About this live event
This 3-hour workshop will discuss the overlap between DBT’s biosocial, behavioral and dialectical theories and SPACE parent-based model, highlighting how DBT’s core assumptions about acceptance and change can guide parent-only interventions. Using this integrated lens, participants will learn how to conceptualize parental accommodation as both valid and problematic. Attendees will learn to design an intervention that reduces accommodation at a pace that is manageable for parents and their adult children. Practical strategies and techniques for helping parents feel less “trapped” will be emphasized. Specific topics include assessing and addressing accommodation around high-risk behaviors in adult children, including suicidal communication and urges, patterns of non-suicidal self-injury, and moderate to severe eating disorder behaviors. This workshop serves as the first in a two-part series, laying the groundwork for a subsequent training focused on teaching DBT skills to parents of struggling adult children.
While this training is Part One of a two-part training, attendees are free to register for one or both trainings. Designed as an intermediate level training, there are no pre-requisites. However, it is recommended that participants have a working knowledge of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
