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DBTNZ Training events that may be of interest:

DBT and Eating Disorders: Individual DBT Treatment Strategies Applied to Complex, Multi-Diagnostic Patients with Eating Disorders. - Registrations Open Soon

Monday 26th March 2018, Auckland.
DBT with Complex, Multi-Diagnostic Patients with Eating Disorders
Registrations close on 16 March 2018.

An Introduction to DBT in Schools: From Prevention to Intervention - Registrations Open Soon

Friday 16th February 2018, Auckland.
Introduction to DBT in Schools
Registrations close on 8 February 2018.

Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD

Monday 12th to Thursday 15th February 2018, Auckland.
A DBT evidence based protocol for ‘stage 2’ and PTSD
Registrations close on 8 February 2018.

Skills Essentials - October 2017

Thursday 26th and Friday 27th October 2017, Auckland.
Two-day DBT Skills Essentials
Registrations close on 19 October 2017.

What's on:

2017 Training Calendar

Current DBTNZ events now open for registrations:

DBT-Prolonged Exposure - February 12th -15th , 2018 (Auckland). DBT-PE is an evidence based protocol for treating ‘stage 2’ and PTSD problems for BPD and related DBT clients. It targets stage 1 and stage 2 problems within the first year of treatment and has demonstrated substantial further reductions in suicidal behaviour. We have secured dates with US based Behavioral Tech to bring Dr Melanie Harned (the developer of the DBT-PE protocol) for a four day DBT-PE training. This training will assume a high level of level of previous DBT training. Click here to read more about DBT-PE. Click here for more information and to register online.
DBT for Eating Disorders - Individual DBT Treatment Strategies Applied to Complex, Multi-Diagnostic Patients with Eating Disorders. Monday 26th March 2018. Auckland. This one-day event will introduce the principles and practice of managing eating disorder behaivours witin a standard outpatient DBT programme. The training will be provided by US-based Dr Lucene Wisniewski, a recognized world leader in ED treatments. Click here for details.
An Introduction to DBT in Schools: From Prevention to Intervention.Friday February 16th , 2018 (Auckland). This one day training will introduce a range of School-based implementations of DBT including the preventative DBT-STEPS-A social and emotional learning curriculum and DBT informed school counselling for identified at-risk young people. The training will be provided by US-based Dr Lizz Dexter-Mazza, one the the developers of the DBT-STESPS-A approach. Click here for details.

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2017 event locations

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Christchurch location: click this link to check the map.