Live Virtual Workshops

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Balancing Acceptance and Change

August 20, 2025
(09:00 AM - 04:00 PM CDT )
$329.00 (regular rate)
$299.00 (*early rate)
Location: Online Virtual
Trainer Kristen Klassen, PhD, CCC
*early rate expires 07/30/2025
6
Continuing Education
Credit Hours (CEC)

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy - Live Virtual - August 20, 2025; 9am-4pm Central Time

Early rate expires 07/30/2025

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People who struggle to regulate their intense emotional experiences often feel like they are at the mercy of reactive coping patterns. It can seem like these emotional storms hijack their behaviour, take control of their thinking, and hurt their relationships with other people and themselves. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provides concepts and skills to help people have more choices, become more emotionally calm, and be more present in their lives. This workshop explores key concepts and useful skills such as tolerating distress, managing emotions, and enhancing interpersonal communication. Participants will discover which populations can benefit the most from DBT, and gain an understanding of concepts, strategies, and tools that can be applied to their work.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

  • Identify what dialectical behaviour therapy is, who it benefits, and how it is implemented
  • Describe the dialectical approach
  • Explain the importance of validation and practice using validation skills
  • List change strategies in DBT
  • Explain and implement skills from the four modules of DBT

Method of Delivery

Presentation, video, case study exercises, experiential practice, personal reflection, delivered electronically.

*Please allow only the registered individual(s) to view the materials.

Note: An e-manual for this workshop is included in purchase.

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Some of the Topics Included

  • The Components and Structure of DBT
  • Who Tends to Respond Well to DBT
  • Balancing Acceptance and Change in DBT
  • How Change Occurs in DBT
  • The Importance of Validation in DBT
  • Strategies and Tools for Mindfulness
  • Strategies and Tools for Managing Emotions
  • Strategies and Tools for Improving Interpersonal Relationships
  • Strategies and Tools for Tolerating Distress

Target Audience

This is an introductory-intermediate level workshop intended for social service and health care professionals, counsellors, social workers, and anyone wanting to gain an increased capacity in their counselling skills.

Terms & Conditions

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This is a live virtual event, please check your system requirements prior to registering.

Participants will receive the Zoom meeting login details and information about viewing the live virtual workshop by email 3-4 calendar days prior to the date of the event.
Please note, payment is required in order to receive the login details.

Trainer: Kristen Klassen

PhD, CCC

Kristen is a Certified Counsellor with Master’s degrees in both Counselling Psychology and Disability Studies, as well as a Doctorate in Applied Health Sciences. In addition to her work with CTRI, she works as a play therapist, a university instructor, and a consultant and trainer with her own company. Kristen views her clients as the experts in their own lives and uses a social constructivist lens to support them to tell their own stories, create their own knowledge, and actively solve their own challenges. She is a firm believer in the value of experiential learning and the importance of play for self-development and growth in all life stages, and she brings these ideals to her workshops and facilitation.

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