Training Events in Metro Vancouver

The DBT Centre of Vancouver is pleased to offer a full-day workshop, " Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation Skills in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy," taking place on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at the Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St, Vancouver.

This one-day workshop, presented by Dr. Alex Chapman with Dr. Carolin Klein, is designed to teach participants about some of the core DBT Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation Skills. It will focus on ways to teach and use these skills in clinical practice, particularly with multi-problem clients. Following this day of training, participants will be able to:

· Describe and use in practice some of the core DBT Mindfulness Skills

· Learn how to enhance their own mindfulness as therapists or health/mental healthcare providers

· Describe and use in practice some of the core DBT Emotion Regulation Skills.

The workshop will involve didactic presentation, video and/or audiotape demonstration, experiential exercises, and active participation and practice of new strategies and skills. This workshop is designed for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counsellors, occupational therapists, and other mental health professionals struggling with hard-to-treat behaviours.

The DBT Centre is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association as a provider of continuing education activities. Attendees will receive a certificate confirming attendance for 6 CE credits.

For more information and to register online, please go to http://dbtvancouver.com/workshops/2012mindfulness/. You may also refer to the attached PDF and registration form for your convenience. Thank you.

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