DBT with Adolescents: Helping Teens Build a Life Worth Living
Join Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence on September 11th-12th, 2025 from 9:00am-4:00pm (CST)
Description:
Treating teenagers who struggle with pervasive emotion dysregulation and are at high risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury can be overwhelming and challenging for therapists. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an evidenced based treatment initially created to treat adults with suicidal behaviors and Borderline Personality Disorder, has been adapted to help teenagers learn to manage their severe emotion dysregulation and build a life worth living. In this training you will receive an overview of DBT’s foundational theories and structure; learn ways DBT has been adapted for adolescents and their families; identify adolescents who would benefit from the treatment and learn about DBT skills.
This training is presented by Emily Dreher, LPC, DBT-LC. She has clinical experience providing outpatient therapy and in home crisis counseling. Her specialties include working with individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder using Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. Emily is also an Adjunct Lecturer in the Applied Health Behavior Research graduate program at Washington University.
CEUs Pending
Course Approved by MISSOURI STATE COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
Continuing Education Guidelines for Illume in-person training:
•All attendees must attend the full time of the event.
•All attendees are required to be registered before the event.
•All attendees must complete the event CEU questions during the registration process and sign-in sheet at the start of the training.
•Please, arrive to the training 5-10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure that any potential difficulties are worked out prior to the event start.
•Attendees must attend the full event time in order to receive continuing education. If an attendee is not present at the start of the training, leaves for a significant time during the training or leaves the training early, CEUs may not be awarded.
•If an attendee experiences any issue that would keep them from being in the training from start time to end time, continuing education cannot be awarded. Illume retains the attendance list for auditing purposes.
•Please allow at least 30 business days to receive your CEU certificate of attendance. CEUs will only be disbursed via email to individuals that have followed the guidelines.
