NEW DBT Informed Approaches for the Life You Want to Live!
Continuously developed with the feedback of participants & clinicians since 2004.
DBT Assist provides access to web-based interventions that can be classified into those that are guided (groups and individual support by mental health professionals) or those that are automated (self-paced learning with email and video prompts to assist progress through content).
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INPUT FROM DBT PRACTITIONERS
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PROGRAMS DELIVERED WORLD WIDE
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INPUT FROM DBT PARTICIPANTS
Trauma Informed DBT-TI Approach
We acknowledge you already have some resources!
Rainbows Worksheet keeps track of your available resources
Focus on Enhancing Exisiting Resources and Creating New Resources!
Additional Skills including Dual Awareness & Memory Gems
Applying skills externally before they become resources for the life you want to live!
Focus on the present moment!
Focus on the skills and resources to live the life you want NOW!
Treatment within the Therapeutic Window of Tolerance
When the ANS is activated the session focus is on immediate stabilisation through Memory Gems & Dual Awareness
Enhanced in-session targets!
#1. Risks #2. Therapeutic Relationship #3. Resource Education #4. Integrate Resources #5. Processing & Insight based work
Insight & Processing Tools
Memory Frames are used when it is time to do insight & process work
Consideration of different learning types & styles
Use of worksheets, videos, multi-media, analogies, role-plays and more
Creating and Stabilising Resources for the Life You Want to Live
Our content developers ...
Peter King PhD
Clinical & Academic Lead
Dr. King has developed a range of DBT informed programs in Australia, Singapore, Thailand and South Africa. Since 2000, Dr. King has been using DBT in clinical practice, provided training to over 15,000 mental health practitioners and created the DBT trauma informed approach, DBT-TI.
Dr. Claudia HerreraMD
South America Regional Leader
Dr. Herrera is a MD/Psychotherapist with clinical experience in Colombia and Australia. Her research focuses on the ANS responses during therapy. She is a medical doctor, psychotherapist and DBT therapist with a Master’s in Public Health. Claudia also speaks Spanish.
Matthanita KingMBA
Thailand Regional Leader
Matthanita is working with the Australian DBT Institute team to translate DBT-TI from English into Thai for the SE Asian market. Each year thousands of Thai workers in the tourism industry take their lives and self-harm. Nita's mission is to address these horrific statistics!
Vacancy
Regional Leaders & Practitioners
DBT Assist is looking for clinicians in the following regions who would like to join the DBT Assist team: South Africa United Kingdom Europe North America China & Japan
Individual Therapy also available through DBT Assist (Medicare, NDIS, WorkCover & Veterans Affairs)