2019-20 School Psychologists Series
Dr. Elizabeth Dexter Mazza is our presenter on March 3, 2020
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills in Schools
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills in Schools helps students develop their own toolboxes of effective behavioral strategies, or "life enhancement" strategies. An overview of DBT in Schools will be provided. These skills help students manage difficult and emotional situations and to make better decisions when they are experiencing emotional distress.
The focus will be on practical skills such as goal setting, targeting, and skill use. Following training, participants will understand when and how to apply basic principals of DBT in school setting.
Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza, Psy.D.
Dr. Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza is a certified DBT therapist and co-author of the DBT STEPS-A social emotional learning curriculum for middle and high school students. She received her doctoral degree from the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University in 2004, and completed her predoctoral internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center’s Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program. Dr. Dexter-Mazza completed her postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Dr. Marsha Linehan at the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC) at the University of Washington.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills in Schools (Psych Series) at Oakland Schools
Tuesday, Mar 3, 2020, 08:30 AM
Oakland Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township, MI 48328
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2019-20 Skills for School Psychologists Series
Presented by:
Oakland Schools and the Macomb-St. Clair Psychological Association
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5/4/2020
Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D.
at Macomb ISD
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https://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/educators/professional-learning-calendar