Program Overview

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Clinical Practice, Contract Education

Basdata

• Course Code: 9K8067
• Course Name: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and its Clinical Application, Contract Education
• Higher Education Credits: 15
• Education Form: Contract Education (Higher Education Credits)
• Main Field of Study: Psychotherapy
• Level: G1 - First Cycle
• Grading Scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)
• Department Responsible: Department of Clinical Neuroscience
• Decision-Making Body: Board of Education
• Date of Establishment:
• Revised by: Education Committee CNS
• Latest Revision:
• Course Plan Applies from: Spring Semester 2023

Special Eligibility

• Basic psychotherapy training.

Objectives

The course aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and its application in healthcare and other settings where treatment with this method is offered.

Knowledge and Understanding

After completing the course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder/borderline personality disorder and its symptoms
• Describe the treatment interventions in DBT
• Describe the biosocial theory, dialectical thinking in DBT, and the method's foundation in learning psychological and cognitive principles
• Reflect on the organizational prerequisites suitable for DBT treatment

Skills and Abilities

After completing the course, participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to apply DBT's strategies and methods in skill training in groups and individual therapy, such as case conceptualization, dialectical strategies, chain analysis, phone support, and team consultation

Values and Attitudes

After completing the course, participants should be able to:

• Describe and reflect on the significance of DBT's basic principles regarding approach and attitude towards the patient group in question.

Content

Theoretical Foundations of DBT, 2.0 Credits

• Grading Scale: GU
• Theoretical and practical foundation in learning psychology, cognitive psychotherapy, Zen Buddhist application, and current research findings regarding DBT.

DBT's Treatment Principles and Practical Application, 10.0 Credits

• Grading Scale: GU
• Application of theory, treatment principles, and treatment structure in DBT is deepened through lectures and interactive exercises. Particular emphasis is placed on deepening the ability to adopt a dialectical attitude, conduct skill training, and understand and apply techniques for emotion regulation and chain analysis.

Implementation and Organizational Prerequisites for DBT, 3.0 Credits

• Grading Scale: GU
• Implementation in a clinical environment and organizational dilemmas. Central to this module is the integration of theory and practice of DBT in clinical activities, aiming to facilitate and ensure method-true implementation in clinical settings.

Work Methods

The course is structured as follows:

• Theoretical Foundations consist of lectures, seminars, and self-study of course literature.
• DBT's Treatment Principles and Practical Application involve exercises in applying the theory and practical training in performing specific DBT techniques and methods. This occurs through group exercises, role-playing, seminars, and video illustrations.
• Implementation and Organizational Prerequisites for DBT involve individual work applying DBT with patients at the workplace and, in smaller groups, reflecting and deepening questions related to implementation in a clinical environment.

Examination

The course's theory is examined through written exams, oral seminars, group exercises, and role-playing. Assessment of participants' skills in applying DBT-specific techniques is done via role-playing of cases and participation in discussions about current patients. At least one case conceptualization based on DBT must be assessed in written form and orally presented. For exam parts to be considered for assessment, they must be submitted before the deadline, as indicated in the schedule at the start of the course. Attendance and active participation are mandatory in practical application seminars.

Opportunity for Exemption from Course Plan's Examination Regulations If special reasons exist, or there is a need for adaptation for participants with disabilities, the examiner may decide to deviate from the course plan's regulations regarding examination form, number of examination opportunities, possibility of complementing, or exemption from compulsory educational elements, etc. Content, learning objectives, and the level of expected skills, knowledge, and attitudes must not be changed, removed, or lowered.

Other Regulations

Course evaluation will be conducted according to the regulations established at Karolinska Institutet.

Literature and Other Educational Materials

Web-Based Educational Materials

Web-based training on self-harm behavior. Basic module, module for outpatient care, and inpatient care.

Mandatory Literature

• Fruzetti, A.; Shenk, C.; Hoffman, P.D., Family interaction and the development of borderline personality disorder: A transactional model. , 2005 Ingĺr i:Development and Psychopathology. , New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989- ISSN: , LIBRIS-ID: , (2005) : 17, s. , *
• Linehan, Marsha, Dialektisk beteendeterapi :arbetsblad för färdighetsträning , 2. utg. : Stockholm : Natur & Kultur, 2016 - 543 s. ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: , *
• Linehan, Marsha M., Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder , New York : Guilford Press, cop. 1993 - 558 s. ISBN: -6, LIBRIS-ID: , *
• Linehan, Marsha M.; Linehan, Marsha., DBT skills training manual , Second edition. : New York : The Guilford Press, [2015]. - xxiv, 504 pages ISBN: (paperback : alk. paper), LIBRIS-ID: , *
• Ramnerö, Jonas; Törneke, Niklas, Beteendets ABC :en introduktion till behavioristisk psykoterapi , Tredje upplagan : Lund : Studentlitteratur, [2020] - 288 sidor ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: jvcq4hrcgf8mcd1b, *

Articles and other materials may be added based on instructions.

In-Depth Literature

• Chapman, Alexander L., Phone coaching in dialectical behavior therapy , New York : The Guilford Press, [2019] - xvii, 214 pages ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: 9ndk2gb27w2r1bd5,
• Linehan, Marsha M., Dialectical behavior therapy in clinical practice :applications across disorders and settings , Dimeff, Linda A.; Rizvi, Shireen L.; Koerner, Kelly, Second edition. : New York : The Guilford Press, [2021] - 1 online resource (450 pages) ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: x9h67s5svxrr15b7,
• Heard, Heidi L.; Swales, Michaela A.; Linehan, Marsha, Changing behavior in DBT :problem solving in action , New York : The Guilford Press, 2016 - xvi, 254 pages ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: 3g6cvj2215rmqq0p,
• Koerner, Kelly, Doing dialectical behavior therapy :a practical guide , New York : Guilford Press, c2012. - xviii, 219 p. ISBN: 978--5, LIBRIS-ID: ,
• Miller, Alec L.; Rathus, Jill H.; Linehan, Marsha., Dialectical behavior therapy with suicidal adolescents , Paperback edition. : New York : Guilford Press, 2017 - xviii, 346 pages ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: 7lbh01b154vkmnfz,
• Rathus, Jill H.; Miller, Alec L., DBT skills manual for adolescents , New York : The Guilford Press, 2014 - xvi, 392 sidor ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: ,
• Rizvi, Shireen L., Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy , Guilford Publications, 2019 ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: 6jxlc0d24xnk2g32,
• Sayrs, Jennifer H. R.; Linehan, Marsha M., DBT® teams :development and practice , New York : The Guilford Press, [2019] - pages cm. ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: jt9whjjwgdhjn1k5,
• Swenson, Charles R., DBT Principles in action :acceptance, change and dialectics , New York : Guilford, 2016 - 414 s. ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: ,
• Swales, Michaela A., The Oxford handbook of dialectical behaviour therapy , Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2019] - xlii, 1057 pages ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: r33jfdqmp0hbp495,
• Harned, Melanie S., Treating trauma in dialectical behavior therapy :the DBT prolonged exposure protocol (DBT PE) , New York : The Guilford Press, [2022] - xii, 444 pages ISBN: , LIBRIS-ID: 2hk2831w0vtfj3ks,