Palo Verde Therapy

Training and Consultation

We offer a variety of training and consultation services to meet the needs of individuals, agencies and organizations seeking to learn more about Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

We can develop or structure services based on your agency's needs and resources. For more information about our training and consultation services, please contact Pamela Gaston-Eastburg at (702) 338-7411 or via e-mail at pvtdbt@cox.com. Vita and references are available upon request.

Introduction to DBT

This is a 1-2 hour didactic presentation suitable for groups of all sizes.

OBJECTIVES:
Participants will be able to:

State a rationale for using Dialectical Behavior Therapy based on outcome research
Describe key components of this treatment approach
Access local and national DBT resources.

Skills Group Facilitation

This is a series of six 2-hour training sessions suitable for staff groupings of not more than 10 participants. This is hands-on training designed to equip participants to be skills group facilitators or to support skills training in all milieus.

OBJECTIVES:
Participants will be able to:

State a rationale for using Dialectical Behavior Therapy based on outcome research.
Describe and state a rationale for each component of a comprehensive DBT program.
Teach and/or coach DBT skills: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal
Effectiveness as detailed in the Skill Training Manual.
Troubleshoot problems using the DBT framework.
Develop a plan to implement a DBT skills group and/or make a program application.
Access local and national DBT resources.

DBT Consultation Team

This team meets a need for clinicians who are seeking to practice from a DBT framework no matter what their practice setting. The team makes it possible for an individual to initiate a DBT program in an agency or clinic setting while receiving support from an established team. A team participant can continue to do this until they have the requisite 4-person team at their location to attend intensive training. Individuals may also choose to continue indefinitely as part of the Consultation Team. For more information on intensive training see www.behavioraltech.com. For more information on the Consultation Team see www.dbtlasvegas.com.

Monthly Training Meetings

Our training meetings are open to all clinicians who are interested in improving treatment for clients who meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or who have Borderline traits. Please check the DBT Las Vegas website at www.dbtlasvegas.com for the current training schedule.

Participants have the opportunity to:

Explore the rationale for using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the treatment of BPD clients.
Enhance skills in treating Borderline clients using DBT individual and group modalities.
Coordinate client care with DBT consultation team members.
Participate in case consultation.