Clinical Trainings
DBT Skills for Athletes: Improving the Mental Health and Performance of Athletes using a Skills Focused Approach
For therapists dedicated to enhancing athlete performance and mindset through innovative DBT techniques
Join this specialized training designed for therapists who work with athletes of all ages.
Learn how to effectively integrate DBT into your work with this population.
DBT skills have been successfully adapted for various mental health needs over the years—and now, lifelong athlete and DBT therapist, Alaina Cara, has tailored them specifically for athletes to help improve their mental health, performance and overall well being.
Who Should Attend?
- Therapists: Suitable for all experience levels, though a basic understanding of DBT and its five skill sets is helpful.
- Parents and coaches of youth athletes: Each module includes strategies for incorporating skills at home or during practice, making this training valuable to other adults in the young athlete’s life.
What You'll Learn:
Alaina will provide a detailed overview of how DBT skills have been adapted for athletes and how they differ from the traditional skill sets. You’ll gain:
- Two brand-new DBT skills created by Alaina specifically for athletes, within the Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness modules.
- A set of treatment targets tailored to athletes to guide therapists with case conceptualization.
- Insight into common “Dialectical Dilemmas” that may hinder athletes’ ability to apply DBT skills effectively.
Date / Time / CEs
Thursday, September 18
12:00 pm – 1:30pm EST
1.5 NBCE CEs (DBT CEs)
Bonus!
Alaina Cara, LCSW
Therapist and Staff Supervisor @ DBT of South Jersey
Alaina Cara, LCSW has over 15 years of experience specializing in the modality of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to help treat clients who struggle with emotion dysregulation. Her area of expertise is within the child and adolescent population, yet Alaina treats clients of all ages as well as families and couples utilizing a DBT approach. Alaina has been trained in DBT by expert trainers including Alec Miller, Shireen Rivzi, and most recently Francheska Pereplechikova. Alaina received her formal DBT foundational training in 2015 from Marsha Linehan’s institute for training Behavior Tech, LLC.
Alaina has grown her clientele to treat athletes specifically whose mental health impacts their performance within their given sport using the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy framework. Alaina has treated clients across the child to adult age range using this format, and utilized her experiences treating these clients as the basis for her workbook and training.
NBCC Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand basic concepts of DBT including its theory and overview of 5 skill sets.
- Apply therapy targets for athletes to guide case conceptualization.
- Comprehend and identify Dialectical Dilemmas that interfere with an athlete’s ability to apply interventions.
- Receive side by side comparison of how DBT skills for athletes differ from traditional DBT skills and specifically what skill ‘deficit’ they address.
- Explain each adapted skill so therapists are clear on how to incorporate it with their clients and teach the skill accurately.
- Apply ideas for skills in and outside of session times based upon case examples.
Purchase Your Spot Below
Upon completion of your purchase below, you will receive an email confirmation with the link to enroll in the zoom workshop!
Teams: If you are purchasing multiple spots for your team, please make sure they each enroll individually (with the link mentioned above that’s in the email receipt) so that they get credit for live attendance and receive the link to join to their inbox!
Refund Policy: All sales final.
Any questions or for those who need further payment options, email kellysue@dbtofsouthjersey.com
Rebelmente, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7325. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Rebelmente, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Questions + Special Accommodations? Contact us at hello@rebelmente.com
