Implementation of DBT STEPS-A Curriculum 3-Day Training

                                                                                                                             


DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A) is a universal curriculum designed to help adolescents develop coping strategies and decision-making abilities under emotional distress. It is based on the skills of comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that have shown to be effective with both adults and adolescents experiencing mild to severe levels of emotional and behavioral difficulties. The primary population is Tier I of a multi-tier or RTI system, however, it has been effective at all levels of MTSS implementation.

The training design of DBT STEPS-A curriculum is to establish four basic elements necessary for effective implementation:
1. Background and development of the DBT STEPS-A curriculum
2. Structure and implementation considerations
3. Overview and demonstration of DBT STEPS-A lessons
4. Preparation and participant practice of teaching DBT STEPS-A lessons

**The DBT Skills In Schools Skills Training For Emotional Problem Solving For Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A) manual is required to attend training. 
Participants must have their own copy of the manual for the training.

Registration for this event can be paid for using the Mental Health Grant, The Stronger Connections Grant, Get Kids Ahead Initiative, ESSER, and CCEIS funds.
Cancellations after July 4 are non-refundable.

Instructors:

Presenter: Elizabeth T. Dexter-Mazza, is a certified DBT therapist and co-author of the DBT STEPS-A social emotional learning curriculum for middle and high school students. She received her doctoral degree from the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University in 2004 and completed her predoctoral internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center’s Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program. Lizz completed her postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington. Lizz is a licensed psychologist and owner of both Mazza Consulting & Psychological Services, LLC and DBT in Schools, LLC. She provides training and consultation to mental health providers and schools around the world.



Presenter: Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Dr. Muehlenkamp is an internationally respected expert on non-suicidal self-injury and suicide in adolescents and young adults and is trained as a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapist for both adolescents and adults. She is a co-author of two books on the assessment and treatment of NSSI and is a regular consultant to mental and behavioral health professionals in her region. Dr. Muehlenkamp’s work has been honored with awards from the American Association of Suicidology, over $2 million in research grants, and she is past president of the International Society for the Study of Self-injury.