DBT Masterclass
About DBT Masterclass
The Masterclass Program is a 12-week program run on a monthly basis for graduates of the full 12-month DBT Program. The Program serves as an extension of the skills learnt within DBT including understanding theoretical components that form the foundation of DBT. Provides patients with skills support, theory and peer support from other graduates of the Program.
This program may be suitable for you if:
- You have difficulty with interpersonal relationships and communicating your needs/wants.
- You would like to review and deepen your understanding on Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness skills sets.
- You have completed the 12-month DBT program.
- You are struggling with regulating your emotions.
- You would like to learn about the Dialectical Dilemmas and develop an understanding about how they manifest in day-to-day functioning.
Program content
- Core Mindfulness
- Distress Tolerance
- Emotional Regulation
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Radical Acceptance
- Chain Analysis
- Validation
- Dialectics
- Active Passivity vs Apparent Competence
- Emotional Vulnerability vs. Self-Invalidation
- Unrelenting Crises vs Inhibited Grieving
- Coping with Christmas
What you will experience
Throughout this program you will participate in group sessions lead by two qualified Allied Health Professionals. Participants will be supported to learn practical skills in order to better accept who you are, build skills to regulate emotions and to improve interpersonal relationships. You will practice applying skills throughout the month through homework and bring what you have learnt and experienced to each group for feedback and input.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Understanding Mindfulness – learn to be self-aware and in the present moment. Develop mindfulness skills to better respond to difficult situations.
Objective 2
Distress Tolerance – learn and develop skills to manage your emotions rather than using harmful behaviours when in emotional crisis.
Objective 3
Emotional Regulation – gain a better understanding of emotions and learn skills to recognise yours and have more control over them.
Objective 4
Interpersonal Effectiveness – learn key communication skills to strengthen current relationships and build new ones. You will learn to establish healthy boundaries while respecting your needs and the needs of others.
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Workbooks
To guide you though education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Action Plans
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Check-ins
Support between treatments to help keep things on track.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
Extra Resources
Tools to help you overcome common challenges.
How to get started
For you to access this program, we need a valid referral from a medical practitioner to a psychiatrist with admission rights to Robina Private Hospital. Referrals can be sent via our website, www.robinaprivate.com.au, or directly to the private practice. General enquiries about this program can be made by calling 07 5665 5100.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost?
Participants are admitted as a day patient and as such, can claim their attendance via their health fund. Privately paying is also an option. We ask that patients confirm any applicable out-of-pocket excess or gap costs directly with Robina Private Hospital by calling 07 5665 5100.
Who will find this program helpful?
This program may be useful for people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex Trauma, or who self-harm, have intense and unstable mood states as well as unstable relationships.
When does this treatment start, and how long does it take?
This treatment is run on a monthly basis for 12-weeks. Participants will attend one session per month from 4:00pm to 7:30pm. The treatment can be started at any point throughout the year, Refreshments will be provided.
