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Total Credits: 15 including 15 Continuing Education Credit for Social Workers, 15 Continuing Education Credit for Clinical Psychologists, 15 Continuing Education Credit for Professional Counselors, 15 Continuing Education Credit for Marriage and Family Therapists
In this five-day intensive, live and interactive training via Zoom, DBT will be presented from a contextual behavioral perspective. Classes are held 9:30am - 12:30pm from Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy shown to be effective with persons who struggle with affective dysregulation. Originally developed to address the unique concerns of persons with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, DBT is increasingly considered a trans-diagnostic approach to psychological distress. This comprehensive treatment aims at lifestyle transformation, rather than simply reducing self-defeating, even self-destructive behaviors. It is intensive therapy involving four clinical activities: skills training, individual psychotherapy, telephone consultation, and group consultation.
Participants will consider the notion of workability, rather than rationality, as the outcome criteria for assessing efforts at creating a meaningful life. This will entail taking a functional approach to the therapeutic dialogue. From this perspective, verbal exchanges are evaluated in terms of the degree to which what is said and thought moves the “client” in the direction of what is important in life or not. The goal is to assist treatment seekers in making a shift in perspective from one focused on their past and their problems to one oriented toward their future and the person they aspire to be.
Throughout the sessions the instructor will use various strategies including didactic presentations, realplays, and question-and-answer to enhance learning of the various tenets of DBT. Tuition includes instruction and course manual.
This program satisfies the requirements to receive 15 hours of Continuing Education credit for social workers.
The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.
Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.
This program satisfies the requirements to receive 15 hours of Continuing Education credit for clinical psychologists.
The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.
Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.
This program satisfies the requirements to receive 15 hours of Continuing Education credit for professional counselors.
The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.
Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.
This program satisfies the requirements to receive 15 hours of Continuing Education credit for marriage and family therapists.
The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.
Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.
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Paul Holmes is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. His focus is on advancing empirically-supported, contextually-based interventions such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In addition to DBT, his fields of interest include Contextual Behavior Theory and Therapy, mindfulness and psychotherapy, chronic distress, and issues related to substance abuse.
Holmes teaches courses including Fundamentals of Behavioral Therapy: Contemporary Approaches, Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Intervening with Persons who Experience Chronic Distress, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
In addition to teaching, Holmes is also the founder and managing partner/clinical director of the Emotion Management Program, LLC in Orland Park, IL. He provides Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and DBT to client populations. He also conducts training workshops and clinical consultation to public and private mental health providers.
He was previously a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago for twelve years.
After receiving his B.A. in Psychology from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois, Holmes received his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 1993.