11 December 2026 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Online on Zoom platform
Opening entries: 11.11.2026
Registration closure: 09.12.2026 at 5 p.m.
TITLE:
Suicide and surroundings: with DBT principles and protocols
Teacher: Lavinia Barone
The seminar is aimed at all members – associates and ordinary members – who have completed the DBT Intensive Training or who have attended at least the first part
DESCRIPTION:
In the light of Marsha’s indications that DBT is not a suicide prevention treatment (Marsha’s mantra is "a life worth living" and not a life at all costs, just to use the strategy of the extension) and remembering that, at the same time, research data show us that DBT is an effective treatment in reducing suicide attempts, the seminar has the following educational objectives:
- Consciously use screening tools and health documentation for legal protection
- Learn how to treat suicide within the different modes of intervention (individual therapy, consultation team, telephone consultation, skills training).
- Learning to identify conditions for hospitalisation
The seminar is aimed at members – associates and ordinary members – who have completed the Intensive Training or who have attended at least the first part.
It requires participation with a proper or known clinical case and knowledge of Chapter 13 pp. 532-562 of the volume M.M: Linehan, (2021), Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline disorder. The DBT model, Cortina, Milan. It also requires to have in mind or available the material of the Intensive Training (crisis management card, diary card, case formulation). It requires you to take into account the material related to the suicidal assessment (RAMP).
The publication will also be sent to all participants: Baron, L., Suicide and surroundings. Reflections and operational indications from the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Objective, XVIII, 1, 23-32 ID: 5494878
It provides moments of frontal teaching, role-playing, group exercises.
