9th DBT INTENSIVE TRAINING edition of 2025

PART ONE: January 16-17-18 (online) 31 January 1 February (location to be defined)

PART TWO: About 10 months of clinical work monitored by a mentor

PART TWO October/November (Dates to be defined)

DESCRIPTION OF INTENSIVE TRAINING

Objectives: The DBT Intensive Training is a comprehensive study program designed for DBT teams who want to learn how to apply the DBT in an adherent and effective way, forming according to international standards.

Contents: the course includes basic theoretical assumptions, conceptualization, structure, strategies, procedures and protocols of the standard DBT.

Duration and programme: The duration of the training is about one year.

Our courses are designed according to the international standard of Btech, an international reference body for the delivery of DBT training worldwide.

TO WHOSE RETURNS

The training is aimed at mental health professionals – psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, child neuropsychiatrists, educators, TERPs, nurses – who form a DBT team (minimum 4 members – maximum 8) and are interested in acquiring a high level of adherence to evidence-based models. SIDBT-ETS offers guidance meetings to affiliate members to form a team.

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

The training requires participants to organize themselves to become a DBT team and have attended the introductory workshop for basic training (first level of training in DBT).

HOW IT WORKS

Since its initial development in the 1980s, DBT has proven to be effective for issues related to emotional disregulation. We know that severe difficulties in regulating emotions lead people to face more problems in many areas of life and that these problems manifest themselves in various ways and according to different levels of gravity. DBT principles have been specifically designed for cases that often present new challenges to therapists. One of the advantages of principle-based treatment is that it can be versatile enough to adapt to the specific situations, cultures and contexts of the people it addresses. The DBT has been designed and implemented in more countries around the world.

DBT Intensive Training is a complete study program designed for DBT teams. It aims to assist teams to train on the content of the DBT standard, to learn how to distribute the DBT through teamwork, and to be able to access the different validated adaptations (for adolescents, eating disorders, addictions, PTSD). Includes 4 hours of specific content for suicidal risk assessment, management and treatment of suicidal behaviour. Frontal lessons, role-playing and exercises will be used to teach DBT theory and strategies in depth.

The training consists of a first part of 20 modules for a total of 5 days (30 hours) led by certified trainers and provided over 5 days of training. Each module includes the study of material and homework. The second part includes about 9 months of autonomous clinical work of the team, supervised by a mentor (with three meetings between the first and second part). The third part includes 5 days of training (30 hours) in the form of a team consultation on the DBT programme developed and a clinical case followed. It enables the team to implement DBT in its clinical context and assess its sustainability.

PREPARATION FOR TRAINING

Teaching materials will be provided during the training.

All participants must have read M.Linehan's 2 manuals:

• Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline disorder. The dialectic model. Italian edition curated by Lavinia Barone and Cesare Maffei, Raffaello Cortina, 2021
• DBT skills training Manual. Italian edition curated by Lavinia Barone and Cesare Maffei, Raffaello Cortina, 2015.

ECM credits will be required for all professional categories of participants

 REGISTRATIONS AND COSTS

Registration opening 15 May 2024. Registration closure 30 November 2024.

REDUCED COST REGISTERS

By 31 July 2024

For psychiatrists, child neuropsychiatrists and psychologists:

• Non-SIDBT-ETS members 1,800 €
• SIDBT-ETS 1,600 members €

For educators, psychiatric rehabilitation therapists, nurses

• Non members SIDBT-ETS 1.400 €
• SIDBT-ETS 1,300 members €

For teams composed of 7 or 8 participants the total cost per team is 10,000 € Rateable in 4 instalments (2.500,00) € in instalments). However, you are required to fill out the registration form at individual level

PEEN PRICE REGISTERS

From 1 August

For psychiatrists, child neuropsychiatrists and psychologists:

• Non-SIDBT-ETS members 2,200 €
• SIDBT-ETS members 2,000 €

For educators, psychiatric rehabilitation therapists, nurses

• Non-SIDBT-ETS members 1,800 €
• SIDBT-ETS 1,600 members €

For teams composed of 7 or 8 participants the total cost per team is 11,000 € rateable in 4 instalments (2,750.00) € in instalments)

The training course is VAT-free.

All payments are weldable in one solution or instalments (600 € at the time of registration, the remaining in two instalments of equal amount to be paid by 15 September and by 15 December 2024). The amounts paid are not to be found after the date of 15 September 2024. By that date, 30% of the amounts paid will be deducted.

 PAYMENT METHODS:

 By bank transfer or PayPal: the data will be communicated at the same time as you confirm your registration.

 DBT Intensive Training is a registered trademark; our courses comply with BTech programs and are internationally recognized

Scientific Secretariat: Lavinia Barone

Organizational Secretariat: Paola Pazzano