DBT Clinical Training Options
Supervised clinical training for individual therapy and skills training groups are ONLY available to a LIMITED number of trainees in select UW-affiliated clinical training programs (i.e., general psychiatry residents, psychology residents/interns, child psychiatry fellows, psychology practicum students, psychology postdocs) for both adult and child tracks. Rare exceptions are also made for select UW/SCH faculty/Staff to receive clinical training. These opportunities must be negotiated with training track coordinator and primary outpatient rotation supervisor as well as DBT clinical training coordinators listed below. This training is designed to complement the workshop and seminar to provide full exposure to and mastery of basic competencies in DBT. Clinical training will be in the full DBT model rather than how to incorporate DBT into your current therapeutic approach.
Trainees new to DBT are highly encouraged to co-lead a skills training group as it is one of the best ways to not only learn the skills but also master key DBT strategies including contingency management, validation, dialectical strategies, and commitment. Mastering individual therapy without skills training experience is considerably more difficult.
Trainees new to DBT are highly encouraged to co-lead a skills training group as it is one of the best ways to not only learn the skills but also master key DBT strategies including contingency management, validation, dialectical strategies, and commitment. Mastering individual therapy without skills training experience is considerably more difficult.
Adult Track
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Child/Adolescent Track
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Clinical training with adult patients is now part of the Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic for the psychology residents and an 1/2 day rotation for the R3 and R4 psychiatry residents. Interested fellows, faculty, and clinical staff at UW Medicine clinics are also welcome, as space allows. If you are interested in adult clinical training, please read the following critical points and contact Dr. Kate Comtois with your interest ASAP as enrollment will be on a first come, best follow-through method.
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Clinical training with adolescents and their parents is available to trainees, faculty, and staff affiliated with Seattle Children's (SCH). Specific training opportunities vary depending on role (see below). If you are interested in clinical training, please discuss with your training director and contact Dr. Hilary Mead (SCH DBT program co-director) to express your interest ASAP. Training slots are limited and vary from year to year; prioritization given to those who express interest early with best follow-through.
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