4 TBT-S training levels

Goal:   

Introduce psychologists, social workers, MH therapists, educators, and graduate students to a novel specialized therapy for eating disorders that is grounded in current temperament-based evidence: Temperament Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S). 

Description:

• 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 to 1 hour.
• Each video is followed by quiz questions.
• Professionals and Peer Supports are eligible for Level 1.
• A  "Confirmation of Completion" is provided when Level 1 requirements are met.

Goal:

  Apply current neurobiological eating disorder temperament-based research and TBT-S clinical intervention tools into multiple treatment levels and cultures for eating disorders and comorbid trait-based illnesses.

Description:

• 3-day  face-to-face training for professionals (not support persons).
• It focuses on application and practice of TBT-S clinical tools and experiential interventions. 
• Clinicians are coached on how, when, why and where the TBT-S tools could be applied to augment ongoing therapies.
• The Institute expects providers to have their own state/province graduate education, and if practicing, liability insurance,  
• A " Confirmation of Completion will be provided at the end of the training.
• 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.  

Requirements:

Successful completion of Level 1

Goal: 

Integrate the novel Temperament Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S) into clinical practices ranging from outpatient to residential care for clients of all ages with eating disorders to fill treatment gaps in ongoing therapies.

Description: 

• 4  two-hour sessions of small group discussion on how TBT-S is being integrated into their practices (8 hours total).
• Live virtual sessions from 4-8 professionals.
• Professional clinical, medical, dietary and other trained mental health workers, or university faculty, are eligible for Level 3. 
• 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 "Confirmation of Completion" will be provided.
• There are two versions of Level 3:

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. 

Requirements: 

Successful completion of Levels 1 & 2 

• Individuals are have live supervision. 
• Two types of supervision: child/adolescents and/or adults.
• It integrates TBT-S clinical and client tools into daily treatment while augmenting ongoing therapies.
• Minimum of 70 hours.
• Required for clinicians who want to be certified as a TBT-S Treatment provider.
• A "Confirmation of Completion" will be provided.
• There are two versions of Level 3:

Requirements: 

Successful completion of Levels 1, 2 & 3