Description
About the Presenter:
Nina Kaweblum, LCSW, DBT-LBC™, MA, MEd is a Linehan board certified DBT therapist. In addition to her private practice in Lakewood, NJ, she works as a certified School Social Worker in West Long Branch, NJ (Bet Yaakov of the Jersey Shore) where she has taught DBT skills from first through twelfth grade. Nina is intensively trained by Behavioral Tech in DBT as well as in DBT-A (adolescents), DBT-C (children), DBT-PE (trauma), and DBT-SUD (addictions). In her private practice, she works with adults, adolescents, and explosive and oppositional children. Malkey Wallerstein is a certified DBT and DBT-A therapist at Pesach Tikvah Family Services, trained by leaders in the field; Drs. Charles Swenson, Kelly Koerner and Jill Rathus. Malkey has over three decades in the field of education at the elementary, high school and adult educational level in the New York TriState area. She has combined her education and experience to consult and train school staff and bring skills classes to students
Learning Objectives:
- To be able to adapt concepts of DBT to various grade levels.
- To be able to define and explain DBT concepts to school staff, especially teachers for use in schools.
- To be able to role play DBT based adaptive responses to improve student behaviors.
Agenda:
1. Overview of the concept of "Consulting Parenting" (consulting with parents before and during course of providing therapy for children) and how that concept can be carried over to school personnel.
2. Overview of research regarding relationships between skills training and resilience, and how it can positively impact EQ and future mental health. Overview of various social emotional programs and school based skills training programs, especially DBT in Schools.
3. Nina Kaweblum will present her model of how she adapted DBT in Schools Curriculum for grades K-12, and adaptations for different grade levels.
4. Malkey Wallerstein will present various options for therapists to provide support to teachers and school support staff in order to generalize skills in the school environment for greater impact and long term effectiveness.
5. Role plays will be offered to attendees to provide examples of using DBT concepts in school settings, e.g. dialectics, non-judgemental language, validation, DEAR MAN, etc.
6. Q & A
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level, and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Additional information
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- System Requirements: Any device (such as a computer, tablet, or phone), Dual-Core 2 GHz or higher processor, and at least 4 GB of RAM capable of running a Zoom session, along with a stable internet connection.
- Although early registration is recommended for this class in order to ensure the best experience, attendees may register and join until the start of the program