
DBT Tools and Strategies for
Trauma-Related Symptoms
Presented by Dr. Lane Pederson
*Eligible for 4 CE Hours
November 21 | 9 am - 1:15 pm MDT
USD$ 85 | CAD$ 89 + gst
All online workshops come with 45 days access to the recordings and resources. Watching the recording is CE eligible with a short Quiz! Click for details.


Dialectical Behavior Therapy Tools &
Strategies for Trauma-Related Symptoms
Description:
Developed for people with borderline personality disorder, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) comes equipped with tools, strategies, techniques, and skills suited to the treatment of trauma.
Starting with the practical application of theory, treatment stages, and understanding dialectical conflicts to build the foundation, author and expert Dr. Lane Pederson will then show you how to bring stability to clients in order to process trauma using your, and the client’s, preferred orientation.
In this online seminar, you’ll learn the must-have skills to help clients regulate emotions, manage distress, and ground themselves in the moment, as well as how to balance both acceptance and change strategies to move clients forward.
FREE handouts from Dr. Pederson’s award-winning book The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual are included in this training.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe how DBT theories and stages address trauma
2. Define the dialectical conflicts clients experience…and how to resolve them
3. List at least five must-have skills needed to help clients regulate and tolerate distress
4. Discuss how to balance acceptance and change strategies with traumatic symptoms
Agenda:
9 am to 10 am: DBT theory and practice related to trauma
A. The Biosocial Model
B. Treatment Stages with Trauma
C. Dialectical Conflicts with Trauma
10 am to 10:45 am: Choosing a Treatment that Fits the Client
10:45 am to 11 am: Break
11 am to 12 pm: Stability 101: Building the Foundation for Trauma Work
A. Skills for Regulation
B. Skills for Tolerance
C. Skills for Change
12 pm to 1 pm: Balancing Acceptance and Change
A. Validating, and Normalizing Distress
B. Being in the Moment versus Changing the Moment
B. Skillful Problem-Solving
C. Managing Dissociative Symptoms
D. Honoring Trauma and Building a Satisfying Life
1:00 pm to 1:15 pm: Q & A
Dr. Lane Pederson:
Dr. Pederson has provided DBT training and consultation to over 20,000 professionals in the United States, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East through his training and consultation company. Notable organizations he has trained for include Walter Reed National Military Hospital, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the US Navy, the Canadian Department of Defense, the Ontario Psychological Association, the Omid Foundation, and Psychotherapy Networker. He has provided DBT training for community mental health agencies, chemical dependency treatment centers, hospital and residential care settings, and to therapists in forensic settings.
Dr. Pederson’s DBT publications include the award-winning The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual, Second Edition (PESI, 2017); Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners (Wiley, 2015); and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training in Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Settings (PESI, 2013). He also authored the best-selling DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists.
A real world practitioner, Dr. Pederson co-owns Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS), one of the largest DBT-specialized practices in the United States with four clinic locations in Minnesota (www.mhs-dbt.com). At MHS Dr. Pederson has developed DBT programs for adolescents, adults, people with dual disorders, and people with developmental disabilities. He has served as clinical and training directors, has directed practice-based clinical outcome studies, and has overseen the care of thousands of clients in need of intensive outpatient services.
Dr. Pederson currently serves on the advisory board for the doctorial counseling program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and is a peer reviewer for Forensic Scholars Today.
Complimentary Resources from
Dr. Pederson's Skills Training Manual

Handout
Continuing Education Credits
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association -
Eligible for 4 CEU hours
Members of CCPA will receive transcripts at no cost listing all attended events assessed as Continuing Education Credit. Nonmembers must attach a cheque for $30.00 payable to CCPA to have CEC’s recorded and to have a transcript issued. Members
may request one additional transcript per year. Download your application by clicking here.
Continuing Education Provider (R. Cassidy Seminars) -
This event is cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95402. The following CEUs are available at an extra cost ($20usd). Payment must be made directly to R. Cassidy Seminars.
https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=3655
R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at R. Cassidy Seminars (an additional fee for CEs applies, fee not included as part of the workshop tuition). Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate. Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made.
If you are unable to attend the live event, you can obtain credit by watching the recordings and taking a small quiz.
Partial credit is not available. Certificates will be available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
Cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Psychologists
R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 3 CE hours
Psychoanalysts
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0005.
3 clock hours. Live online.
Social Workers
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with two national providerships, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
IL-SWs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #159.000782.
3 hours.
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 3 contact hours Live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for
3 clock hours, #RCST110701
Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with two national providerships, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
IL-MFTs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #168-000141.
3 hours.
NY-LMHCs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health
Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0015. 3 contact hours. Live online.
NY-LMFTs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0011 3 contact hours. Live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for
3 clock hours, #RCST110701
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Provider #151 3 CE hours.
Creative Arts Therapists
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0005. 3 contact hours. Live online.
Chemical Dependency Counselors
CA: Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider #4N-00-434-0222 for 3 CEHs. CCAPP is an ICRC member which has reciprocity with most ICRC member states
TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, 3 hours general. Expires 3/31/2021. Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (512) 476-7297.
Educators
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is 3 CE Hours.
Nurses
CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CeP12224, for 3 contact hours
Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
All grievances must be in writing to info@envisionservices.ca, and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.
*IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, DISABILITY OR CONCERNS: Please contact Envision at info@envisionservices.ca