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LGBTQ+ Clients & DBT

Effectively using DBT to Meet the Needs of LGBTQ+ Clients

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February 28, 2025, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 full members; $60 partial members & nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
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Course Description

In this training, we will explore ways that DBT can be tailored or contextualized in order to meet the needs of our LGBTQ+ clients. We will discuss minority stress theory and how it aligns with DBT's biosocial theory.
Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will learn ways to maintain treatment fidelity while meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ clients
  • Participants will understand how minority stress theory fits with biosocial theory in DBT
  • Participants will describe how minority stress may relate to emotion dysregulation and related difficulties
  • Participants will apply existing DBT skills to the needs of LGBTQ+ clients

About the Trainer

Kim Skerven, Ph.D., ABPP

Kim Skerven, Ph.D., ABPP

Kim Skerven, Ph.D., ABPP is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She is a Certified Clinician through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. Dr. Skerven provides individual DBT, conducts DBT skills training groups, and provides DBT supervision.