Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Health and P.E. Professiona

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Health and P.E. Professionals

*This course has been pre-approved by OAHPERD for 5 clock hours.

This session will offer an introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and its implications and uses for HPERD professionals. Topics will include defining DBT and the four skills associated. A discussion of each skill and some techniques taught will be provided. Finally, a look at what aspects of DBT a HPERD professional can do to incorporate concepts with participants will be discussed. This session will utilize videos to help provide visual examples of the skills and ways to utilize the skills to provide the best outcomes. At completion of the course, the learner is required to pass a quiz with at least a 80% in order to demonstrate competency and be awarded a completion certificate.

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By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify the four concepts of Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify the recommended populations for Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify how to use Dialectical Behavior Therapy concepts as a HPERD professional.

Valerie Lazzara Mould, MA, CTRS-BH

Instructor Bio:

Valerie is a graduate of The University of Toledo and has been a CTRS since 2008. In 2007 she earned a Bachelors of Science in Recreational Therapy and continued her education in 2008 with a Masters of Arts degree in Recreation Administration. She started her career at The University of Toledo Medical Center working on both the geriatric psychiatry and physical rehabilitation units. In 2012 she moved to Columbus, Ohio where she worked as a contingent staff member at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Additionally, she been a part-time faculty member via distance learning for The University of Toledo School of Exercise Rehab Sciences. Currently Valerie is employed full-time at Nationwide Children’s Hospital with a focus on the inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry unit. She has given many presentations over the years at conferences such as The University of Toledo Recreational Therapy Club Conference, Nationwide Children Hospital’s Therapeutic Recreation Fall Conference, the American Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual Conference, and The Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance State Convention. Valerie is a current board and committee member for the Ohio Recreational Therapy Association.

Valerie Lazzara Mould, MA, CTRS-BH

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