Credentialing for Mental Health Practitioners in DBT!
Two pathways to being Credentialed in DBT!
Please carefully review the criteria below before committing to one of the two below pathways for becoming a DBT Practitioner through the credentialing process of the Australian DBT Institute. All Credentialed DBT Practitioners are to meet the Education, Practice, Professional and Philosophical requirements of Credentialing as a DBT Practitioner. DBT Practitioner Credentialing is ratified by our DBT credentialing committee 3 times per year in April, August and December.
DBT Credentialing Committee
Our DBT credentialing committee of experienced DBT Practitioners was established by the Australian DBT Institute in 2008 to independently oversee the credentialing of mental health professionals in DBT who reside in Australia, South Africa and South East Asia. The Australian DBT Institute has been developing DBT Practitioners in Australia and Internationally since 2004!
Organisational Experience
Australian DBT Institute has developed over 17,000 mental health professionals and developed hundreds of DBT programs since 2004 in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, South Africa, UK and Singapore.
Credentialing Team
Our credentialing service is overseen by mental health practitioners with international experience, who run DBT programs and are intensively trained and previously mentored in DBT by Behavioral Tech LLC.
Credentialing Criteria
Our credentialing criteria is based on consumer and carer feedback, Australian professional standards, the evidence base and experiences of senior mental health practitioners delivering DBT programs.
DO WE CERTIFY CLINICIANS?
Our credentialing model is developed against Australian Practice Standards that credentials proficiency and understanding of DBT. DBT®-Linehan Board of Certification in the USA is the only service offering DBT certification.
Credentialed DBT Practitioner Criteria
Credentialing is the process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, organisational members or organisations, and assessing their background and legitimacy. Many health care institutions and provider networks conduct their own credentialing, generally through a credentialing specialist or electronic service, with review by a credentialing committee. Listed below is our 6 Criterion for Credentialed DBT Practitioners!
The Australian DBT Institute and our partner organisations do not claim to have any affiliation with Behavioral Tech LLC. nor DBT®-Linehan Board of Certification. Credentialing has been developed against Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines and Australian Professional Registration Bodies.
The Australian DBT Institute and our partner organisations do not claim to have any affiliation with Behavioral Tech LLC. nor DBT®-Linehan Board of Certification. Credentialing has been developed against Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines and Australian Professional Registration Bodies.
Professional Memberships
Credentialed DBT practitioners are members of an incorporated association of a helping profession (eg. Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Psychotherapy, Counselling)
DBT Education
Completion of a recognised specialist post registration course in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Programs such as the Australian DBT Institute Comprehensive Training, Behavioral Tech’s Intensive Training in DBT or equivalent are expected to have been completed.
Clinical Experience
Credentialed DBT Practitioners have at least 200 hours of person-¬to-person psychotherapy/counselling experience and 50 hours of supervision relating to a minimum of 200 hours of client contact.
Commitment to CPD
Credentialed DBT Practitioners are required to have acquired minimum continuing professional development points to maintain their professional registration and/or associated professional memberships.
DBT Knowledge
Credentialed DBT Practitioners are required to have completed a Personal Statement of Practice outlining the theoretical perspective, experiences, self-awareness, knowledge & understanding and reasons for their interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Additionally, practitioners are expected to have proficiency in at least two other therapeutic approaches to complement their applications of DBT!
Professional Referees
Practitioners are to have their clinical practice supported by two professional referees. Practitioners are expected to be providing a safe environment with no disciplinary action on Professional Registration. Attendees of Intensive training programs will have their facilitators provide this confirmation of DBT practice.
We’re happy to answer any questions you might have about Credentialing in DBT.
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