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Teaching DBT Skills: A How-To Guide — 4/24/2026

$100.00

8:00am - 3:30pm

Description:

Want to up your teaching game to keep your group engaged?  Join us for a day filled with teaching strategies, tips, and fun to master the art of teaching DBT skills groups.  Taught by DBT clinicians with over 17-years combined experience, you'll leave the training with group engagement strategies and knowledge of DBT skills training adherence protocols that will improve the overall quality and enjoyment of your DBT skills groups. 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Participants will understand DBT adherence protocols for teaching skills groups. 

  2. Participants will gain knowledge in learning styles and how to teach to learning styles to increase learner engagement. 

  3. Participants will practice one teaching intervention for DBT skills training groups to demonstrate understanding. 

8:00am - 3:30pm

Description:

Want to up your teaching game to keep your group engaged?  Join us for a day filled with teaching strategies, tips, and fun to master the art of teaching DBT skills groups.  Taught by DBT clinicians with over 17-years combined experience, you'll leave the training with group engagement strategies and knowledge of DBT skills training adherence protocols that will improve the overall quality and enjoyment of your DBT skills groups. 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Participants will understand DBT adherence protocols for teaching skills groups. 

  2. Participants will gain knowledge in learning styles and how to teach to learning styles to increase learner engagement. 

  3. Participants will practice one teaching intervention for DBT skills training groups to demonstrate understanding. 

Heather Cruz, MA, LPCC is a nationally certified DBT clinician with the Linehan Board since 2019.  She has been running DBT groups, both adult and adolescent/multi-family, for over nine years.  She is the DBT team lead for The Meadows Center DBT program, which also holds national certification through the Linehan Board.  Prior to her career as a therapist, Heather worked as an elementary education teacher, and still holds a teaching license.  

Heather Cruz, MA, LPCC is a nationally certified DBT clinician with the Linehan Board since 2019.  She has been running DBT groups, both adult and adolescent/multi-family, for over nine years.  She is the DBT team lead for The Meadows Center DBT program, which also holds national certification through the Linehan Board.  Prior to her career as a therapist, Heather worked as an elementary education teacher, and still holds a teaching license.  

Meadows Center for Mental Health Services, LLC will refund workshop participants should a scheduled event be cancelled due to weather or the health of the presenter.  Participants will not be refunded for partial attendance, missed attendance, or if they are unsatisfied with the workshop.  The presenter may offer refunds or discounts to participants based on their own discretion. All program fees, cancellation, and refund information will be made available to participants upon registration. 

Meadows Center for Mental Health Services, LLC will maintain the confidentiality of participants, including name and related program participation, from the general public.  Upon request of workshop participants, information about the workshop or the participants name may be shared with licensing boards. 

Meadows Center for Mental Health Services LLC welcomes both positive and complaint feedback. All aspects of a complaint will be handled in confidence. However, if the complaint involves allegations of illegal or unethical behavior, information may need to be shared with external authorities.  All complaints are documented. The maintenance of complaint files is the responsibility of Meadows Center for Mental Health Services, LLC Owner.