Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) – A two-month program covering both theory and practice. ✌🏻

👏🏻 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a therapeutic approach that helps mental health professionals understand issues related to emotion regulation, impulsivity, and relationship difficulties. It equips them with the necessary skills and tools to address these challenges in a scientific and effective manner. The program focuses on developing skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness—enabling professionals to conduct therapy sessions more efficiently and support clients in building a more balanced and stable life. ✅

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🌷 Course Topics 🌷
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🔹 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Definition and stages.
🔹 Diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
🔹 The biosocial theory.
🔹 Psychological disorders addressed by DBT.
🔹 Case formulation and treatment planning: DBT versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
🔹 Evaluating the effectiveness and impact of DBT.
🔹 Structuring DBT sessions.
🔹 Values, meaning, and building a life worth living.
🔹 Guiding principles of DBT and dialectical thinking.
🔹 Problem-solving techniques, chain analysis, and identifying missing links.
🔹 Handling emergencies and crisis management planning.

🔹 Rules for the skills training group.
🔹 The role of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in supporting therapists, with reference to the consultation team.
🔹 DBT strategies.

*🔹Part I: Core Mindfulness Skills🔹*
• States of mind.
• "What" skills (What do I do to achieve mindfulness?).
• "How" skills (How do I perform these skills?).
• Mindfulness exercises (mindful walking, mindful eating, the five senses, mindful breathing, mindful listening, mindful observation, mindful appreciation, and mindful immersion).
• Emotional, physical, and mental benefits of mindfulness.
• Myths about mindfulness.

*🔹Second: Emotion Regulation Skills🔹*
• Functions of emotions and affective states
• The PLEASE MASTER skill
• A model for describing emotions
• Techniques for "fact-checking" and "opposite action"
• A list of mindful, pleasant activities, and building positive experiences (both short-term and long-term)
• Reducing emotional sensitivity and preparing in advance to manage stressful situations
• Myths about emotions

*🔹Third: Effective Relationship Skills, including:🔹*
• Skills for building, repairing, and ending relationships.
• The skill of making requests and saying no.
• The skill of effectively maintaining a relationship.
• The skill of self-assertion and self-respect.
• Building and ending relationships.
• Validation in relationship management.
• Common myths about relationships.

*🔹Fourth: Distress Tolerance Skills🔹*
• Distraction (Deflection)
• Radical Acceptance
• Self-Soothing
• Psychological First Aid Kit
• Skills for Improving the Moment
• Letting Go & Slowing Down
• Focusing on Pros and Cons

*⚡ Course Features ⚡*
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❄️ Access to the course materials for each lecture.
❄️ A certificate of attendance, specifying the number of training hours, upon completion.
❄️ Recordings of each lecture, available for 6 months from the start of the course.
❄️ Only one lecture per week, allowing ample time for practical application.

*👨🏻‍🎓Course Instructor*👨🏻‍🎓
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☁️((*Dr. Ahmed Amr*))
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.
- Consultant in Psychotherapy.