About The Course


Date: Thursday July 21, 2022   

Location: Remotely via Zoom (Link available in curriculum, access will be given once enrolled)

Time: 9:00AM-11:00pm

Course Description: Sometimes clients struggle to manage intense emotions or experiences. DBT provides an opportunity for clients to enhance their skills in managing emotions and regulating themselves in powerful ways. In this workshop, explore common emotions and different ways that people handle difficult emotions. Learn about options for clients to adopt healthy coping skills and have a new relationship with their emotions.


Participants will be able to:

  • Explore common emotions and common coping patterns.
  • Discover dialectical methods of emotional regulation.
  • Identify two ways that clinicians can support client emotional regulation.



Meet The Presenter


Diane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas. She has over 20 years of experience in the fields of psychology, social work and mental health.

Diane was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work at The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, for over 10 years. She obtained her master’s degree in Social Work from KU in 2006, with clinical concentrations in Children & Families and Mental Health. Diane taught classes in the Clinical Master’s program, which included: Clinical Social Work Practice, Loss and Grief, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Family Therapy, Advanced Standing Practice, and Mental Health & Psychopathology. Diane was also a practicum Field Instructor, Field Liaison and Community Education trainer for the School of Social Welfare.

Diane has facilitated hundreds of trainings to mental health professionals, physicians and nurses, teachers, police officers, business personnel, and local City Council members. Diane enjoys the creativity that comes with envisioning and designing trainings, and aims to provide trainings that are informative, engaging and skill-building. She has customized and facilitated leadership and corporate trainings to EAP clients on wellness and business topics.

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