In January 2024 the Australian DBT Institute has a huge milestone to celebrate! We will be celebrating 20 years of developing mental health professionals and delivering comprehensive DBT programs! To…
ADBTI Clinical Psychology Registrar Program
Based on our experience supporting placement students, new graduates, and early-career practitioners, the Australian DBT Institute and Essentia Health Clinics have developed a comprehensive Clinical Psychology Registrar Program. The program, delivered…
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is not just group!
In Australia, many programs now proclaim to be Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programs! But are they really DBT programs? The short answer to the above question is not all programs that…
2016 DBT Program accepting applications from Mental Health Professionals!
The Australian DBT Institute is offering up to 4 DBT Fellowships at the Essentia Health & Wellbeing Centre location in Highett Victoria. DBT Fellows are qualified Clinical Psychologists, Credentialed Mental Health Nurses,…
National Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) awareness day!
Today is national Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) awareness day! At any one point in time, between 1 and 4 per cent of the general population experiences Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD);…
2014 DBT Training Dates & Locations!
This training program supports mental health professionals and Indigenous health workers to deliver the skills, knowledge and resources to successfully implement the ATSI-DBT Program which has been developed by the Australian DBT…
Treatment considerations for health professionals
The complexity of a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) presentation lends it self to much confusion and conjecture within the mental health profession. As highlighted in the DSM5 and ICD10 diagnostic criteria, there…
BPD Diagnosis: DSM-V & ICD10
Borderline Personality Disorder is classified in Australia using the criteria in both the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-V (301.83) and the World Health Organization’s ICD-10 (F60.3). The courts and private practitioners usually refer to the DSM-V whilst…
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is one of the core components of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Nobel Peace Prize nominee, prolific author and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh describes mindfulness as “the energy of…
Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder
Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often receive mental health treatment with the benefits shown for the use of psychotherapy (NCCMH, 2009; Peris, 2009; NHMRC, 2012) and to a lesser…