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Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Occupational Therapy Practitioners

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Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Occupational Therapy Practitioners

Thursday, July 17, 2025
6 pm (CDT) | 7 pm (EDT)
$20 (Free for TNOTA Members)
1 Contact Hour

This course is created by the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association.

If you need assistance or accommodations, please contact us at Info@AspireOT.us
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This training will introduce Occupational Therapy Practitioners to basic Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to address mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness in clients across the life span, in a variety of settings.  

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students

Presented by: Kaylin Lawrence, MS, OTR/L 
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Learning objectives
After completion of this occupational therapy continuing education course, participants will be able to:
  • Identify and describe the core principles and components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), including mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how DBT skills can be applied within the scope of occupational therapy practice across various age groups and clinical settings.
  • Recognize the role of the occupational therapy practitioner in supporting clients’ use of DBT skills to enhance occupational performance and daily functioning. 
Instructor bio
Kaylin Lawrence, MS, OTR/L
TNOTA Guest Instructor

Kaylin attended the University of Southern Indiana where she earned her bachelor's degree in Health Services with a concentration as an Occupational Therapy Assistant. She then worked as a neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapy Assistant and a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate in Florida. In 2016, Kaylin moved to Nashville, TN to complete her master's degree in Occupational Therapy at Belmont University's MSOT Bridge Program. She continued her work with survivors of domestic and sexual assault during this time and became the first Occupational Therapy intern with the Mental Health Court of Rutherford County. Upon completion of graduate school, Kaylin accepted a position with the Recovery Court program as a Mental Health Court case manager while also providing OT services. Through this avenue, Kaylin was able to advocate for a full time OT position serving all of the Recovery Courts in Rutherford County. This was one of the first OT positions of its kind in the country.

Since then, Kaylin has started her own business, Mind The Gap Therapy & Consulting, with her husband Dakota, focusing on integrative mental health care for their community. 

In addition to Mind The Gap, she is an Adjunct Professor at Nashville State Community College, involved in the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association, sits on the Advisory Committee for several OT/OTA programs across the state, and works to promote mental health and occupational therapy through various organizations in her community.


 


Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Complete payment or TNOTA membership log in for course enrollment
  • Attend the live webinar for the full duration
  • Complete the Attendance Attestation exam with a 100% score
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 80% or greater
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
cancellation policy
Live Courses and Webinars
Learner cancellations: In the event that the learner requests to cancel or is unable to attend a course, a refund for the total paid for the course will be granted if Aspire OT is notified via email at info@aspireot.us within 10 business days prior to date of the scheduled course, minus a non-refundable registration fee of 25% of registration price.  If the learner provides notification of cancellation less then 10 business days prior to the scheduled course, the learner will be offered the opportunity to attend the same webinar on an alternate date or enrollment in the recorded on-demand version of that webinar, instead of a refund.  

No refunds will be issued after a course has been attended for more than 30 minutes.  Partial credit will not be issued.  

Provider cancellations: In the event of inclement weather or other event resulting in the inability for a live course to be provided within the scheduled time, learners will be offered an alternate date or a full refund for registration paid.
On-Demand web Courses 
Web courses will remain available to learners for 1 year. No refunds will be available for web courses that have been attended or viewed for greater than 30 minutes. In the event of a refund, the learner will be unenrolled in the course immediately upon issuance of a refund. No refunds will be issued for any course in which a certificate has been issued.  

Course Author

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This occupational therapy continuing education course is being offered as part of Aspire OT's State Association Partnership Program. This course is free for TNOTA Members.