South Africa: Understand the distress cycle and emotional intensity in clients. Learn DBT-informed principles in online psychology courses.
The first course in a five-part series, this DBT-informed module features Dr Ella Brent speaking to parents and partners of emotionally dysregulated clients. It introduces emotional intensity and the idea of volume control, and shows how family members' concerns about symptoms can be understood within this model. The Distress Cycle explains how feelings that are too intense or confusing get discharged into impulsive behaviour. South African psychologists will gain ideas for psychoeducation and communication with families. The course is accredited by the HPCSA for CPD points.
Practitioners frequently ask what it looks like to use principles from a DBT informed approach in their clinical work. In this series of 5 videos, Dr. Ella Brent talks to parents and partners of emotionally dysregulated clients.
In this video parents and partners of emotionally dysregulated clients are introduced to the concept of emotional intensity, and the idea of “volume control” required in order to attend to our human experiences.
This video illustrates how family members’ concerns about their child or partners’ “symptoms” can be accounted for in this model of emotional intensity. The Distress Cycle shows how when inside feelings are either/and too intense and overwhelming or too confusing, and are then discharged into impulsive behaviour
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:
· Describe the core features of emotional dysregulation from a DBT-informed perspective.
· Explain the “Distress Cycle” and its relevance to impulsive behaviour and symptom escalation.
· Identify strategies for psychoeducation and communication with family members of dysregulated individuals.
· Support families in recognising emotional intensity and applying “volume control” principles.
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