LEARNING OBJECTIVES ARE:
A biopsychosocial conceptualization of Borderline Personality Disorder that will facilitate understanding and empathy;
The components that comprise DBT and the behaviors that are targeted by the treatment;
An outline of the treatment strategies including skills training that are employed, and
Techniques to implement specific treatment strategies such as commitment, and the training pathways that lead to mastery of this approach.
LCPCM's Spring 2008 Conference entitled Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is presented by Edward N. Shearin, Ph.D and focuses on working with Borderline Personality Disorder Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a comprehensive treatment developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, is effective for achieving change in patients with BPD. This workshop will provide therapists with an understanding of the components that comprise DBT, the behaviors that are targeted by the treatment, an overview of the treatment strategies, including skills training that are employed, and knowledge of the training pathways that lead to mastery of this approach. Workshop participants will also learn a biopsychosocial conceptualization of Borderline Personality Disorder that will facilitate the therapist’s understanding and empathy for these acutely suffering patients. Depending upon participant interest and participation in the afternoon session, role-plays will be used to demonstrate commitment and other treatment strategies.
About Edward Shearin, Ph.D.:
Dr. Shearin is currently Associate Professor at the American School of Professional Psychology (ASPP) located at Argosy University, Washington, DC, where he teaches Advanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) along with other graduate courses. He is also a senior trainer for Behavioral Tech, LLC, and consults with agencies and therapists on the treatment of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. He has taught numerous DBT workshops as well as published several journal articles and book chapters on DBT and related topics. His work with BPD and severe psychopathology began in 1982 with graduate training at the University of Washington with Dr. Marsha Linehan. Subsequently, he spent five years at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center where he became Senior Psychologist on the DBT inpatient unit. While at New York Hospital (now New York Presbyterian Hospital), he consulted with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and its associated treatment sites during the initial phases of the state transition to DBT, and also maintained a private practice treating BPD patients. Prior to his move to ASPP in 1996, Dr. Shearin spent a year at the Baltimore VA Medical Center treating patients with personality disorder and substance abuse problems. At ASPP, he was also director of the clinical psychology program from 2000 to 2002.
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