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If you are enrolled in courses delivered in traditional or hybrid modalities, you will be expected to attend face-to-face instruction as scheduled.

Semester:	Spring 2024
Number:	0502-619-003
Instructor:	Rita Mercante
Days:	Thursday 8:00 pm - 9:50 pm
Note:	Traditional In-Person Class
Location:	Garden City - NEX 158
Credits:	3
Notes:	For majors only
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	This course provides an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and its application in clinical practice, particularly with difficult to treat individuals. What makes DBT unique is its emphasis on dialectical thinking and its blend of eastern Zen practices of radical acceptance with western cognitive and behavioral therapies of change.