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Sparkling lights, indulgent feasts, a contagious cheer in the air – nearly everywhere you go! Of course, it’s the headrush and whimsy of the holiday season. For some, the winter holidays mark the beginning of a great celebration – time spent with family, connection to the community, perhaps even reverence for religious values or spirituality.…

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support the DBT Linehan Board of Certification™ (DBT-LBC™) in our mission to promote the highest standards of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) practice. Your generous donation will help us continue our vital work certifying DBT clinicians and ensuring that individuals around the world have access to the highest-quality mental…

Looking back on this year’s webinars, DBT-LBC wanted to specifically thank each presenter for sharing their wisdom and time with our community. Randy Wolbert, LMSW, Zen Roshi, ushered in the new year with lessons on cultivating Mindfulness into daily practice. Janis Whitlock, Ph.D. provided practical guidance for using DBT to treat non-suicidal self-injury in youth.…

Please join us in spotlighting the DBT-LBC™ Certified Program at Broadleaf Health in Ontario, Canada! One of three DBT-LBC™ certified programs in Canada, Broadleaf Health was founded by Andrew Ekblad, Ph.D., C. Psych. With over 20 years of clinical and research experience related to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Dr. Ekblad also has extensive experience in…

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee is thrilled to launch the DBT-LBC™ Mentorship Program. This program was designed to provide support and encouragement to individuals seeking DBT-LBC™, Clinician Certification. By design, DBT- LBC™ does not offer clinical consultation; therefore, the mentorship program is not designed to function in a clinical capacity, to include DBT Adherence Coding,…

The DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™ (DBT-LBC™), Diversity and Inclusion Committee recently solicited feedback from our community via a survey to evaluate our members’ experiences. We were specifically interested in the experiences respective to diversity and inclusion within our organization and throughout the certification process. While we acknowledge that there are barriers outside of the scope…

Did you miss the webinar “Tips for Working with LGBTQ+ clients in DBT” presented by Drs. Skerven and Camp? This is Part II to the June Blog post where we will continue to highlight ways to tailor DBT skills training, address traumatic invalidation, and build a culturally responsive environment for LGBTQ+ clients. Don’t hesitate to…

This webinar provided a wealth of theoretical and practical information for clinicians. In fact, there’s so much to share that we plan on dedicating both June’s blog posts to this training! Today, we share tips on building a foundation of cultural competency for working with LGBTQ+ clients. Our next blog will feature specific interventions using…

Thoughts from our Public Member - Chris Kallas "We adopted our dog from the New Skete Monastery,which is renowned for breeding its German Shepherds. And we receive their monthly newsletter via email, which I read today. In it, Brother Christopher, the Prior and head dog trainer, says at one point, “Reality is a relentless instructor."…