Teaching Clients to Use Mindfulness Skills in DBT™

About the Course

This two-day online workshop is specifically designed for mental health professionals interested in integrating mindfulness skills into their Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practice. Building on a decade of successful applications from the book “Teaching Clients to Use Mindfulness Skills” by Dr. Christine Dunkley and Dr. Maggie Stanton, this course provides an updated approach, including insights from a newly added chapter on tailoring mindfulness practices to diverse client groups.

Participants will gain practical tools to introduce mindfulness to clients who may not have initially sought out mindfulness training, learn how to overcome common obstacles to mindfulness practice, and how to take shaping feedback to ensure clients can effectively incorporate these skills into their daily lives.

The workshop includes an optional third day dedicated to enhancing participants’ personal mindfulness practices, allowing for a deeper understanding of the techniques they will be teaching. The optional third day will be taking place on 10th February 2027.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain Mindfulness as a part of DBT: Understand and articulate the role of mindfulness within the DBT framework.
2. Identify Key Features of mindfulness practice: Recognize and describe the core elements of mindfulness practice that are essential for client success.
3. Foster engagement: Develop strategies to foster client engagement with mindfulness, even in the face of scepticism or resistance.
4. Adapt Techniques: Modify and personalize mindfulness practices to suit various clinical settings and client needs.
5. Utilize Feedback: Apply shaping feedback effectively to enhance client learning and retention of mindfulness skills.
6. Understand Personal Practice: Appreciate the importance of maintaining their own mindfulness practice to support their professional work.