Initiating a DBT consultation team: Conceptual and practical considerations for training clinics.

Abstract

As the evidence base for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) grows, so too does the need for well-trained DBT clinicians, especially in practice settings that serve populations at high-risk for self-injurious behavior or suicide. Despite the increased availability of resources for learning and applying DBT to such high-risk individuals, comparatively little has been written about initiating DBT training for new therapists in settings where DBT services are being established for the first time. The purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap between existing DBT resources and their high-fidelity application in training clinics by focusing on the consultation team as a key component to training therapists in the model. First,

The availability of training opportunities in personality disorders in American Psychological Association- and Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System-accredited clinical and counseling psychology doctoral programs.

“…Since this study, there has been little follow-up. Although there are a few reports on implementing training in personality disorders in psychology department clinics (Noll et al, 2020;Rizvi et al, 2017) and several more within residency programs (e.g., Bernstein et al, 2015;Unruh & Gunderson, 2016;Zerbo et al, 2013), we did not find empirical reports of the scope of training in personality disorders in clinical psychology programs beyond those in Magnavita et al (2010).…”