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Early Bird Standard, Making Sense of DBT Part 3, July 31, 2026 (Credit

Early Bird Standard, Making Sense of DBT Part 3, July 31, 2026 (Credit

$259.00Price
Part 3: How DBT Intervenes
Part 1 establishes the clinical foundation for the series by focusing on how DBT conceptualizes clients, behavior, therapist role, and treatment priorities. Part 2 builds on that foundation by teaching how DBT organizes assessment into clear targets and priorities. Part 3 completes the series by teaching how DBT intervenes and how to select skills and behavioral strategies that match the target and create momentum between sessions. Rather than providing a module-by-module skills curriculum or comprehensive DBT protocols, this training centers on target-matched intervention planning, skills coaching that fits client capacity, and troubleshooting barriers to follow-through. Part 3 emphasizes maintaining a dialectical balance between acceptance and change while avoiding therapist drift (such as rescuing, over-validating, rigidity, or avoiding targets).
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This training is appropriate for clinicians who are not providing comprehensive DBT and want to practice DBT-informed care with greater confidence and practical intervention tools. It supports clinicians in translating assessment and targets into concrete in-session interventions, strengthening between-session practice, and applying DBT strategies in ongoing clinical work without turning therapy into a skills class or losing relational depth. Part 3 can function as a standalone training and is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing clinical practice.
 
In-Person at 17609 Ventura Blvd. #300, Encino, CA 91316
9:00 am - 4:45 pm (6.5 hours of instruction)
Includes two 15-minute breaks and one 45-minute lunch (which do not count toward CE credit)
Quantity

  • CE INFO

    Making Sense of DBT, Part 1: Principles Structures and Strategies meets the qualifications for 6.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTS, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

    AlignED Care Eating Disorder and Mental Health Center is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education activities for LMFTs,  LPCCs, and LCSWs. AlignED Care Eating Disorder and Mental Health Center maintains responsibility  for the program/course and its content. CAMFT approval number 1032797.

  • RETURN & REFUND POLICY

    Cancellations must be submitted in writing via email to Robyn@alignedcarecenter.com

    Trainings:

    • 14 or more days prior to the training: A full refund, minus a non-refundable $25 processing fee.

    • 7–13 days prior to the training: A 50% refund of the registration fee.

    • 6 days or fewer prior to the training (including no-shows): No refunds will be issued.

    • Substitutions: Registrants may send a colleague in their place at any time with advance email notice. No refund is required for substitutions.

    • Training cancellation by the organizer: If the training is canceled, registrants will receive a 100% refund to the original payment method.

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