The Social Justice Speaker Series Presents:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) –All things for all people?
Presenter: George H. Davis, Ph.D.
Date & Time: Â Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 from 7:00PM – 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time
Location: Via Zoom
Zoom Link: Emailed with ticket (Â Â Â us02web.zoom.us/j/83818452359 Â Â )
Cost:
FREE to attend
FREE CE for CPA Member$15.00 CE Processing Fee for Non-members
Continuing Education: Â Eligible for 1 CE
Abstract:
This presentation explores Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a versatile, principle-based treatment approach that integrates structured protocols with adaptability to individual needs. Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of DBT, its dialectical applications in therapy and daily life, and its role in addressing diverse clinical challenges. Topics include suggested cultural adaptations of DBT to enhance accessibility and relevance, the efficacy of DBT for at-risk populations beyond Borderline Personality Disorder, and the ethical implications of limited DBT availability.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
1) Describe two elements of Linehan’s Bio-social theory.
2) Give one personal example of a daily life dialectic.
3) Explain at least one difference between a protocol based treatment and a principle based treatment.
Research Citations
Harned, M.S., Korsland, K.E., & Linehan,M.M. (2014). A pilot randomized controlled trial of DBT with and without the DBT prolonged exposure protocol for suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder and PTSD. Behavior Research and Therapy, 55, 7-17.
Linehan, M.M. (2015). DBT skills training manual (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Swenson, C.R. (2016). DBT principles in action. New York: Guilford Press.
Presenter Biography
George H. Davis, Ph.D. is Clinical Director, Center for Dialectical and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, New Haven, CT and Clinical Instructor, Yale Medical School. He has extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapies as well as in psychodynamic treatment. He has been conducting DBT therapy with individuals and in groups since 1995 and was a trainer with Marsha Linehan’s national organization. He has worked with the full spectrum of psychological disorders in adults and adolescents in multiple settings including hospitals, a child and adolescent residential treatment facility and in multiple outpatient settings including college counseling centers. He served as Clinical Director of Lynwood, and Living Free, substance abuse treatment programs for adolescents and adults. He has provided program development consultation to multiple state agencies and schools and has conducted DBT workshops nationally. He developed the DBT outpatient DBT program at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Post-Webinar Evaluation Form:
Post-webinar evaluation form will be provided during the event and must be completed to receive a Continuing Education (CE) certificate.
Closed Captions:Â Live audio captions are accessible for this event. If you need additional disability-related accommodations, please contact us by email us at info@connpsych.org or by phone (860) 404-0333. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance of workshop date.
Refund Policy: Participants may direct questions to CPA by email at info@connpsych.org or by phone at (860) 404-0333. Registrants may cancel and receive a full refund up to two-weeks in advance of workshop date. Â An administrative fee of $30 will be charged for cancellation of registration within two weeks of the workshop date (Social Justice events will not be charged an administrative fee). Please note, no refunds will be granted within 24 hours of workshop date.
Continuing Education Approval:
The Connecticut Psychological Association (CPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for the program and its content. CPA will issue certificates of completion. APA CE rules require that we only issue credits to those who attend the entire workshop. Those logging into the Zoom webinar more than 15 minutes late or logging off before the entire workshop is completed will not receive CE credits (i.e. partial CE credit will not be issued).
CPA GRIEVANCE POLICY:
The Connecticut Psychological Association (CPA) is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists. The CPA will comply with all legal and ethical guidelines for non-discrimination in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of CE participants.  While the CPA strives to assure fair treatment for all participants and to anticipate problems before they occur, occasionally grievances may be filed. In cases where a participant files a written or oral grievance, the following actions are taken:
If the grievance concerns the content of the workshop a CPA representative will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the CPA will either provide a credit for a subsequent CE offering or provide a partial or full refund of the CE fee already paid. Â Actions involving a credit, or a refund will require a written note documenting the grievance for record- keeping purposes. The aggrieved individual need not sign the note. If the grievance specifically concerns the CPA, the CPA will attempt to arbitrate.
Direct correspondence to: The Connecticut Psychological Association, P.O. Box #1167, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 or by email to executivedirector@connpsych.org.
