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Full Course Description

Part 1: Foundations of DBT

Get Certified in DBT for Kids & Teens – The Gold Standard for Emotional Regulation

When nothing else seems to work, DBT helps kids and teens build the coping skills they need to regulate emotions, reduce self-harm, and navigate life's challenges.

Now, you can become a Certified DBT Practitioner for children and adolescents—even if you're new to DBT!

Join Anastasia M. Harmeyer, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, and Julianna Elsworth, MSW, LCSW—seasoned clinicians and renowned co-authors of DBT, CBT, and Play Therapy Toolbox for Children and Adolescents—to gain practical, evidence-based tools for empowering kids and teens using DBT.

When you complete this course, you’ll walk away with:

  • Ready-to-use DBT techniques to help kids and teens regulate emotions and reduce outbursts.
  • Simple tools for building relationships that strengthen connections with friends, teachers, and family.
  • Step-by-step frameworks to address anxiety, impulsivity, relational struggles, self-confidence and so much more.
  • Practical strategies for everyday challenges like managing school stress, navigating social conflicts, and setting boundaries.

Plus, you’ll earn up to 22.25 CE hours to maintain your licensure and be eligible to be a Certified DBT Professional—a $249.99 value, included at no extra cost!

*professional standards apply

Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your practice and empower the kids and teens you work with. Enroll Today!

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Explain the fundamental principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
  2. Identify the unique challenges presented by children and adolescents with symptoms such as self-harm, suicidality, and emotional dysregulation.
  3. Describe how DBT skills can promote significant improvements in emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships for young clients.
  4. Apply DBT techniques, such as the Diary Card and Chain Analysis, to younger populations.
  5. Recognize the clinical roadblocks that therapists may encounter when working with emotionally dysregulated youth.
  6. Demonstrate how DBT provides direct, tangible, and evidence-based skills to address life-interfering issues in children and adolescents.
  7. Adapt traditional DBT materials to fit the developmental needs of younger clients.
  8. Assess the effectiveness of DBT in reducing self-harm and suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents.
  9. Expound your therapeutic confidence through mastery of DBT tools tailored for youth. 
  10. Utilize experiential and clinically proven techniques for working with emotionally dysregulated children and adolescents.
  11. Incorporate DBT strategies to engage parents and caregivers in the therapeutic process. 
  12. Improve caregivers' understanding and application of DBT skills to support their children’s treatment. 
  13. Evaluate the impact of caregiver involvement on client outcomes in DBT treatment.
  14. Implement DBT interventions to promote a “life worth living” for young clients.
  15. Demonstrate the use of DBT skills to improve emotional regulation in children and adolescents.
  16. Explain how DBT can address difficulties in interpersonal relationships among young clients.
  17. Differentiate between foundational DBT elements and advanced approaches when working with younger populations.
  18. Identify strategies to effectively teach and adapt DBT skills for children and adolescents. 
  19. Develop a structured approach to using DBT with children experiencing severe emotional and behavioral issues.
  20. Assess the effectiveness of DBT interventions in children and adolescents through real-world application.
  21. Integrate DBT skills with other therapeutic modalities to expound treatment outcomes for youth.

Outline

PART 1: Foundations of DBT

What is DBT and Why Does It Matter?

  • The story behind DBT—why it was created and how it helps kids and teens today.
  • How DBT supports kids struggling with big emotions, self-harm, and thoughts of suicide.
  • The difference between full DBT programs and DBT skills training—and how to use them in real life.
  • When to use DBT in a group vs. one-on-one sessions, and why both approaches work.
  • Why mindfulness is at the heart of DBT and how it helps kids feel more in control.
  • How DBT is useful for all kinds of kids, including LGBTQ+ youth and kids with different diagnoses.

The Science Behind DBT: How It Works

  • How research proves DBT helps kids and teens feel better and stay safe.
  • The Biosocial Theory: why some kids have extra-big emotions and what that means.
  • How feeling ignored or misunderstood can make emotions even harder to handle.
  • The idea of dialectics: how two opposite things can both be true at the same time.
  • Why validation (making kids feel heard and understood) is a game-changer in DBT.

DBT for Different Challenges Kids Face

  • Which mental health conditions DBT works best for in kids and teens.
  • How DBT helps with emotional ups and downs, self-harm, social struggles, ADHD, and more.
  • The role of parents and caregivers—when they help and when they might make things harder.
  • How to tell if DBT is the right fit for a child or teen.

PART 2: Mindfulness & Coping with Big Feelings

Teaching Kids to Be Present with Mindfulness

  • How mindfulness helps kids and teens handle emotions better.
  • The 7 core mindfulness skills in DBT, including:
    • Three States of Mind: Emotion Mind, Reasonable Mind, Wise Mind
    • Skills for Awareness: Observe, Describe, Participate
    • Helpful Mindsets: Non-Judgment, One-Mindfully, Effectiveness
  • Ways to teach mindfulness to kids so it actually sticks.
  • How mindfulness makes self-harm and intense emotions easier to manage.

Coping Skills for When Emotions Feel Overwhelming

  • How distress tolerance helps kids get through really tough moments.
  • The difference between coping and avoiding problems.
  • 7 essential distress tolerance skills, including:
    • STOP (Pause before reacting)
    • Pros & Cons (Thinking before acting)
    • Self-Soothe (Calm the body and mind)
    • Distract (Find something else to focus on)
    • Improve the Moment (Make a bad moment a little better)
    • Radical Acceptance (Let go of fighting reality)
    • TIPP (Cool-down tricks to reset emotions)
  • The best ways to teach these skills in ways kids actually use them.

PART 3: Emotion Regulation & Relationship Skills

Helping Kids Gain Control Over Emotions

  • How DBT helps kids manage strong emotions instead of being controlled by them.
  • Why emotional regulation is harder for some kids—and how we can help.
  • The 6 essential emotion regulation skills, including:
    • Check the Facts (Is my emotion based on the truth?)
    • Opposite Action (Do the opposite of what your feelings want you to do)
    • Problem-Solving (Fix the problem instead of reacting to it)
    • Building Positive Emotions (Create good moments every day)
    • Mastery (Get better at things that make you feel strong)
    • Coping Ahead (Prepare for tough situations in advance)
  • How to teach these skills in ways kids can use at home, school, and with friends.

Helping Kids Build Stronger Relationships

  • How DBT teaches kids and teens to build and keep healthy friendships.
  • How to teach kids to set boundaries, speak up, and handle conflict. 
  • The 4 core skills for healthy relationships:
    • DEAR MAN (Asking for what you need)
    • GIVE (How to be kind and effective in relationships)
    • FAST (Building self-respect)
    • Middle Path (Balancing emotions and logic)
  • How to help kids navigate friendships, family arguments, and peer pressure using DBT.

PART 4: Handling Self-Harm, Bringing It All Together & Practical Tools

DBT for Self-Harm & Suicidal Thoughts

  • How DBT is used to prevent self-harm and suicidal behaviors.
  • Key interventions that reduce risk and build emotional strength.
  • How to support parents and caregivers in the DBT process.

DBT in Action: Making It Work in Real Life

  • How to use Diary Cards & Chain Analysis with kids, teens, and families.
  • How to make DBT tools age-appropriate and engaging.
  • Ways to integrate DBT into schools, therapy, and everyday life.

Final Wrap-Up & Next Steps

  • The most important takeaways from this training.
  • When to use group vs. individual DBT for different kids.
  • Resources to keep learning and growing as a DBT practitioner.

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Social Workers
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Physicians
  • Nurses

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PART 2: Mindfulness & Coping with Big Feelings

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PART 3: Emotion Regulation & Relationship Skills

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PART 4: Handling Self-Harm, Bringing It All Together & Practical Tools

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