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Hello all My name is Kimberly Vay and I am humbled to have been elected as the new President of DBT-LBC and will be working alongside Joan Russo, Immediate Past President. I am so excited to work with the DBT-LBC organization in this new role. Congratulations to Dan Finnegan on his new position as Treasurer.…

Wow. It’s hard to believe DBT-LBC has been in operation for over 5 years now. One of our Policies and Procedures states that we will review our certification process every 5 years. We’ve spent about 12 months of intense examination doing so, consulted with other organizations offering certification and also with two organizations that do…

Well former president, anyway. I thought I’d share why DBT, DBT-LBC and working as a Board member has made my career as a psychologist a true “life worth living.” I hope it encourages you too. After I graduated with my Ph.D. in 1985, I started a private practice in Brookfield WI. I didn’t intend to…

We learned the tremendously sad news that Dr. Perry Hoffman, co-creator of Family Connections™ and founder of NEABPD, died peacefully at home on November 3rd. We know that this news may come as a shock to many of you. Perry became ill very suddenly five weeks ago with a rapidly debilitating disease. At the onset…

With her retirement last month, Dr. Marsha Linehan has been awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, and Director Emeritus of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics. Please join us in congratulating her on this honor as she enters the next chapter of a life worth living.