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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Part C: Problem Based Learning

This course is held under the auspices of the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Ontario.

 
 

 Description/Learning objectives

 
​Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Problem Based Learning is designed to address the frequent problem areas encountered when treating patients with multiple co-occurring disorders. The aim of this course is to provide clinicians with consultation on applying DBT to manage problematic behaviours whether or not the clinician is involved in or plans to implement a comprehensive DBT program.  There will be an emphasis on practice exercises, role plays and experiential exercises to help clinicians learn effective strategies.
 
* Participants are expected to be applying DBT with at least one or two patients.
 

 Target audience

 

This course is designed for people who want to make a serious commitment to learning how to treat individuals using DBT.  Participants are expected to be applying DBT with one or more patients. The pre-requisite for this course is DBT: Intermediate Level Training.

* Participants are expected to be applying DBT with at least one or two patients.

 

 Time/Date/Location

 
8 Evening Sessions
March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013
 
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
 
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario
Eli Lily Centre Room 2022
 

 Delivery method

 
​In Class
 

 Cost

 
$595.00
 
Please make cheques payable and mail to:
 
CAMH
Education Services
Att: Continuing Mental Health Education
33 Russell Street
Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1
 
Cancellations and Refunds
A $100.00 handling fee will be deducted upon cancellation. Refund requests by fax or email must be received 2 weeks before start date. In addition, The fees are non transferable.
 
Cancellation of Courses
Should this course be cancelled for any reason CAMH is not responsible for lost monies for accommodations, flights or other incidentals.
 

 Faculty

 
​ 
Carmen Wiebe, MD, FRCPC is a staff psychiatrist in the Borderline
Personality Disorder Clinic at CAMH, and Assistant Professor in
Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She offers individual therapy,
group skills training and medication management within the
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy program. She coordinates University
of Toronto psychiatry resident exposure to Dialectical Behaviour
Therapy. She also teaches extensively across Ontario on BPD and
DBT, and has received three teaching awards in Continuing Mental
Health Education.
 
Robert J. Cardish, MD, FRCPC is the Senior Psychiatrist in the CAMH BPD Clinic and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.  With over 20 years experience in treating BPD, he has practiced DBT for five years.  He is a co-investigator in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research multi-site trial of treatments for BPD and has given numerous presentations on BPD.
 
Shira Green MSW, RSW is a therapist in the BPD clinic in the Concurrent Disorders Service at CAMH. She joined CAMH in 2002 after receiving her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan. In addition to her clinical work, Shira is involved in the development and facilitation of outreach, education and training programs for family members, consumers and health care providers, with a focus on DBT and BPD. 
 
 

 Requirements/Prerequisites

 

Intermediate Level Training

* Participants are expected to be applying DBT with at least one patient

 

 Certification/Credits

 
​DBT: Problem Based Learning qualifies as part of the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Certificate Program. For more information, please contact Shira Green at 416-535-8501 ext. 6683 or e-mail shira.green@camh.ca
 

 Accreditation

 
For more information, please contact Shira Green at 416-535-8501 ext. 6683 or e-mail shira.green@camh.ca
 

 Affiliation/Partnerships

 
​University of Toronto
 

 Course resources

 
​The reading requirements for this course are Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan.
 

 Registration

 
 
8 Evening Sessions
March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013
Registration is limited to 16 participants.
 
Please make cheques payable and mail to:
 
CAMH
Education Services
Att: Continuing Mental Health Education
33 Russell Street
Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1
 
Cancellations and Refunds
 A $75.00 handling fee will be deducted upon cancellation. Refund requests by fax or email must be received 2 weeks before start date.
 
Cancellation of Courses
CAMH reserves the right to cancel any program due to under-enrolment, or any course due to work stoppages, instructor illness or inclement weather. If a course is cancelled CAMH is responsible for refunding only the course fee.

 

 

 Contact

 
For more information please contact:
 
Janey Haggart
Education Assistant
Tel. 416-535-8501 x 6021
fax. 416-595-6617
janey.haggart@camh.ca

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