Four leading professors from University of Washington’s Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will present new applications of the skills-based treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build effectiveness of parents and those working with children and teens.

The March 17 event will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at University of Washington, Kane Hall, in Seattle. Tickets are $99 for CEU professionals; and $49 for nonprofessionals/parents. The can be purchased at http://bit.ly/wzJmpm.

Marsha Linehan, Ph.D is a Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and is also the Director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics. She will kick the Life Skills Parenting with an insight into real changes that DBT skills makes possible.

Liliana Lengua, Ph.D., Director of the UW Center for Child and Family Well-Being, child clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at University of Washington, will talk about how to become a better parent by interweaving DBT skills with everyday parenting practices.

Laura Kastner, Ph.D., a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at theUniversity of Washington and a nationally renowned expert on teen behavior and development, will distill 50 years of research and theory into essential “parenting pearls” and discuss the building blocks of competent family functioning.

Tony DuBose, Psy.D., president of the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, PLLC, and theDirector of Training and Dissemination for Behavioral Tech, LLC, will show parents and professionals how it’s done, with a demonstration on teaching DBT skills to adolescents and their families.

For more information about ParentMap’s Life Skills Parenting event, visit parentmap.com/lifeskills.