Desert CAMFT presents

 "Dr. Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Behavior Therapy"

By Christine Logan, LMFT

Co-sponsored by Las Vegas Recovery

Friday February 23, 2018

8:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Registration 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast provided 

At the

RAP Foundation

41-550 Eclectic Street

Palm Desert, Calif. 92260

3 CE's

Pre-Registration Prices

Desert CAMFT (and other chapter) Licensed Membership

$35

Pre-Licensed Membership

$25

Non-Member and Guests

$50

 Payments must be made prior to February 16^th or 

At the Door prices will apply

 At the Door Prices

Desert CAMFT Licensed Members 

$45 

Desert CAMFT Pre-Licensed

$35 

Non-Members and Guests

$60

Course Description

This workshop is an introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) intended for mental health professionals who wish to acquaint themselves with the treatment.  It highlights the structure of DBT and defines the modes and functions of comprehensive DBT. This workshop is appropriate for mental health professionals interested in learning about DBT at an introductory level. 

Goals

Present background knowledge of DBT tools.

Present the principals of DBT

Understand the role of Mindfulness in DBT

Learning Objectives:

After attending the workshops participants will be able to:

Discuss dialectics

Explain importance of Mindfulness in DBT

Be able to name one tool

Name the 4 principles of DBT

Bio

Christine Logan attended University of California, Irvine in 1966, the first year the campus opened.  She received a BA in Sociology and her lifetime California Teaching Credential.  After raising 2 children, Christine got her masters in Marriage and Family therapy from Phillip's Graduate Institute, Encino, CA. in 1998. She interned at their California Family Counseling Center.  After, she worked at The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center in youth services, being a therapist to homeless youth in the shelter.  She spent a year with G.L.A.S.S., Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services, as a social worker in group homes.  Her next job was at Caring for Families with AIDs, another group home for children affected by AIDs.  After passing Oral and Written exams, Christine got her MFT license in 2003.  She went to work at Glendale Hospital for a psychiatric unit run by Alternatives for dual diagnosed gays and lesbians.  From there she moved to Palm Springs to do treatment at a Sober Living run by Alternatives.  She has worked at Michael's House and now teaches DBT at Blue Tiger Recovery which specializes in sex addiction.

This course meets the qualifications for three (3) hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Completion certificates will be awarded for full attendance of the event. 
Course evaluations are required to obtain the completion certificate.

The Desert Chapter of CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage Family Therapists (Provider #62275) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs.  The Desert Chapter of CAMFT maintains responsibility for the course and its content. 

[This venue is ADA acceptable.  
If you have any special needs, please call 760-346-4606
 at least 7 days prior to the event.]

The Desert Chapter’s Refund, Grievance and ADA Policies are described under Events on the Chapter website at www.desert-camft.org.