September 2024
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A

Friday, September 20, 2024
9:00am-11:00am

Online Via Zoom

2 CE Credits

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): The Hope for a Diverse Population of Disorders

with Eve D. Walker, AMFT

This presentation is meant to enlighten, inspire, and prepare clinicians to include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) methods and means in their practices. As an evidenced-based therapy that has been around for over thirty years, DBT has often falsely garnered a reputation for being too complex to implement. DBT was developed to support individuals challenged by chronic suicidality, intense emotions, and difficult social relationships. While this modality has long been considered the gold standard for treatment of borderline personality disorder, DBT has proven itself to be effective for a wide array of populations and issues. DBT offers accessible tools to clinicians working with clients who feel like they cannot bear emotional triggers and often get stuck in maladaptive behaviors and patterns. Not only can utilizing DBT provide patients with suicidal ideation (SI) a framework to envision a better life for themselves, DBT can provide a basis of validation and skills to transform the lives of many who have previously felt hopeless.

There will be opportunities during the presentation to ask questions of the presenter. We provide 2 CE Credits for attendance at this presentation.

Educational Goals:

This presentation will prepare participants to include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as a go-to therapy model in daily practice. At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the main theme of DBT.
2. Name and explain the four core skills of DBT: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
3. Explain how DBT can be utilized with a diverse range of disorders and populations.

Eve D. Walker, AMFT currently works as a Psychiatric Counselor for Kaiser Permanente in Pasadena. Eve has an M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy from Alliant International University, an M.B.A. from Strayer University, a Bachelor of Business Administration focused on Human Resource Management from Strayer University, and a Certification in Data Analytics from Cornell University. Additionally, she is also a published author, certified Mindfulness Practitioner, possesses a certification in DBT, trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems), and is a teacher on America’s #1 meditation app, Insight Timer. When Eve is not working with patients, teaching, or speaking, she enjoys spending time with her husband, good friends and traveling around the world; however, is partial to Caribbean islands/countries.

For more information, contact Jenni J.V. Wilson.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals

When: Friday, September 20, 2024 from 9:00am-11:00am

            8:30-9:00: Check-In
            9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
            11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
            11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)

If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.

After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.

Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)

Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Members
CSCSW Members
$15 for Prelicensed Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members

*Registration closes Thursday, September 19 at 10:00pm.*

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Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.

CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Association of Marriage Family Therapists. Participants will receive an evaluation form as part of the sign in/out form and must complete form at the conclusion of course in order to receive CE credit. Refund policy: 48-hour notice required for refund of fee minus $5.00 administrative cost. Exceptions can be made for 48-hour notice in cases of emergency. Contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, LMFT, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, LMFT, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Grievances: Program Administrator, Di Wilson, LMFT, manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact her at cfo@lacamft.org.