Clearview Treatment Programs to Hold DBT Skills Workshop

June 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Clearview Treatment Programs, a premier treatment center for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in Los Angeles, is presenting “DBT Skills: An Experiential Workshop” on Friday, July 29, 2011.

The workshop will provide participants practical knowledge of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a method of treatment specifically developed to treat BPD, and its clinical application. After a general introduction to DBT, participants will break into small groups to experience the four DBT skills: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance.

“For therapists working with dysregulated clients, DBT provides powerful tools to assist them with cognitive, emotional, and behavioral change,” said Michael Roy, MSW, founder and executive director of Clearview Treatment Programs and Clearview Women’s Center for Borderline Personality and Emotional Disorders.

Featured speakers at the DBT skills workshop include members of Clearview’s clinical team: Alina Gorgorian, Ph.D.; Nicole Riddle, Psy.D.; Nicole Zaha, Psy.D.; and Susan Guillou, MFT. Clearview’s team of DBT therapists has been intensively trained by Behavioral Tech, Marsha Linehan’s training institute, or UCLA Harbor Hospital’s DBT training program.

What Past Attendees Had to Say

The upcoming DBT skills workshop is the second held by Clearview Treatment Programs. The first workshop, held in May 2011, was such a success that more workshops were requested.

Below is just some of the feedback provided by past attendees:

•  “This was an excellent workshop demonstrating a very important and powerful technique.”
•  “Thank you very much for a great experience. All of my goals were achieved and beyond."
•  “This was a wonderfully organized workshop. Providing the notebook, and the experience, and the overview of a DBT program has given me a better idea of how DBT should be done.”

Registering for the DBT Skills Workshop

The DBT skills workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Clearview Treatment Programs’ newest location in Venice Beach, Calif. Admission to the workshop is $65, which includes snacks and lunch.

The workshop meets the qualifications for six hours of continuing education credits for marriage and family therapists and licensed clinical social workers.

Register now for this workshop at http://clearviewwomenscenter.com/event/dbt-skills-an-expe....

About Clearview Treatment Programs

Clearview Treatment Programs’ Women’s Center for Borderline Personality and Emotional Disorders is the premier program on the West Coast for BPD treatment. The center, located in Venice Beach, Calif., provides a full continuum of BPD treatment, including residential, outpatient, day treatment, and transitional living.

For more information on Clearview’s BPD treatment programs, please visit http://www.clearviewwomenscenter.com.

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Clearview Treatment Programs is a recognized leader in mental health treatment, providing individualized treatment for people with psychiatric disorders (including Borderline Personality Disorder), alcohol and drug addictions, and dual diagnosis.