Intervention: DBT

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Students will become familiar with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as it can be applied to a variety of clients including suicidal adolescents and adults with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Students will study four components of DBT: individual therapy, skills training, phone coaching, therapist consultation teams. Students will also learn how to teach the DBT skills of mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. The course will also survey the theory and research behind DBT. Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Doctor of Psychology Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate College of Health and Human Sciences School of Psychology