Working with Emotion Dysregulation in Families
Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Parents, Couples, and Families with Dr. Alan Fruzzetti
Behavioral Care Center of New Jersey, Metro NY DBT Center and Mountain Valley Treatment Center bring you this seminar which will provide training on working with emotion dysregulation in families through dialectical behavioral therapy with parents, couples and families.
Training Information
Training Description
Severe individual and family distress typically includes a lot of dysregulated emotion, including anger, hurt feelings, sadness, embarrassment, and worry, and can include out-of-control behaviors (such as suicide attempts, drug and alcohol misuse, aggression, etc.). Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been shown in dozens of studies to be effective in treating the many problems associated with emotion dysregulation. DBT has been adapted for use with couples, parents, and families, with multiple studies demonstrating successful outcomes. In this training, Dr. Fruzzetti will teach and demonstrate: 1) family interventions to reduce severe dysfunctional individual behavior of the type noted above, 2) individual DBT skills adapted for parents and partners; 3) specific family skills for parents and partners, and 4) additional interventions to improve family relationships in general, and thus to help families become less destructive, and more peaceful and loving.
After a brief orientation to the treatment model, lectures, role plays, and experiential exercises will be used to demonstrate how to: 1) build a treatment target hierarchy with families (including self-harm, aggression, substance use, angry outbursts, withdrawal, relationship problems, etc.); 2) manage dysregulated and chaotic family members in order to conduct an effective session; 3) utilize traditional DBT skills and new DBT family skills with families; 4) apply chain analyses with two or more family members simultaneously (“double chains”), to expose dysfunctional steps when emotions and/or actions escalate out of control; 5) use principles and intervention strategies of DBT with families to make communication possible, to reduce dysfunction and help rebuild relationships; and 6) integrate both acceptance and change strategies (and skills) into solutions.
Examples with teens and adults, couples, and parent-child relationships will be used throughout the workshop. No prior training in DBT is needed for this workshop.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how emotion vulnerability and invalidation transact to create emotion dysregulation in families.
- Implement use blocking, validation, coaching, and skill teaching when working with family members.
- Build a treatment target hierarchy relevant to parents and partners.
- Identify specific skills that can be used to manage the session effectively when family members are chaotic or dysregulated in the session.
Continuing Education
CE Hours
Up to 20.5 CE Hours for Psychologists & NJ Social Workers
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
About the Sponsor
Mountain Valley Treatment Center is a short-term residential treatment center specializing in treating adolescents with Anxiety Disorders and OCD. Located in the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire near Hanover and Dartmouth College, Mountain Valley serves teens and young adults ages 13-20. Residents at Mountain Valley receive a comprehensive approach to care in a specialized setting, using evidence-based practices, including CBT based Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy with an emphasis on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Mountain Valley residents are typically bright, talented, perfectionistic – and stuck. You can read more about the innovative work being done at Mountain Valley in a recent article in the NY Times Magazine spotlighting the rise of anxiety in adolescents: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html
To find out more information about our services and the admissions process, follow this link to our website: http://mountainvalleytreatment.org
Meet the Presenter
Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D.
Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D. is Director of the Boys Residential DBT Program and Director of Training in Family Services for 3East programs at McLean Hospital, and Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He received his B.A. from Brown University and M.S. & Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle.
More About Alan
Alan has adapted and implemented Dialectical Behavior Therapy for multiple underserved populations and developed many successful DBT programs for people with BPD, other problems with emotion regulation, and programs for couples, parents, and families. His research focuses on the connections between severe psychopathology and interpersonal/family processes, and their interplay with emotion dysregulation. Dr. Fruzzetti is on the Board of Directors of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, the International Society for DBT, and the Linehan Institute. He has authored more than 100 research and clinical papers and book chapters, two books,is the editor of the Guilford DBT Practice series, and has lectured and trained professionals and the public in more than twenty countries in BPD, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and/or in family interventions. Alan is the co-creator (with Dr. Perry Hoffman) of the NEA-BPD Family Connections programs for parents, partners, and other loved ones of people with BPD and related problems, and for parents with trauma. He has received many honors for research, teaching, and for community service, and is married with four children.
Registration Form
Please complete this form to register for the upcoming training. Please note that your registration is not complete until your check has been received. The cost is $750.00 for per person for individual registration. For groups of 5 people or more the cost is $700.00 per person for group registration. Checks should be made out to BCCNJ and sent to BCCNJ, 205 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 101. Florham Park, NJ 07932.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration Details
The registration deadline is four weeks prior to the seminar date. Registrations are taken on a first come, first serve basis until enrollment capacity is reached. All registrations must be pre-paid. If registering within four weeks of the seminar, call 973-660-0700 for space availability.
There is a two-step registration process. 1) Complete the registration form online. 2) Send your payment to BCCNJ, 205 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 101, Florham Park, NJ 07932. Payment will be accepted by check or cash only. Confirmation of registration and payment will be sent by email.
Your fee includes continental breakfast, morning and afternoon refreshments with beverage service throughout the day, plus handouts and certificate (mailed post-event).
Special Needs: ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law; please indicate your special needs at the time of registration.
Refunds, Cancellations and Substitutions Policies:
The deadline to cancel is February 22, 2019. $250 of your tuition is non-refundable if cancelled after the deadline. All refund checks will be issued within 15 days of the close of the training.
Substitution Policy:
Substitutions must be arranged within 10 days of the start of the training.
Cancellation:
If you need to cancel your registration, please email emiller@behavioralcarenj.com or call 973-660-0700. All refund checks will be issued within 15 business days of the close of the training.
Questions or concerns:
If you have any questions or concerns not addressed on the website, please email emiller@behavioralcarenj.com or carriediamondpsyd@yahoo.com or call 973-660-0700.