Learning Center

Join us for this introductory DBT workshop that is presented in three segments to provide an overview of the core DBT principles that improve clients’ safety and their emotional and behavioral control. Daily emphasis is placed on understanding and practicing a DBT specific clinical approach and the skills within the Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance modules.

You know the basic MI skills, then what? Join us to apply your skills to specific cases, deepen your knowledge, and create a clear roadmap of how to insert MI into your daily practice! The Intermediate MI Workshop is brought to you by the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS) and focuses on practicing MI skills and applying the concepts participants learned in an introductory MI workshop(s).

The Crisis Intervention Training for Adolescents and Young Adults workshop is designed to address ways practitioners can use best practices to address adolescent stress and despair. Participants will learn how to use evidence-based strategies to assess adolescent and young adult lethality and how to initiate collaborative conversations to engage at-risk individuals in safety planning and linkage to care. The workshop will highlight ways to approach conversations about issues currently identified as significant stressors for youth and young adults: violence, community instability, climate crisis, and general concerns for the future. In addition to learning best practices for screening, assessing, and addressing concerns, participants will also build community resources and create support networks they can use to support their young clients.

In this three-day training brought to you by California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS), National trainers Leila Keen and Donna Potter will assist behavioral health practitioners understand the basics of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidenced based practice for children, adolescents and their parents and caregivers impacted by trauma. A master’s degree in counseling (e.g., social work, counseling, etc.) is required to attend this training and become proficient in the model at the conclusion of the training protocol.