What we do
- Maintain DBT treatment integrity by providing standards for essential theoretical and intervention aspects of DBT.
- Create and support a community of practice for people who share Dr. Marsha Linehan’s passion for compassionate and evidence-based behavior therapy.
- Stimulate the continued advancement of research and practice of DBT.
- Bridge the science-practice gap by providing a platform for development based on collaboration among clinicians, researchers, consumers and other stakeholders.
- Foster the dissemination and implementation of DBT across the world, especially in underserved areas and populations, while maintaining treatment fidelity.
- Provide standards for quality training relevant to diverse cultural variations while maintaining core or essential DBT elements.
- Establish standards for DBT training.
- Build a strong, informed and connected membership body and act as their advocate.
For Whom
- For people who are suffering from serious mental health problems; for their families; for at-risk populations; for health care practitioners; for scientists; for other mental health care stakeholders.
How
- Commitment to an expert-driven, transparent, representational, and non-commercial structure.
- Establishing a leading international authority on the science, practice and delivery of DBT.
- Encouraging innovation and creativity in DBT research and treatment delivery.
- Protecting the quality and standards of practice of DBT by developing guidelines on training and certification of DBT under consideration of the currently established national standards.
- Providing access to information and resources through website and social media.
- Providing annual international meetings.