In this seminar and you will discover how powerful, and proven, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is for treating challenging child and adolescent disorders. Working with emotionally-dysregulated children in your practice can be overwhelming and exhausting. You probably feel the pull of being the “savior” for dysregulated child and their worried parents. Learn how to implement the DBT skills you need to be more effective in treatment, avoid burnout and achieve positive outcomes.

• Apply DBT to the most prevalent child and adolescent disorders: ADHD
  • Attachment Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)/Conduct Disorder (CD)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Substance Abuse
• Adapt the current DBT skills training manual to reflect the language of children and adolescents

Jean Eich, PsyD, LP, will provide you take home evidence-based strategies from DBT to use with young clients who have:

• ADHD
• Attachment Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)/Conduct Disorder (CD)
• Eating Disorders
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Substance Abuse
• and more…

Dr. Eich will give you the skills training you need through experiential activities. Learn to work together with children and parents to increase compassion, reestablish structure, and create a validating environment. Leave with the knowledge and skills to confidently teach parents and care providers how to implement a safe structure that enables the child to learn and master these skills at home.