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Pathway 1 is for clinicians who have have not completed a comprehensive DBT training program. The Institute's 10 month DBT Comprehensive training program provides clinicians with the training and development to meet the credentialing criteria listed below.
Pathway 2 is for clinicians who have completed a 4 day training in DBT online or in person or part of an intensively trained DBT team. Our online credentialing program supports clinicians implement a DBT or DBT informed approach over a minimum of one cycle to highlight their knowledge of DBT.
Pathway 3 is for clinicians who have over five year's clinical experience in the delivery of DBT and DBT informed approaches. Credentialing on option 3 requires clinicians to complete self paced tasks to articulate their knowledge and application of a DBT informed Approach.
Completion of a recognised specialist post registration course in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Programs such as the Australian DBT Institute Comprehensive Training, Behavioral Tech’s Intensive Training in DBT or equivalent are expected to have been completed.
Credentialed DBT Practitioners have at least 200 hours of person-¬to-person psychotherapy/counselling experience and 50 hours of supervision relating to a minimum of 200 hours of client contact.
Credentialed DBT Practitioners are required to have acquired minimum continuing professional development points to maintain their professional registration and/or associated professional memberships.
Credentialed DBT Practitioners are required to have completed a Personal Statement of Practice outlining the theoretical perspective, experiences, self-awareness, knowledge & understanding and reasons for their interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Additionally, practitioners are expected to have proficiency in at least two other therapeutic approaches to complement their applications of DBT!
Practitioners are to have their clinical practice supported by two professional referees. Attendees of Intensive training programs will have their facilitators provide this confirmation of DBT practice.
To have input from carers, consumers, peers, our own experiences and research to provide an informed basis for our education, CPD and therapy programs.
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