1 Hour / 1 CE

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Introduction to DBT is presented by Michele Galietta, PhD.

DBT is a cognitive behavior therapy that emphasizes individual psychotherapy and group skills training classes to help individuals learn (and use) new skills and strategies to develop a life that they experience as worth living. DBT skills include skills for mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. This program provides an overview of the components of DBT and a discussion of how this therapy can be used to treat various client problems.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe the modes of DBT and their Function
  • 2 Describe how DBT can be used to treat a variety of client problems

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for a broad range of mental health professionals who provide care to individuals with mood, personality, or emotion regulation disorders, and is relevant for anyone involved in the assessment or treatment of these conditions using cognitive-behavioral interventions.

    • Mental Health Professional
    • Psychologist (clinical, counseling, and related specialties)
    • Psychiatrist
    • Social Worker
    • Case Manager
    • Nurse (including psychiatric and mental health nurses)
    • Marriage & Family Therapist
    • Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor
    • Other professionals working with individuals needing cognitive-behavioral interventions

  • Experience Level

    This training is designed for beginner-level licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals seeking foundational knowledge of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

      Beginner: Participants are new to DBT or have limited experience, seeking an introduction to the modes and functions of DBT, an overview of its core components, and foundational skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Participants may be interested in understanding how DBT can be applied to a variety of client problems.

  • Practice Setting

    • Psychologists (clinical, counseling, and related specialties)

    • Psychiatrists

    • Social workers

    • Case managers

    • Nurses (including psychiatric and mental health nurses)

    • Marriage & family therapists

    • Alcohol & drug abuse counselors

    • Other mental health professionals working with individuals needing cognitive-behavioral interventions

Presented By

Michele Galietta, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Dr. Michele Galietta is Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York where she served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program from 2005-2013. Dr. Galietta is a researcher and clinician specializing in the training, adaptation and dissemination of empirically-supported treatments to community and forensic/correctional settings.

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).



Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.