DBT STEPS-E Booster Training

This "LIVE" online training will prepare participants to teach the DBT Skills in Schools SEL curriculum to elementary students.

If you would like to register using a purchase order, please go to the DBT in Schools website, navigate to the training which you would like to attend and see the REGISTER WITH A PO section. Then select the button for new or returning customers.

This will allow you to start the invoicing process by entering your invoicing details and recieving our W9. Please email us with questions at info@dbtinschools.com. Thanks!

***The teaching maual: DBT Skills in Elementary Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving in Grades K-5 (DBT STEPS-E) is required for the training.

The manual can be ordered directly through Guilford Press or Amazon.***

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DBT in Schools, LLC will provide registered participants with additional training materials in the days prior to training.

Who Should Attend

***Prerequisite: DBT STEPS-A Implementation Training***

• Elementary School Teachers
• School Administrators
• School Counselors
• School Social Workers
• School Mental Health Staff
• Prevention Specialists
• Behavioral Interventionists

You will be asked during registration for the dates when you attended DBT STEPS-A Implementation Training. If you are new to DBT in Schools, please register for the 3-Day DBT STEPS-E Implementation Training. Thank you!

Course Overview

DBT STEPS-E is a comprehensive social-emotional learning program for K-5 students, teaching emotion regulation, coping, interpersonal, and decision-making skills. It integrates into general education classrooms and supports special education and multi-tiered systems. The manual offers two curricula (K-2 and 3-5) with teaching scripts, examples, handouts, and worksheets, aligning with the CASEL framework and promoting a "whole child" approach.

The DBT STEPS-E curriculum training covers:

A. Background and Development

B. Structure and Implementation

C. Lesson Overview and Demonstration

Booster Training Learning Objectives

Participants will…

1. Understand the sequence of the curricula and how it can be adapted to fit their setting.

2. Understand how to use the DBT STEPS-E manual to prepare and deliver SEL lessons to classroom and small group settings.

3. Understand how to use a DBT STEPS-E (grades 3-5) diary card as a progress monitoring tool with students in the classroom setting.

4. Understand the concept of “both sides thinking” (dialectics and dialectical thinking).

5. Be able to lead students through a mindfulness exercise and process the relevance of the exercise with students.

6. Understand and practice the teaching of the Wise mind goes to SEA, or Wise mind takes a SEAT lesson.

7. Understand and practice teaching one skill from the interpersonal effectiveness module.

8. Be able to identify and address the common barriers to effective implementation.

9. Be able to use the DBT STEPS-E manual to prepare and teach the lessons to the students using a variety of teaching strategies.

Meet Your Trainers…

Dr. Kate Odom, Psy.D.

Kate Odom, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in complex trauma, high-risk, and high-conflict populations. Kate has provided therapy, assessment, and consultation to children, adolescents, and their families in a variety of settings, including schools, community mental health, and primary care settings. Kate has been involved with DBT through facilitating skills groups since 2009 and is certified in other evidence-based modalities such as TF-CBT, CBITS, Motivational Interviewing, and AF-CBT. Additionally, Kate enjoys providing clinical supervision to young professionals. Kate is a proud graduate of Colorado State University and earned her Doctor of Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Although Kate practiced for over a decade on the West Coast, she finds herself back in Chicago and is the executive director of Odom Psychology and Consulting.

Paul Reinert, PhD

Paul Reinert, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Before joining the Wilkes faculty, Paul worked in public education for 34 years as a high school and junior high school science teacher, middle-level school counselor, and K-12 administrator at the elementary, middle, high school, and central office levels. During his time at Wilkes, Paul taught a variety of educational leadership courses at both the master's and doctoral levels. In addition, Paul teaches a wellness and resilience course to first-year students that is built on the DBT-STEPS curriculum. Paul has been a member of the DBT in Schools team since the spring of 2019, offering trainings around the country in the DBT STEPS-A curriculum. Paul holds a B.S. from the University of Scranton, Secondary Education/General Science; an M.S. from the University of Scranton, School Counseling; a Secondary Principal’s Certification from Marywood University; and a Ph.D. from Marywood University, Human Development with a Specialization in Education Administration.

Daily Schedule

5:30 am-12:30 pm Pacific Time/ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Eastern Time

*****Note: Training schedules by US Time Zone are available on the Event page after registration*****

EASTERN Schedule

8:30 – 9:45 Morning Session 1

9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 11:00 Morning Session 2

11:00 – 11:05 Break

11:05 – 12:00 Morning Session 3

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch

12:45 – 2:00 Afternoon Session 1

2:00 – 2:10 Break

2:10 – 3:00 Afternoon Session 2

3:00 – 3:05 Break

3:05 – 3:20 Afternoon Session 2

3:20 – 3:30 Q/A and Evaluations

PACIFIC Schedule

5:30 – 6:45 Morning Session 1

6:45 – 7:00 Break

7:00 – 8:00 Morning Session 2

8:00 – 8:05 Break

8:05 – 9:00 Morning Session 3

9:00 – 9:45 Lunch

9:45 – 11:00 Afternoon Session 1

11:00 – 11:10 Break

11:10 – 12:00 Afternoon Session 2

12:00 – 12:05 Break

12:05 – 12:20 Afternoon Session 2

12:20 – 12:30 Q/A and Evaluations

Continuing Education

• Participants attending the entire training may receive a certificate for 11 Instruction Hours.

• DBT in Schools, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7064. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. DBT in Schools, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

• DBT in Schools, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED SW)as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0838. Contact Hours: 161 Educational Methods: Lecture, Multimedia, Experiential Activities

• DBT in Schools, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI:NYSED)as an approved sponsor of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants. I certify that the individual listed above completed the CTLE cited above pursuant to Subpart 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. NYSED Approved CTLE Sponsor ID #23849. Number of Hours Awarded: 11
• DBT in Schools, LLC has applied for continuing education approval from NASW and NASP.