CBT and DBT Clinical Boosters: August 2026
August 12 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
About this course
C4 and BHDDH are offering refreshers for core behavioral health skills: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These webinars are meant as refreshers, but are also open to people who are new to these skills and want to jump start their learning.
CBT Booster
Reconnecting with CBT: Core Skills for Behavioral Health
This booster re-grounds participants in the core mechanics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how to put them to work in everyday practice. Participants will revisit the cognitive model, refresh their ability to recognize unhelpful thinking patterns, and practice concrete techniques they can bring into sessions, check-ins, and skills-coaching moments. The session emphasizes practical application across the range of roles in behavioral health, helping each participant translate CBT concepts into the work they actually do.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the cognitive model and explain how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact to influence client functioning and recovery.
2. Identify common cognitive distortions and automatic thoughts that surface in clients with substance use and co-occurring disorders.
3. Apply at least two cognitive restructuring or behavioral activation techniques (e.g., thought records, behavioral scheduling) in session or in supportive interactions.
4. Adapt brief, CBT-informed strategies to fit their specific role, population, and treatment setting.
DBT Booster
DBT Skills Refresher: Helping Clients Navigate Distress
This booster reinforces the practical, in-the-moment side of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for professionals supporting clients with intense emotions, crisis behaviors, and interpersonal challenges. Participants will refresh the four skills modules and the acceptance-and-change dialectic at the heart of DBT, then focus on coaching clients through specific skills when it matters most. The session emphasizes real-world application across the range of behavioral health roles, helping each participant apply these skills in a way that fits their work.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Revisit DBT foundations with an advanced lens
2. Explore areas clinicians may overlook or apply automatically
3. Surface common gaps and critical cultural considerations
4. Integrate emerging practices for deepened therapeutic impact
Training Facts:
- Dates: on Wednesdays, August 12 (CBT) and August 19, 2026 (DBT)
- Time: 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Online Zoom meeting room
- Subject: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Practice level: Beginner, Intermediate
- CE credit:
- ASWB: 3 hours
- NAADAC: 3 hours
- NBCC: 3 hours
- Course type: Live interactive webinar
- 90 minute live webcasts
- Participants will participate in weekly live webinars with the instructors. They will also have access to weekly readings, videos, and other actives on the learning page. They will be quizzed on the knowledge they learn from the live webcasts and learning activities every week to ensure understanding.
- Covered topics: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Date created: 2026
Meet the Faculty:
Dr. Ashley Stewart (She/Her) is the Director of the Center for Strategic Transformation at C4 Innovations and an Assistant Professor at Temple University’s School of Social Work. Her work focuses on advancing equity-centered organizational change and addressing institutionalized forms of identity-based oppression. Ashley provides training, consultation, and strategic support to organizations seeking to build more inclusive, anti-oppressive, and sustainable workplace cultures. Her expertise includes racial equity, organizational transformation, mental health, and anti-oppressive practice.
Who Should Take This Course:
Staff at all levels of health and human service agencies, behavioral health organizations, and recovery-centered organizations.
System Technology Requirements:
Please ensure your viewing device complies with the following recommendations:
- Must be on a device that allows you to view MP4 files
- Ensure you have a strong enough internet speed to stream
- Ensure you don’t have firewalls blocking the video (some firewalls block some HTTP addresses)
We will be using Zoom for the viewing of our live sessions. In order to have the best experience for Zoom, please download the application here: https://zoom.us.
Refund and Cancellation policy:
Access is automatically provided to this course once purchased. Therefore, no cancellation will be allowed. For special circumstances before the live sessions begin, C4 may cancel your registration manually.
Training Certificates:
Participants may earn a Certificate of Course Completion and CEs by:
- Attending all two, live webcasts (or watching the entire recording of each live session)
- Completing all required learning activities
- Scoring 80% or higher on each weekly quiz
- Completing the course evaluation form and the certificate request form
3 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through ASWB, NAADAC, and NBCC. Certificates will be emailed directly to participants roughly two weeks after the completion of the final webcast.