Intro to RO DBT CE Webinar for therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists
 
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Introduction To Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) for Disorders of Over-Control - 3 hours


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When & Where:

  • Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • Time: 1:00pm – 4:15pm Eastern Time
  • CE Hours Included: 3 (please see below for details)
  • Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
  • Investment: $87 before Friday, June 5th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
  • Presented by: Courtney Ward, Psy.D., HSPP (see bio below)
  • Workshop Recording: A recording of this workshop will be available to review for 60 days, and should be available within two weeks of the live presentation. However, participants must attend live to receive the "Synchronous" CE Certificate.
  • Instruction Level: Introductory
  • Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists

Educational Objectives:

After completing this workshop in its entirety, you will be able to:

  • Assess the problem of overcontrol according to the four core deficits and the biosocial theory for overcontrol
  • Discuss what Radical Openness is (and is not)
  • Demonstrate the RO-DBT treatment hierarchy and modes of treatment
  • Evaluate whether RO DBT might be a suitable treatment for your clients

Workshop Description:

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) is an evidence-based transdiagnostic treatment designed to increase openness, flexibility, and social connectedness in people who experience mental health problems characterized by excessive inhibitory control or maladaptive overcontrol (Lynch, 2018a). These clients typically suffer from social isolation, perfectionism, and severe and difficult-to-treat mental health problems, including but not limited to chronic depression, anorexia nervosa, autism spectrum disorders, and personality disorders. RO DBT has been developed and researched over the past 30 years. Current RO DBT research, training, and clinical work has extended to different age groups (adolescents, older adults, young adults), different disorders (anorexia, chronic depression, autism, personality disorders, treatment-resistant anxiety), different cultures and countries in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, and different settings (forensic, inpatient, outpatient).
This 3-hour live interactive webinar gives mental health practitioners who are not yet familiar with RO DBT an overview of the RO-DBT approach and how it can be applied transdiagnostically. The aim is for clinicians to be able to make a more informed decision after attending this webinar on whether RO DBT is suitable for their clients.

Course Outline:

  • Why we need a new treatment, research on RO DBT (20 minutes)
  • Tribes Matter (20 minutes)
  • What is overcontrol & the Biosocial Theory underlying OC (30 minutes)
  • Radical Openness and Self-Enquiry (30 minutes)
  • Treatment Targets – the four core deficits of overcontrol (20 minutes)
  • Treatment modes & skills (15 minutes)
  • Video demonstration of an RO DBT Skills Class (25 minutes)
  • Q&A (20 minutes)

Workshop Schedule (Eastern Time):

  • 12:30pm - 1:00pm | Sign-In and Welcome
  • 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Session
  • 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break
  • 2:45pm - 4:15pm | Session
  • 4:15pm | Continuing Education Certificates Available

Presented by: Courtney Ward, Psy.D., HSPP

Dr. Ward is a member of Woodview Psychology Group, a group practice in Indianapolis, Indiana, that specializes in DBT and RO DBT programs. Dr. Ward graduated from the University of Indianapolis in August 2014 with her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Dr. Ward works with adolescents and adults and has completed intensive training with Thomas Lynch, PhD, the developer of RO DBT. She participated in the RO DBT Scholar's Program and is currently a senior clinician. Dr. Ward provides individual RO DBT therapy for adolescents and adults, and leads adolescent and adult skills classes.

3 CE Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:

  • PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
  • COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please click here for more detailed information.
  • SOCIAL WORKERS: TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
  • MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (GAMFT). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.

Registration: To register for individual workshops, you may use our online payment option, or to pay by check you may print and complete the Registration Form and mail or fax it to our office. The registration form is available on our website: www.theknowledgetree.org. Registration is permitted until the time the workshop begins, unless otherwise specified.

Multiple Workshop Special: There is a 10% Discount with registration for two workshops. There is a 15% Discount with registrations for three or four workshops. There is a 20% Discount with registration for five or more workshops.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for, you can either receive a credit for another workshop or receive a refund if you are within the refund policy period. Refunds will be given for cancellations received at least five days prior to the workshop. More information about refund/cancellation can be found here.

Attendance Policy: 100% attendance and completion of a course evaluation is required at any CE program in order to receive credit for that CE program. No partial credit is given. Certificates of completion will be available in each attendee’s account once the broadcast has ended and the course evaluation completed.

ADA Requests: We will make every effort to accommodate any reasonable ADA request. Please call or email us at least two weeks prior to the event. Payment and registration are required to fulfill an ADA request.

No Conflict Policy: Neither The Knowledge Tree nor its speakers have received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program. 

System Requirements: Live Interactive Webinars are facilitated via Zoom. System requirements for the Zoom platform are linked at our FAQ page.

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