The Practice of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Thursday, February 18, 2010: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
“DBT – What is it and How do you do it?”
Linda Baker Filetti, Ph.D.
Stephanie B. Mattei, Psy.D.
Center for Acceptance and Change
Chadds Ford and Bala Cynwyd, PA
Location:
LaSalle University
Holroyd 190
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
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Admission (to be paid at the door):
Free for PBTA members and LaSalle faculty, staff, and students; $25 for non-members; $10 for non-member students
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Description of the Program:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy was originally developed in 1993 to treat individuals with borderline personality disorder. Since that time, it has become the most empirically supported treatment for BPD, and has been expanded to treat other problems in which emotion dysregulation is a central feature. This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the theory and structure of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Drs. Mattei and Filetti will also provide clinical examples to illustrate the use of several different DBT skills so attendees will be able to integrate these skills into their own clinical practice.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To provide a review of the biosocial theory which is the foundation of DBT
2. To outline the structure of DBT therapy and its different components
3. To teach several skills that can be used in clinical practice
4. To describe the steps necessary for practitioners to become DBT therapists
Linda B. Filetti, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a true passion for her work. Her philosophy is that change is most possible in the context of an accepting and validating relationship. She began her work as a mental health therapist specializing in women’s issues in 1992, when she began working as the Assistant Director of a trauma crisis center. She completed her MA degree at West Chester University where she is currently an adjunct faculty member. She completed her PhD at Colorado State University. Her predoctoral internship at the Medical College of Georgia was where she was introduced to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and where she began facilitating DBT skills training groups. She completed her postdoctoral work at the Renfrew Center of Philadelphia, where she worked as a staff psychologist in the residential, day treatment, and outpatient programs. In 2002, Dr. Filetti began a private practice and began facilitating DBT skills training groups again. She has also received training in, and often uses, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) strategies. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, self-injury, trauma, mood disorders, and borderline personality disorder and provides introductory trainings on DBT for therapists, and have presented trainings at the Renfrew Center, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), and Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR).
Stephanie B. Mattei, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist working in the area of women’s mental health for approximately 15 years. She earned her doctoral degree from LaSalle University, where she is currently a clinical faculty member. She has taught courses in the Doctoral Program at La Salle University, including courses in Abnormal Psychology, Theories of Personality, Group and Family Systems, and an Advanced Topics course on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She completed her post-doctoral training at the Renfrew Center of Philadelphia. There, as the psychologist in the Intensive Outpatient Program, she worked with women with various eating disorders ranging from Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, and Eating Disorder N.O.S. She began her training in DBT shortly after. Dr. Mattei’s insatiable passion for the mindfulness-based practices has also led her to expand her cognitive- behaviorally trained practice to include the influences of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP). She is also involved in studying Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and its effects on eating, psychological distress, and mood. She has written a chapter in “The Dietitian’s Guide to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome” by Angela Grassi, MS, RD, LDN, on the psychological impact of PCOS and has also co-authored a workbook with Angela Grassi for women to use on their own.
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