• defining five areas of dysregulation,
• the etiology and biosocial theory of emotion dysregulation, and
• epidemiology and prevalence of borderline personality disorder.
This session will also cover the structure and components of DBT, such as individual therapy, skills training, telephone consultation and the use of a consultation team. Finally, Introduction to DBT will cover the stages of treatment and the strategies to engage change.
1. Describe the biosocial theory and the transactional relationship between biology and the invalidating environment.
2. Identify at least three different levels of validation.
3. Describe the concept of dialectics.
4. Explain the hierarchy of target behaviors.
Lesley Baird Chapin, Psy.D. is the Vice President and Executive Director of the Pauquette Center for Psychological Services and the DBT consultant and trainer for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Dr. Chapin completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire in 2005 and received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Denver in 2009. She completed her internship at CMC-Randolph Behavioral Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, and her post-doctoral supervision with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. She has practiced in inpatient, outpatient, residential, correctional and forensic settings with adolescents, adults, and families since 2006 and has extensive training in DBT and Prolonged Exposure therapy. Dr. Chapin is a board-certified DBT clinician, certified by the Linehan Board of Certification in multiple DBT protocols and applications including prolonged exposure, complex trauma substance use, adolescent, and child.
