DBT Live Programs 

Your course guide, preparation, proposed live-session schedule, recording and resource release information, and completion requirements.

Your course guide, preparation and 2027 session information

Start here - your 2027 workshop

<h2 id="5c42b4e6-c3ae-4c2e-82e6-43e85eff8552" data-toc-id="5c42b4e6-c3ae-4c2e-82e6-43e85eff8552" style="text-align: left; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2;">Build a connected foundation in DBT</h2><p>DBT Essentials is a paid, two-day workshop for mental health professionals who want a clear introduction to the DBT model and its four skills modules. It combines core theory, guided exercises and live questions. This workshop is separate from the free, self-paced DBT Foundations course.</p><h3 id="abe47ff0-ad43-4a98-b915-790851061682" data-toc-id="abe47ff0-ad43-4a98-b915-790851061682" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">What you will explore</h3><ul><li><p>Day 1: the biosocial model, dialectics, treatment structure and treatment priorities.</p></li><li><p>Day 2: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, with guided practice.</p></li><li><p>How the theory and skills connect, and what further training or supervision fits your professional role.</p></li></ul><h3 id="7a91faa7-9272-4ec3-82e2-9f13f42527b4" data-toc-id="7a91faa7-9272-4ec3-82e2-9f13f42527b4" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">2027 delivery and dates</h3><p><strong>Australia: live online over two days in January 2027. Both dates are to be confirmed.</strong> The planned teaching time is 09:00-16:30 Sydney time each day, including breaks. All dates remain proposed. Joining details will be provided in the enrolled learner area when confirmed.</p><p><strong>South Africa:</strong> teaching is planned as an on-demand release. The Essentials release date and regional offer remain to be confirmed. The Australian timetable is not a South African live attendance schedule.</p><h3 id="96bac405-b489-4fe3-82a7-ec4182ab1733" data-toc-id="96bac405-b489-4fe3-82a7-ec4182ab1733" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">Your enrolment includes</h3><ul><li><p>The two-day Australian online workshop.</p></li><li><p>The 2027 workshop recordings, workbooks and learning resources as they are released.</p></li><li><p>Access through your DBT Central learning account and learning app.</p></li></ul><p>This workshop is also included in both 2027 annual programmes: Comprehensive Training and Comprehensive + Implementation. Annual case-learning sessions and the separate twelve-week implementation programme are not included in an individual workshop purchase.</p><h3 id="a30a2735-c6ac-4a6c-8e90-9d65cb7decab" data-toc-id="a30a2735-c6ac-4a6c-8e90-9d65cb7decab" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">Your facilitator</h3><p><strong>Werner Teichert</strong> is a clinical psychologist, Board-approved Supervisor and founder of DBT Central. Trained in DBT through Behavioral Tech, his work spans clinical care, clinician training, supervision and DBT programme development across Australia and Southern Africa.</p><h3 id="215c8ede-bd91-49da-9485-88d3a10b3b56" data-toc-id="215c8ede-bd91-49da-9485-88d3a10b3b56" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">Before you attend</h3><p>Have a reliable internet connection, a device suitable for live online learning, and a quiet space for guided practice. Bring professional learning questions and keep clinical examples de-identified. Recordings and teaching resources for the 2027 event are forthcoming; this is not immediate access to a completed recorded course.</p><h3 id="1ac502eb-7c14-4c5d-83d2-092ccb742052" data-toc-id="1ac502eb-7c14-4c5d-83d2-092ccb742052" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">Completion and professional learning</h3><p>Activity-specific attendance, evaluation, certificate and CPD requirements will be confirmed before delivery. No fixed CPD allocation is claimed at this stage. Professional education does not independently certify DBT competence or replace supervision, professional scope or service governance.</p><h3 id="784c8930-1bd3-46dd-9143-6e06d5ec2aeb" data-toc-id="784c8930-1bd3-46dd-9143-6e06d5ec2aeb" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">Support and booking information</h3><p>Course access and booking support: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:hello@dbtcentral.com">hello@dbtcentral.com</a>. Please review the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dbtcentral.com/terms-and-conditions">education terms</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dbtcentral.com/privacy">education privacy policy</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dbtcentral.com/training-calendar">current 2027 calendar</a>. DBT Care clinical-platform access is separate from this training.</p><h3 id="590c0b19-3edd-4e82-b5f5-3a4b94e2dc14" data-toc-id="590c0b19-3edd-4e82-b5f5-3a4b94e2dc14" style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2;">Australian fee and access</h3><p><strong>Early-bird fee: A$395 + A$39.50 GST = A$434.50 total.</strong> For this live course, recordings and resources expire 12 months after the final live session. The exact expiry date will be confirmed when the January workshop dates are finalised. The annual programme is purchased separately unless you have enrolled in an annual package.</p><p><strong>On-demand purchases:</strong> Access to a separately purchased on-demand course expires 12 months after purchase. For this live-course enrolment, access expires 12 months after the final live session, as stated above.</p>

Two live online teaching days introducing DBT theory, treatment structure and the four skills modules, with guided practice. January 2027 dates to be confirmed. Includes workshop recordings and resources.

Course content

DBT Essentials - Level 1 | Live Online 2027

Werner Teichert

What you will learn

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