DBT Overview for Administrators
1 hour | 1 CE
This on-demand professional training program on DBT in the Milieu: A Quick Overview for Administrators is presented by Michele Galietta, PhD.
This program focuses on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the milieu as a shared therapeutic approach. The benefits of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and how DBT is consistent with TIC are discussed.
The program includes an introduction to staff education and support meetings, which helps staff train and embody DBT skills. A brief overview of the biosocial theory, general DBT research outcomes, and DBT assumptions are discussed. Validation is defined, and examples of what to validate and why it is therapeutic are reviewed. Lastly, the elements of DBT in the milieu are taught (e.g., egregious behavior protocol, incentive system, behavior chain analysis, etc).
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the skills in DBT to effectively manage milieus to increase safety and collaboration with patients
Describe the importance of a unified therapeutic approach
Describe the elements of DBT Milieu
Presented By
Michele Galietta, PhD
Dr. Michele Galietta is an Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the City University of New York, where she served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program from 2005-2013. Dr. Galietta is a researcher and clinician specializing in the training, adapta...
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Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.