Marsha Linehan, the creator of DBT is one of the scientists profiled in the 2018 special edition of Time Magazine’s feature on the great scientists of our time – people of vision who have changed the course of their fields.
Watch a livestreamed congressional briefing on “Engaging and supporting families in suicide prevention.” 5/22/18
NEABPD is hosting on May 22nd at 12p.m. ET: Congressional Briefing: Engaging and Supporting Families in Suicide Prevention, a Critical Link in Saving Lives Families of suicide attempters are themselves traumatized by suicidal behavior. Like clinicians, they too need skills
May is BPD Awareness Month. Check out these podcasts on BPD prevention
Can teens be diagnosed with BPD? What are the rates of BPD in college populations? How does having a parent with BPD affect kids? What is the most recent research about effectiveness of DBT with teens? Listen to these and
4 Seats left for DBT Training April 6/7 and May 4/5
Come learn how to implement DBT into your practice! This is the only training scheduled thus far for this year. Other more advanced trainings will be scheduled but attendees will need this introduction training to attend. Link HERE for more
3-Hour DBT-S Continuing Education Event in Tampa
Advanced Recovery Systems is hosting my presentation of an overview of the DBT adaptations for working with people with BPD and other Severe Emotional/Behavioral Disorders who also struggle with Substance Abuse. To register, please go to tampacontinuingeducationmarch.eventbrite.com
A Nice Review of BPD in Adolescents in Child Mind Institute
Child Mind Institute has some other great information on teen and children mental health issues, too. https://childmind.org/article/borderline-personality-disorder/
May is BPD Awareness Month; Let’s talk about DBT Certification.
This month I was invited to present on Supervision at the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) North America Social Work Board Regulators Conference in Nevada. The theme of the conference was on how to increase Social Work Competency (from
Interesting Video on Highly Sensitive People
An amusing must read for every behavioral therapist and spouse or partner!
What Shamu taught me about a happy marriage Enjoy!
More research on the beneficial effects of Mindfulness on Generalized Anxiety Disorder compared to stress reduction classes.
http://www.psychcongress.com/article/stress-biomarkers-drop-after-mindfulness-meditation-training