1. Discuss the DBT research for different populations.
2. Explain the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder as it is reframed in DBT.
3. Describe the biosocial theory of Borderline Personality Disorder.
4. List the modes, the functions, and the typical treatment agreements made by therapists and clients in DBT.
5. Create an implementation plan for the structure, goals, and stages of DBT treatment.
6. Create treatment plans for DBT clients using targeting procedures.
7. Explain the dialectical nature of DBT treatment.
8. Teach the four modules of skills in DBT (Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance).
9. Conduct cue exposure and response prevention.
10. List the steps in problem-solving.
11. Conduct complete behavioral chain analyses.
12. Implement the Cognitive-Behavioral strategies in DBT.
13. Discuss the self-verification theory that guides application of treatment strategies.
14. Explain validation strategies and contexts in which they apply.
15. List the levels of validation.
16. Demonstrate the different communication strategies of DBT.
17. Explain the DBT case management strategies.
18. Implement discuss telephone and other generalization strategies of DBT.
19. Apply suicide crisis protocols of DBT.
20. List Consultation team agreements used in DBT.

Prerequisite:
In order to attend, a participant must:

1. Be a current member of an Intensively Trained team.
2. Be invested in learning DBT to a high standard in order to better implement the treatment in their usual settings.  Participants agree to attend and fully participate in the entire training in a willing, committed manner.
3. Have learned DBT in one-day or two-day trainings and/or from self-guided study of the treatment manuals.
4. Provide a letter from the team leader or another Intensively Trained member of the team (if the team leader has not been Intensively Trained) that states the applicant is a member of the team and regularly attends team consultation meetings.
5. Complete the application and submit the registration fees by September 24, 2010
6. Agree to read Linehan’s Skills Manual and textbook on DBT prior to attending.

You may order these books by contacting:   
Customer Care Coordinator
Behavioral Tech, LLC
Phone: 206-675-8588 ext. 121
Fax: 206-675-8590

Application process:
$50.00 for each individual. Application fees are non-refundable and are not a credit towards the tuition. Applications without application fees will not be considered.

Application deadline: September 24, 2010
      Applications received on or before the deadline will be prioritized.

Application submission:
     The following three items must be received in ONE envelope by September 24, 2010:
            Behavioral Tech, LLC
            Attn: Intensive Training Coordinator
            2133 Third Avenue, Suite 205
            Seattle, WA 98121

1. Individual Application
2. Application Fee ($50.00 for each individual team member)
3. Provide a letter from the team leader or another Intensively Trained member of the team (if the team leader has not been Intensively Trained) that states the applicant is a member of the team and regularly attends team consultation meetings.

Tuition for the five-day training is $1,300.00 per person. Each person is expected to attend the entire five days. Tuition payments are due after acceptance notification, and no later than October 15, 2010.  You risk forfeiture of your approved slot if payment is not received by this date.  We accept checks, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. All payments must be in US funds, and we are sorry but we cannot accept foreign checks. Please contact us for information regarding foreign bank transfers.  A full refund of the tuition will be made if the refund request is made on or prior to one week before the start of the training.