Fostering effective practice and fidelity: therapy for the therapist in DBT consultation teams - August 2025

Are you striving to create a more supportive, effective, and high-fidelity DBT consultation team?

A 4-hour web-based training

Consultation teams are a cornerstone of DBT, and many teams inadvertently focus their meetings on client issues rather than supporting therapists themselves. This course addresses the common challenge of distinguishing between treatment planning, consultation team meetings, and personal therapy, and provides practical solutions for enhancing team effectiveness and fidelity to the DBT model. You will engage in presentations, interactive whiteboard activities, real-world practice, and actionable homework assignments.

Key Learning Objectives 

• List the essential roles within a DBT consultation team
• Define the specific tasks and responsibilities of a consultation team leader
• Create a structured and effective consultation team agenda
• Describe how to use dialectical strategies to enrich team discussions and decision making
• Introduce topics and present client issues in a way that centres therapist development and support
• Address and manage conflict within the team, turning challenges into opportunities for growth

Course Highlights

• Assess your teamʼs current strengths, areas for growth, and fidelity to DBT consultation principles
• Clarify the distinction between consultation team meetings, treatment planning, and personal therapy for clinician
• Learn practical tools for building a supportive, high-fidelity team culture that prioritises therapist wellbeing
• Practice introducing topics and presenting client issues that foster therapist learning and resilience
• Gain strategies for navigating and resolving conflicts to keep your team moving forward with a shared commitment to effective practice

Training Level

This is an Beginning – Intermediate level DBT training. This event is intended for mental health professionals who are familiar with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Are you a healthcare student?

We are offering a 20% 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. 

About our Web Series events:

There will be a maximum of 40 participants at the event. You will need a suitable device with a webcam and a reliable internet connection capable of streaming 'youtube' style video. The interactive training is not recorded. When registered, we will send more information about the process of joining and participating in the Zoom meeting.

1. A registration is for one person. To successfully manage the event, we expect only one person to join the training 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 Stripe) 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 $100+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 any 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 where others cannot see your screen or overhear the content. This is because privacy is required in order for us to show confidential material which may include session videos.