PY637 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Counseling Approaches (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): PY613 
This course provides an introduction to the general principles, techniques, and practice of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).  Emphasis is placed on learning with which clinical populations and psychological disorders this evidence based therapy can be used, accruing basic clinical skills used in a DBT practice, and learning the mode of delivery of this therapy.  This course is not intended to be a replacement for formal DBT training. 

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate suitability of DBT as a counseling approach for a client. 
2. Apply DBT principles to sample clinical populations.    
3. Develop skills related to each of the four DBT modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.  
4. Analyze sample behavior chains and solutions based on learning theory.
5. Conduct a risk assessment, following the protocols of DBT, in a sample case.