A DBT-Informed Approach to Crisis Intervention with Youth and Families

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and principles are uniquely suited to help youth and families in crisis to regulate and deescalate in the moment and to reduce need for higher levels of care. This presentation will provide an overview of DBT, highlight skills and principles relevant to crisis intervention, and provide tips about how to apply DBT skills and principles to crisis intervention.

Learning objectives:

• Gain knowledge about rationale for and structure of DBT
• Identify DBT skills and principles relevant to crisis intervention.
• Gain understanding of how to apply DBT skills and principles in the moment

Bio:

Daniel Landauer, Ph.D., LP, is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is the co-lead of the University of Minnesota Dialectical Behavioral Therapy outpatient program for youth and adults. Dr. Landauer specializes in evidence-based assessments and interventions for youth (and their families) who experience challenges with depression, anxiety, emotion regulation, impulsivity, suicidal ideation, and self-injurious behavior. Dr. Landauer has extensive experience in acute care settings for youth including residential treatment centers, inpatient psychiatric hospital programs, partial hospitalization programs, and intensive outpatient programs.