Mastering DBT Series: The Functioning Triangle and Resiliency Strategies for Clients

This activity is designed for: Psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFTs, physicians, and nurses.

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Course: Intermediate to Advanced

Publication date: 09/16/2024

What Will You Learn in This Course?

This course offers a deep dive into advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques, focusing on the Thinker-Feeler-Doer Triangle and resiliency strategies. Designed as an on-demand, self-paced online training, this program will guide you through the complexities of these core orientations and their impact on therapy outcomes.

Can learning advanced DBT techniques be engaging? Absolutely! Our videos are structured to be easy to follow, with practical insights that are not just educational, but also enjoyable, sparking excitement and motivation in your learning journey.

Access a comprehensive and flexible learning experience that fits your busy schedule. Each module is divided into short, digestible videos, each providing actionable take-home messages to enhance your clinical practice.

In addition to the core content, you will learn specialized strategies for managing demoralization, building resilience, addressing complex emotions like guilt and shame, and creating meaningful psychological, social, and spiritual connections in therapy.

This training is ideal for mental health professionals looking to expand their DBT skills and foster more effective therapeutic change.

Online Training You Can Immediately Apply to Your Practice

This course is designed for mental health professionals to expand their Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills by mastering the Thinker-Feeler-Doer Triangle and applying resiliency strategies. It explores the core orientations—thinkers, feelers, and doers—and their dynamics within therapy. Participants will learn to create personalized action plans that promote balance, manage demoralization, and foster psychological, social, and spiritual connections. The course covers advanced DBT techniques, including pain management, dialectical approaches to guilt and shame, and building resilience through practical tools and client engagement strategies.

Course Content

Sample Video:

All our sections are concise and clinically relevant; none of them lasts more than 12 minutes. That's our rule.

Meet Your Instructor: Mark Carlson, Psy.D., L.P.

Mark Carlson, Psy. D., L.P., is a trainer, author, consultant, and public speaker. He is the founder, President/CEO, and owner of Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS), one of the largest specialized clinics in the United States. He also owns MRC Solutions, which provides training and consultation services. Dr. Carlson is the author of CBT for Chronic Pain and Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Well-Being in Cancer. He takes a strength-based approach, with an emphasis on practical applications to complex situations, including expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He has served as Vice-President of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy National Certification and Accreditation Association.

Accreditation Information

Apa

This course is co-sponsored by Medical Academy, LLC, and Psychotherapy Academy. Medical Academy, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Medical Academy, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Accme

Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Medical Academy, LLC, and the Psychotherapy Academy. Medical Academy, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement:
Medical Academy, LLC, designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Ace
Psychotherapy Academy, #1851, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.  ACE provider approval period: 4/7/2024–4/7/2027.   Social workers completing this course receive 2.75 continuing education credits.

Mastering DBT Series: The Functioning Triangle and Resiliency Strategies for Clients

Date of Release: Sep 26, 2024

Date of Expiration: Sep 26, 2027

Location: Online

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the key characteristics and dynamics within the Thinker-Feeler-Doer Triangle, focusing on how these orientations influence client behavior and therapy outcomes.
2. Identify primary and secondary orientations in clients to provide alignment between therapeutic strategies and client needs.
3. Recognize the role of psychological, social, and spiritual connections in building resilience and promoting sustainable therapeutic change.

Acknowledgment of Financial Commercial Support
No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Acknowledgment of In-Kind Commercial Support
No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted above. Follow these steps to earn your CE credits.
1- Watch each video self-directed and participate in the entire activity, as partial credit is unavailable.
2- Pass the post-test with a score of 75% or higher.
3- Complete the evaluation form.
4- Download the certificate.
If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed above, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.

Relevant Financial Disclosures
None of the faculty, planners, and reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose during the last 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this enduring material activity, please contact us at [email protected].



These activities have been planned and implemented by Medical Academy, LLC, and Psychotherapy Academy.

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PDF transcripts

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Course Interaction & System Requirements

This video based online course is self-paced/noninteractive. Course questions can be directed to Psychotherapy Academy by email: [email protected]

System Requirements

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 10.11 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet browser: Google Chrome 49.0 or higher, Firefox 40.0 or higher, Safari 10.1 or higher, Edge 14.0 or higher
• Broadband internet connection: Any medium that is internet accessible
• Media viewing requirements: None

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Practical Info
Earn 2.75 CE Credits

$177

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