“Distress Tolerance with DBT”
April 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Many of the clients we serve experience emotional distress due to life circumstances, often finding it overwhelming and debilitating. By learning to tolerate distressing circumstances, clients can both weather the storm of their emotions and learn to interpret their emotions and sensations as less distressing. This webinar, with featured speaker Laval Martin, will explore distress tolerance skills, through the lens of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). DBT is an evidence-informed and empirically-validated treatment modality, originally designed to treat people experiencing suicidal ideation and borderline personality disorder.
About Laval Martin
Laval has worked in social work since 2006, supporting diverse populations including those facing mental health challenges, disabilities, and homelessness. He has extensive experience in crisis intervention and conflict resolution through his work in group homes, shelters, and drop-ins.
He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.
All are welcome
About the Alumni Association event series
The FIFSW Alumni Association proudly presents an annual event series of virtual and in-person lectures, workshops and other professional development experiences focused on clinical conversations, best practices and emerging trends and themes in the field of social work.