Diving into Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Practical Skills for School Mental Health Clinicians

Enhance Your School-Based Mental Health Toolkit:A Hands-On Workshop in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Earn 3 CPDs/CEUs (NASP & BBS-approved).

With the growing mental health needs in schools, it’s more important than ever for mental health professionals to expand their therapeutic toolkit. Join us for an engaging, practical workshop designed specifically for school-based settings!

What You’ll Learn: This interactive workshop will introduce you to the core foundations of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and its four main domains:
✅ Emotional Regulation
✅ Distress Tolerance
✅ Mindfulness
✅ Interpersonal Relationships

Through live demonstrations, creative activities, case studies, and role play, you’ll discover how to effectively apply DBT techniques with students from elementary through high school—both individually and in groups. We’ll also cover strategies for integrating these skills into parent counseling sessions.

Perfect for:
✅ Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEPs)
✅ School Counselors
✅ School Social Workers
✅ School-Based Mental Health Clinicians
✅ Private Practice Clinicians working with children and adolescents

What You’ll Gain:
✅ Ready-to-use resources, tools, and techniques for immediate implementation
✅ Practical experience with DBT skills through hands-on activities
✅ Strategies to enhance emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal relationships among students and families

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, you will:
✅ Understand the theoretical foundations of DBT and its relevance in schools
✅ Gain hands-on experience applying DBT techniques in real-world scenarios
✅ Acquire practical tools to support students and families in your school or private practice

3 CEUs/CPDs included with your registration. (NASP and BBS-approved)

Course Lessons

Misty Bonta

Misty Bonta is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) with over 16 years of experience working in various educational environments including public schools, continuation schools, specialized programs, and charter schools. Misty has extensive experience working with neurodivergent individuals and has a board certification in School Neuropsychology. She has additional certifications as a Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), and Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer. 

Misty is very passionate about neurodivergence and brain health. She provides strength-based and neuro-informed assessments and services in a compassionate and holistic approach. Each assessment is conducted with care and communication throughout the process is maintained. Her assessments will help identify areas of strength and areas of growth in order to create meaningful recommendations for treatment plans and research-based interventions. 
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