TBT-S Professional Training Expectations

By Hill, L., Peck, S. and Wierenga, C. (2022). Temperament Based Therapy with Support for Anorexia Nervosa: A Novel Treatment. Cambridge University Press, England.  

The book is the foundation to TBT-S Training Levels 1-3.

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• One-day face-to-face TBT-S training, or 
• 7 hours minimum of virtual video TBT-S trainings, accessible to view any time,  
• There are more than 6 hours of TBT-S Training Videos offered.  Professionals can choose the virtual trainings that best fit their practices or educational settings.
• Both face-to-face and virtual options offer handouts.  
• Video trainings range from 15 minutes ($5.00), 1/2 hour ($9.00), & 1 hour ($18.00).
• Each video is followed by quiz questions.
• Professionals and Peer Supports are eligible for Level 1.
• A Certificate of Completion is provided when Level 1 requirements are met.

• Level 2 TBT-S Training is for professionals.
• It focuses on application and practice of TBT-S clinical tools. 
• It is a 3-day TBT-S Training.
• Level 2 Trainings are all face-to-face.
• TBT-S clinical and client tools  and modules are "tried on" and practiced while being coached on how, when, why and where the tools could be applied to augment ongoing therapies.
• Professional clinical, medical, dietary and other trained mental health workers, or university faculty, are eligible for Level 2. 
• Supports are not eligible for TBT-S Level 2 or 3.
• State and province board and legal requirements require having liability insurance, or one's clinical program or educational site covers liability. 
• A Certificate of Completion will be provided.
• There are two versions of Level 2:

1. Child/adolescent  addressing adolescent development and how TBT-S builds upon family therapy.
2. Adult TBT-S Training  (18 yrs. and above). This includes tools for Severe-and-Enduring Anorexia Nervosa.  

 Prerequisites:  

1. Read the TBT-S Manual.  
2. Successfully completed Introductory Level 1 TBT-S Training and pass quizzes if taking this training on line.

• Two options for Level 3: child/adolescents and/or adults.
• It integrates TBT-S clinical and client tools into daily treatment augmenting ongoing therapies.
• It is all virtual.
• It offers 8 hours, in 2-hour segments, for clinicians to discuss cases on how, when, and where to integrate TBT-S clinical and clients tools in outpatient through higher levels of care.
• You can attend one, two, three or four consultations. The price is the same.
• It is hosted for small groups or a clinical team from one setting discussing TBT-S integration and application.
• If clinicians want to be certified as a TBT-S Treatment provider, there is one final step that includes treatment video reviews and passing an examination.

Prerequisites:  

• Read the TBT-S Manual. 
• Level 1: Attend Introductory Level TBT-S Training (6 hours)
• Level 2: Attend Application and Practice Level TBT-S Training (18 hours)

• The TBT-S partners require the clinician to be supervised by a TBT-S Certified Trainer for a minimum of 40 hours  to assure TBT-S  experiential tools, neurobiological information and client tools are appropriately applied in treatment sessions to augment ongoing therapies.
• This clinical supervision could be individual or group sessions. 
• Level 1 quizzes passed.
• Certified Treatment Provider Test passed. 

Prerequisites:  

• Read the TBT-S Manual. 
• Level 1
• Level 2: 
• Level 3: 
• Pass Level 1 quizzes.

Hourly to one day of virtual or face-to-face consultations. 

$350.00 per hour.

Individual and/or group TBT-S consultations tailored to clinician or institutional needs.