DBT Skills Essentials - September 2025 - Online training

This two-day workshop covers the fundamentals of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Extensive teaching and use of clinical examples are used to illustrate specific skills training procedures, including skills acquisition, strengthening and generalisation. This course is designed for all mental health professionals who want to learn to teach DBT skills or to improve their teaching with clients. This training will cover material from the 2014 DBT^® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition.

This training has been developed by Behavioral Tech, the US-based training organization established by Dr Linehan to disseminate high fidelity DBT training.

We are offering this training online via Zoom.  This will allow us to provide the training without travel costs and also model how to effectively offer elements of the treatment remotely. We have experience in delivering DBT trainings and therapy sessions remotely, and are committed to making this an engaging, rich, and interactive experience.

Please note we will not record the training as it is an interactive web-based training (not a webinar) which may include health-related information. Participants must agree to the ‘no recording’ policy and join from a private space where confidentiality can be maintained.
 

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the dialectical nature of DBT skills training
2. Identify the Strategies & Procedures required for effective teaching of DBT skills
3. Be able to utilise recent updates to DBT Skills training
4. Be familiar with DBT Skills Modules
5. Know how to structure DBT skills training for specific populations and settings
6. Effectively review DBT skills training homework.

Training Level

• This is a beginning to intermediate level training.
• Similar training has been previously offered covering materials from the 2014 skills manual.

Fees

$488.75 (GST inclusive); Early bird rate $465.75 (before 4 July 2025)

Are you a healthcare student?

We are offering a 30% discount for a limited number of students enrolled in a mental health related qualification with a New Zealand University or similar tertiary healthcare program in New Zealand. If you are eligible, please contact us with a photo copy of your student ID and we’ll provide a student discount code for your registration. 

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.
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.
11. You agree to join the online event from a quiet private location. Privacy is required in order for us to show confidential material which may include session videos.