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When the Crisis is Addiction: DBT Skills for Managing Addictions

CE Hours 1

About this course

Clients struggling with emotional regulation can often engage in addictive behaviors. This self-paced course will present DBT skills for managing addictive behaviors as well as provide a format for assisting clients with creating a plan for dialectical abstinence as well as creating a harm reduction plan. We will discuss what clinicians need to know about using the distress tolerance skills of DBT targeted toward assisting clients with building a life that reinforces abstinence and setting themselves up for success in case slips occur.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify DBT skills specific for targeting addictive behaviors.
  • Explain how to create a plan for dialectical abstinence.
  • Demonstrate how to create a harm reduction plan.

Learning Levels

  • ALL

Target Audience

This course is designed for professional counselors, school counselors, social workers, marital and family therapists, psychologists, addiction counselors, case managers, and other health care professionals.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Suzette Bray

    Suzette Bray, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Arizona with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. Suzette is the author author of You and Your Emotions, DBT Explained and The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook. Suzette owned and operated a comprehensive DBT program for adolescents and adults for 12 years and has trained and supervised many clinicians in this modality. She provides training and consultation to therapists who want to increase their ability to help their clients effectively regulate emotions.

Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

  • Haktanir, A., & Callender, K. A. (2020). Meta-analysis of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for treating substance use. Research on Education and Psychology, 4(Special Issue), 74-87. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/rep
  • Dimeff, L. A., & Linehan, M. M. (2008). Dialectical behavior therapy for substance abusers. Addiction science & clinical practice, 4(2), 39. doi: 10.1151/ascp084239
  • Linehan, M. (2014). DBT? Skills training manual. Guilford Publications.
  • Linehan, M. (2014). DBT? Skills training manual. Guilford Publications.
  • Cavicchioli, M., Movalli, M., Bruni, A., Terragni, R., Elena, G. M., Borgia, E., ... & Ogliari, A. (2023). The initial efficacy of stand-alone DBT skills training for treating impulsivity among individuals with alcohol and other substance use disorders. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2023.02.006
  • Moghadam, M., Makvandi, B., & Naderi, F. (2021). The effects of mindfulness training and dialectical behavior therapy on drug craving and emotion self-regulation in clients with substance-dependence. Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, 7(2), 131-138. https://jccnc.iums.ac.ir/article-1-290-en.html

CE Process Info

Content

  • Module 1
    3 parts
    • Course Introduction
    • Presentation Slides
    • Client Workbook
  • Module 2
    1 parts
    • Intro to DBT and Addictions
  • Module 3
    1 parts
    • Dialectical Abstinence
  • Module 4
    1 parts
    • Clear Mind, Community Reinforcement
  • Module 5
    1 parts
    • Burning Bridges and Building New Bridges
  • Module 6
    1 parts
    • Alternate Rebellion and Adaptive Denial
  • Module 7
    1 parts
    • Creating Plans for Dialectical Abstinence and Harm Reduction

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSEDSW)

    CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

  • New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSEDLMHC)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYSEDPSY)

    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYSEDMFT)

    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.

FAQs

  • Course Completion
    To complete the course, review the course objectives, then review the material, and then pass the exam with a score of 70% or greater and lastly complete an evaluation. Your certificate will be available to download immediately when you pass the course exam and complete the evaluation.
  • CELS Grievance
    If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education activities or processes, please contact Tyler Gibson via confidential email to tyler@celearningsystems.com as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion.
  • Disability Accomodations
    ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law; please indicate your special needs prior to registering for the course by sending an email to support@ce-go.com or by calling us at 888 498 5578.
  • Target Audience
    This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
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  • CE Hours
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  • Publication Date
    Feb 15th, 2024
  • Expires on
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