(4 DAY WEBINAR) Behavioral Principles and Coaching in DBT August 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2026

*Participants MUST register using their DBHIDS Learning Hub username/email

*Participants MUST register themselves for training sessions. Employers should NOT register staff for any training

 

Session Date: August 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2026

Registration Deadline: August 1, 2026

Registration Status: Open

Instructor: Jessica Schneider and Jesse Homan

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(4 DAY WEBINAR) Behavioral Principles and Coaching in DBT

 

Price: 
At no cost

 

This training runs from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM each day

CE/CEU Type: SW, APA, CPRP # of CE/CEU's: 16.0 CE's

About This Course

High intensity client behaviors (aggression, self-harm, intrusive and/or demanding behavior) effect everyone in residential and outpatient programs.  Programs where there are frequent high intensity behaviors report higher incidents of staff burnout, Worker’s Compensation claims, transfers, attrition and lower overall job satisfaction. 

 

Behavioral principles have been used with effectiveness and inform principles of learning that occur independent of the age, literacy level, developmental level or cognitive capacity of the client.  These principles have been used to train animals, decrease aggressive behaviors in children and adults, with clients with neuro-divergence, psychosis and developmental disabilities.  However, behavioral principles do not create new behaviors.  To decrease problematic behavior and increase functional behavior, patients must first learn new skillful behaviors like mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance. However, therapeutic milieus can be structured to coach and strengthen skillful behavior even when the client is not in a formal DBT program.  This training is designed to teach principles of behaviors, coaching and creating coaching plans for clients who are in DBT and those who are not in DBT.  

 

This training will focus on information and practice to coach new behavior using the principles of behaviorism and contingency management.

Learning Objectives: 

Day 1:  Describe when and why behavioral principles are used.   

• Describe how behavioral principles change behavior;
• Give examples of positive and negative reinforcement
• Give examples of positive and negative punishment
• Describe the roles on their therapeutic milieu 

Day 2:  Explain shaping and extinction. 

• Explain when and how to use aversive contingencies;
• Describe the behavioral principles of extinction;
• Define an extinction burst;
• Give examples of shaping client behavior  

Day 3:  List the strategies in the coaching acronym VALID.

• Describe the purpose of coaching;
• Explain the steps in coaching;
• List the levels of validation;
• List some DBT skills to use during coaching interventions 

Day 4:  Using behavioral and coaching principles with treaters.

• Explain how behavioral principles are applied to coaching;
• Describe what to do when a client refuses coaching;
• Provide examples of their own behavior when approaching burnout;
• Describe DBT interventions for treating caregiver/treater burnout

Intended Audience: 

This presentation is targeted to mental health workers and clinicians, line staff, peer support specialists who work with clients who are in Dialectical Behavior Therapy programs.

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive credits and a certificate. All CEU certificates and certificates of attendance will be received through the DBHIDS Learning Hub. Once you have completed your evaluation you will have access to your CEU or Certificate of Attendance through your DBHIDS Learning Hub Account.

Credit Statements:

16.0 CE credit hours for Psychologists awarded.  BHTEN is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  BHTEN maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network BHTEN, #1779, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/22/25-9/22/28. Social workers completing this course receive 16.0 General continuing education credits.

The Behavioral Health Training & Education Network (BHTEN), provider #4158280, is approved by Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) to provide continuing education to Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners (CPRPs) and CPRP candidates.

This activity is approved for a maximum of 16.0 contact hours of continuing education in psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery in the following CPRP Focus Domain(s): ## - DOMAIN TITLE.  CPRPs and CPRP candidates should only claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity

*Participants MUST register using their DBHIDS Learning Hub username/email

*Participants MUST register themselves for training sessions. Employers should NOT register staff for any training