dbt Archives - Westchester Jewish Community Services

Discussing Difficult Topics with Clients

Miriam Arond2025-10-07T13:24:00-04:00October 7th, 2025|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: dbt, clinicians, ed institute, Mental Health|

Dates & Times: 11/4/25 9-11am & 12/2/25 9-11am Enrollment Limited to: No limit Contact Hrs: 4 CEU’s: 4 Have you ever been uncomfortable discussing something sensitive with a client? In this two-part course, clinicians will learn how to engage in difficult conversations with their clients. The first session will cover general background on client- and therapist-interfering thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of approaching difficult conversations. We will use concepts from DBT and a framework for working with “resistance” and getting “unstuck.” The second session will focus more on practical application in the form ...

Intro to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Miriam Arond2025-06-17T12:52:10-04:00July 10th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: bipolar disorder, self harm, bpd, dbt, psychotherapy, PTSD, co-occurring disorder, evidence based, ed institute, Dialectical Behavior, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use, Depression|

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment originally designed for individuals with suicidal or self-harm behaviors. It has come to be an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality (BPD). However, many other clients and disorders have been shown to benefit from DBT, such as depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, or alcohol and drug use disorders. It can be applied as a behavioral therapy to any target behavior that the client would want to change. DBT is built on balancing acceptance and change. Its use of dialectics like this one, the teaching of mindfulness as a core skill, and its group curriculum of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that have distinguished DBT as a skills-based therapy.

The ABC’s of CBT

Miriam Arond2024-03-20T16:28:14-04:00March 20th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: cognitive heavioral therapy, dbt, psychotherapy, CBT, co-occurring disorder, evidence based, ed institute, Dialectical Behavior, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use|

Dates: 4/30/24 & 5/7/24 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 It has been determined that WJCS staff would benefit from access to a general training specific to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The cognitive behavioral paradigm provides a unique way to conceptualize pathology and to plan therapeutic intervention. The majority of clinicians practicing today identify that some part of their work is informed by CBT. Research consistently indicates the efficacy of CBT with many psychological disorders and with a diverse range of clients. CBT is often embedded in frequently used interventions at WJCS such as dialectical behavior therapy ...