The Bridge Training Institute offers continuing education workshops and personalized consultation services that focus on evidence-based and best practice treatment models for human services professionals and licensed clinicians. Our training and consultation services help you to develop proven and effective clinical skills. You will always come away with tools that you can put into practice the next day.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Consultation Team
A weekly, online professional development experience

The DBT Consultation team is often referred to as "therapy for the therapist." The team's role is to "help the therapist think clearly about how to conceptualize the patient, the relationship, and behavioral change in DBT theoretical terms, and how to apply the treatment skillfully." (Linehan, 1993, p. 428). The team also helps each member maintain balanced attitudes and behaviors toward clients and members act as cheerleaders to maintain the motivation of each member.
From: DBT-Linehan Board of Certification website  https://dbt-lbc.org/index.php?page=101147#consultation


As you know from your DBT training, the Consultation Team is critical to ensuring that you are delivering effective treatment. The Consultation Team also provides the ongoing learning, support and encouragement every therapist needs to keep going in the face of enormous clinical challenges.

What 
The Bridge Training Institute is offering an ongoing, online Consultation Team led by 2 highly skilled and experienced leaders. Membership is limited to 8 people. Each session will conform to the Consultation Team principles and format specified by Marsha Linehan. For a very detailed description of the Consultation Team, please see: https://dbt-lbc.org/index.php?page=101147#consultation.

When
There are 2 Consultation Teams that meet meet for 90 minutes every Tuesday in a video-conference format. Team 1 meets at 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM EST. Team 2 meets at 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM EST. A computer, tablet or cell phone with a camera is all the technology you will need. A high-speed internet connection is recommended.

The Learning Objectives
During the Consultation Team, participants will: 

  • Utilize the Behavioral Agreements of the DBT Consultation Team
  • Utilize the Consultation Team Agreements
  • Participate in a variety of mindfulness practices
  • Utilize DBT Consultation Team Agenda Setting
  • Participate in Case Consultation (based on hierarchy of targets and urgency ratings);
  • Participate in learning and practicing DBT Skills and Concepts

The Continuing Education Credits
CEUs will be awarded every 6 weeks as follows:
Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers - 4.5 Credits
Massachusetts Psychological Association (APA)- 9 Credits
Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor Association (LMHC) - 9 Credits 

Please note: You must attend at least 5 of the 6 sessions to receive your CEUs. We are not permitted to offer partial credit.

The Cost  
The cost of membership in the Consultation Team is $150 per month. The benefits of membership include: participation in the weekly 90-minute Consultation Team sessions; unlimited access to the DBT Insiders Page at www.thebridgetraininginstitute.org; DBT documents created by team leaders such as skills group handouts and diary cards and; access to the most current research studies and new developments in DBT treatment.

We will charge your credit card each month 15 days in advance. Your company may also pay for your membership through a recurring purchase order that allows us to invoice for your membership on a monthly basis. You may cancel your membership at any time.

Who Should Participate
Members should have a strong training and/or direct supervised experience in DBT and be actively leading DBT skills groups or providing DBT individual therapy

Questions?
Please contact: Elizabeth Plante, elizabeth.plante@openskycs.org or 508-755-0333

Click Here for the Consultation Team registration form.

Elizabeth Plante, MA, LMHC, DBTC is a certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy clinician through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. Ms. Plante received her Master’s Degree from Assumption College with a concentration in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Children and Families. Ms. Plante was also awarded a certificate in CBT through the Aaron T. Beck Institute in Cognitive Studies at Assumption College. Ms. Plante has received intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy under Charlie Swenson and advanced intensive training under Marsha Linehan.

Ms. Plante is the DBT Specialist and Director of Outpatient Services at Open Sky Community Services. In this capacity, she oversees implementation of DBT throughout the agency including training, supervision, and consultation. She also oversees the operation of the agency’s counseling center.

Ms. Plante has provided DBT and CBT to individuals for the past 17 years. She leads several consultation teams, both within the agency as well as in the community. She co-developed and facilitated the Training Institute’s DBT series as well the agency’s internal staff and clinical training series. She has facilitated both day-long trainings as well as shorter trainings individually tailored to meet the needs of specific programs. Ms. Plante has experiencing in doing DBT consultation and training for the Department of Youth Services, school systems, and other non-profit agencies.

Ms. Plante is also trained in CR for PTSD and Prolonged Exposure for PTSD. In addition, she is working toward becoming a certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher.