Students examine the issue of violence against women and families. The demographics of the population, theories of domestic violence, crisis intervention, and short- and long-term clinical issues will be examined, as will service modalities for women victims and survivors, batterers, and their children.
This course is designed to provide beginning familiarity with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence based psychosocial treatment initially developed for suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Students will be taught the primary theories, principles, and strategies that inform DBT. Students will also become familiar with the latest research on DBT for BPD. Lecture, demonstration, multimedia applications, and group discussion will be used as the primary teaching methods. DBT is a complex treatment with multiple facets. It is therefore not expected that a student will have full competence to deliver the treatment as a result of just this one course. However, this course will provide sufficient background and serve as a necessary prerequisite before using DBT in an applied setting.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that was originally developed for chronically suicidal individuals and is now the gold standard treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. The treatment and its adaptations have since been proven through research to be effective across a wide range of disorders and behavioral problems which have at their core the issue of Pervasive Emotion Dysregulation. Students will be introduced to key theoretical concepts that inform the “spirit” of DBT, along with an overview of core treatment strategies as used within a DBT skills group. This course is focused on DBT skills, and will provide students with a basic understanding of the four DBT skills modules (Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance). The focus will be on the revised and expanded DBT Skills Manual released in late 2014. Through course assignments and in-class activities, students will have an opportunity to learn the content of the skills, as well as how to structure and conduct a DBT skills group. Students will develop a beginning understanding of standard comprehensive DBT, the particular function of each treatment component, (e.g., individual, group, consultation team, coaching) and how DBT skills relate to the other program components. The basic format of this course will include the Instructor's presentation of concepts and principles, group discussion, modeling, role-plays, and technique coaching. As a practice elective, the major focus is on skill development. As such, students are expected participate fully in in-class practice exercises and be receptive to feedback from their classmates.
This class is a required final semester seminar for students enrolled in the CSSW DBT Intensive Training Program and not open to students outside that program. It is designed to synthesize, confirm and reinforce prior learning in DBT and general CBT, ensuring that program graduates are prepared for clinical work with client populations exhibiting a range of behavioral dysfunctions from mild problems in living that may benefit from DBT skills training to severe and complex disorders, including suicidal behaviors that require comprehensive DBT.
Particularly at the severe and complex end of the spectrum, it is critically important that students understand and are prepared to conduct competent individual DBT sessions, structured with fidelity and incorporating DBT strategies as needed in a principle-based treatment. Further, it is expected that students are familiar and facile with the use of DBT protocols when faced with crisis and suicidal behaviors
. It is understood that students enter this semester with varying levels of competence and experience in these protocols based on their internship sites and that ongoing individual assessment between the student and instructor will play a major role in this class. Professional development and personal practice development are an integral part of all these activities: goals and activities will be individually assigned.
Students may take these courses provided they have completed relevant work available in the regular course program. Tutorials are offered in social gerontology, children and family services, health services, substance abuse, AIDS, family policy, and comparative social policy, among others. Social work practice and social science tutorials are offered when required by students in attendance.
Students may take these courses provided they have completed relevant work available in the regular course program. Tutorials are offered in social gerontology, children and family services, health services, substance abuse, AIDS, family policy, and comparative social policy, among others. Social work practice and social science tutorials are offered when required by students in attendance.
Students may take these courses provided they have completed relevant work available in the regular course program. Tutorials are offered in social gerontology, children and family services, health services, substance abuse, AIDS, family policy, and comparative social policy, among others. Social work practice and social science tutorials are offered when required by students in attendance.
Students may take these courses provided they have completed relevant work available in the regular course program. Tutorials are offered in social gerontology, children and family services, health services, substance abuse, AIDS, family policy, and comparative social policy, among others. Social work practice and social science tutorials are offered when required by students in attendance.
Discussion of problem formulation and research design on topics suggested by participants, in order to help doctoral candidates formulate dissertation proposals.
Focuses on the science of behavioral intervention research and provides students with the knowledge and skills to design and evaluate such research. Covers research design, theory and its relationship to study aims, methodology, measurement and outcomes, efficacy and effectiveness clinical trials, different types of intervention research, sampling, recruitment, the process of intervention development, the use of process measures to examine intervention implementation, assessing fidelity and adherence, conducting data analysis, and the importance of research ethics.
In the term following the passing of comprehensive examinations, doctoral candidates must register for a total of 6 points of instruction. Supervision and consultation are provided by the faculty to doctoral candidates in the courses of their selection of the dissertation topic, carrying out the prescribed research, and writing the dissertation. Library privileges are included.