Webinar: The Biosocial model in DBT case formulation and clinical practice - October 2020

A 2 hour web-based training

Too often as therapists we begin a case formulation during screening and precommitment with a person, and then put it aside once we've agreed to work together.  But in doing so, we lose a central and dynamic blueprint for positive action in that person's life - particularly when the going gets tough in therapy sessions.

The biosocial model is one important aspect of formulating an individual's problems.  It signals critical processes that lead to the development of emotion dysregulation.  These processes are relevant to the maintenance of ongoing problem behaviors, and patterns of responding that create dialectical dilemmas for the individual. The biosocial model is a mainstay of understanding and collaboratively intervening to change transactions that undermine therapeutic alliance. This session will use a blend of teaching, clinical examples, individual case work, and discussion to focus on the role of the biosocial model in DBT case conceptualisation and in changing patterns of behaviour that ricochet between emotional vulnerability and self-invalidation.

About our Web Series events:

This two-hour online Zoom group seminar is part of an online series designed to support practitioners in their DBT practice and professional development. A single DBT trainer will present an area of DBT study and progress its application to your context. Events may involve activities, discussion and Q+A for participants. There will be a maximum of 20 participants for each event. You will need a suitable device with a webcam and a reliable internet connection capable of streaming 'youtube' style video. When registered, we will send more information about the process of joining and particpating in the Zoom meeting.

Note: if this training is sold out then you will be able to join a waitlist. If we repeat this training then those on the waiting list will be the first to be offered a place for the new training.

Training Level

• This is an intermediate level training.

Trainers

Dr Emily Cooney is a clinical psychologist who has worked in the US, the UK, and New Zealand with children and adults in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings, with a particular focus on DBT. She is a senior lecturer at the Otago School of Medicine at Wellington, and an assistant clinical professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Emily served as a research therapist on two trials of DBT under Dr Marsha Linehan, and was the principal investigator on two DBT feasibility trials in New Zealand. One examined DBT for self-harming adolescents, and the other trialled DBT skills training for men with anger-related problems. She provides training in DBT via Behavioral Tech as well as DBTNZ, and loves working in Aotearoa.

1. A registration is for one person. To successfully manage the event, we expect only one person to join the webinar as part of your registration.
2. You agree not to record the meeting in any way. You agree not to distribute materials to other persons without prior agreement.
3. Registrations are confirmed only when payment is received by credit card (with Paypal) or electronically.
4. Payment must be made before the training. By registering you accept liability for the costs of the training.
5. Cancellations must be notified to us by email (or the website contact form) with full identifying information.
6. Cancellations received more than seven days before the event will receive a refund of the fees paid less an administration charge of $50+GST (for each event).
7. Refunds cannot be given after that date. Refunds will not be available until after the event.
8. A colleague may be substituted for no extra charge if we are notified at least two business days before the training event.
9. In the unlikely event the training is cancelled by the organisers, registration will be fully refunded but no liability will be accepted for travel, accommodation or other costs/expenses incurred to registrants.
10. Online statements of attendance can be downloaded by all participants from this page. Printed certificates of attendance are not available for this event.