Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Practical Skills
Lecture Overview
Educators
Geoffrey Ahern
Geoffrey Ahern is a senior mental health clinician and educator who splits his time between working with people in a mental health crisis in the ED setting and working proactively to educate other health professionals and the community about how to better understand mental health problems, as well as substance use and addiction. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience in emergency and trauma, rural nursing, alcohol and other drug counselling, and psychiatric nursing across both the public and private sectors. He holds a masters of health science (mental health and addiction). Geoff is particularly fascinated by the impact that exercise, nutrition, community, meaning and purpose, and practices like yoga have on a person’s mental health, as well as living a simple life of reflection, contentment and wonderment. See Educator Profile
Reviews
Akuhata Horspool
Good introductio to DBT & the resources available to recognise, combat & mitigate these
Alan Gardiner
Concise summary of aspects of DBT
Harrison Land
Very informative
Nicholas Stewart Cleave
Excellent, understandable presentation
Valerie Ann Broekman
Great presentation, it has only reinforced my learning and will help me to implement thiis more in practise.
Alexandra Anderson
caron cummings
Great topic practical advise and user friendly
Alison Lee
Good overview of management strategies. Easy to follow presentation.
Michele Phillips
very good resource
Estelle Maree Tucker
The educator gave relevant strategies to use to move patients out of their usual pathway of thinking. Distractions and self talk are also powerful tools.