Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – Courtney Tassin
Courtney is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in the state of Colorado. Courtney earned her Masters of Arts in forensic psychology from the University of Denver and received her Bachelors of Science in psychology from Louisiana State University. Courtney has fulfilled clinical roles in various forensic settings to include the federal prison system, community mental health centers, competency restoration clinics, and law enforcement co-responder programs. Courtney currently works with the Aurora Police Department’s co-responder model, the Crisis Response Team as the clinician assigned to their Targeted Violence Prevention Program. Courtney works frequently within the school system by providing consultation on threat assessment protocols, mental health policies and procedures, case consultation and recommendations for threat management.
This lecture describes the use of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). DBT is designed to teach strategies in distress tolerance, effective communication, self-awareness, and emotional regulation.