Introduction to DBT Informed School Counseling Strategies

2 Day Live Virtual Training

11 CE Hours

Next Training is
July 21-22, 2026

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Overview

School mental health staff are provided tools to identify student goals and behavioral targets for counseling sessions as well as the rationale of using a chain analysis as a method of assessment and guide to determining effective solutions. The training offers an understanding of the impact of the invalidating environment on emotion dysregulation, and teaches validation skills and how they can best  be used to impact school culture. Time is spent on demonstration and participant practice of “Coaching On The Fly” when needed during the school day in order to increase the amount of time students spend in the classroom.

Training Information

  • School Counselors and Social Workers

    School Mental Health Staff

    Prevention Specialists

    Behavioral Health Professionals

  • Participants attending the entire training may receive a certificate for 11 CE Hours.

    DBT in Schools, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7064. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. DBT in Schools, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

    DBT in Schools, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED SW)as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0838. Contact Hours: 16.5 Educational Methods: Lecture, Multimedia, Experiential Activities

    DBT in Schools, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI:NYSED)as an approved sponsor of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants. I certify that the individual listed above completed the CTLE cited above pursuant to Subpart 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. NYSED Approved CTLE Sponsor ID #23849. Number of Hours Awarded: 16.5

  • 1. Understand the development of and rationale for the DBT STEPS-A curriculum in middle and high schools.

    2. Understand how the DBT STEPS-A curriculum can be implemented within a Multi Tier Systems of Support (MTSS) model

    3. Understand how the DBT STEPS-A curriculum in a school differs from comprehensive DBT clinical treatment.

    4. Understand the sequence of the curriculum and how it can be adapted to fit my setting.

    5. Understand how to use the DBT STEPS-A manual to prepare and deliver SEL lessons to a classroom and small group settings.

    6. Understand how to use a DBT STEPS-A diary card as a progress monitoring tool within the classroom setting.

    7. Learn to use the DBT STEPS-A manual in preparing for and teaching the lessons to the students using a variety of teaching strategies.

    8. Understand the concept of dialectics and the skill of dialectical thinking.

    9. Understand the 7 mindfulness skills.

    10. Participants will learn how to lead students through a mindfulness exercise and generalize the practice to the lives of students.

    11. Understand the difference between the distress tolerance “Crisis Survival” and

    “Accepting Reality” skills.

    12. Prepare and teach the Distract with ACCEPTS crisis survival skill to peers in preparation to teach lesson to students.

    13. Prepare and teach the Model of Emotions from the emotion regulation module to peers in preparation to teach lessons to students.

    14. Prepare and teach one skill (DEAR MAN or Evaluating Options) from the interpersonal effectiveness module in preparation to teach lessons to students.

    15. Identify and address the common barriers to effective implementation.