Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Mindfulness in the classroom
• Distress Tolerance Skills
• Emotional Regulation skills
• Interpersonal Effectiveness skills

Understand

• When and how to use these skills in the classroom
• DBT skills to cope with academic and social-emotional demands

and Be Able To

• Provide instructional strategies and classroom accommodations to promote academic success
• Provide a learning environment which encourages self-esteem and confidence
• Assist families of students with mental health concerns