Utilizing Anime as a Medium for Teaching Applied Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

About this Event

This course is designed for post-doctoral professionals seeking to enhance their clinical practice through the integration of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques using popular anime and other elements of pop culture. Participants will gain an understanding of how to apply specific DBT skills through accessible and relatable media, allowing them to translate therapeutic concepts effectively to their client populations. By the end of the course, clinicians will have the knowledge and tools to engage clients more dynamically using culturally relevant examples, enhancing therapeutic outcomes.

Disability Accommodations

It is the responsibility of the Individual to contact Geek Therapeutics to request disability accommodations at Hello@geektherapeutics.com.   

Geek Therapeutics is committed to helping each student reach his/her academic potential and to providing every student equal opportunity to participate in and engage with the course.  In keeping with this commitment, effort has been made to develop accessible learning materials that provide equal access.  Please contact Geek Therapeutics immediately if access to course materials is restricted due to a disability so the issue(s) can be resolved in a timely manner.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify and highlight applied uses for at least three DBT techniques.
• Participants will be able to utilize examples from popular anime shows and movies as effective models for applying DBT skills.
• Participants will learn how to utilize their own pop culture examples to translate DBT skills to their client populations.

Course Instructor:

Beverly Griffor holds a PhD in Psychology, with concentrations in forensic psychology and neuropsychology. She has studied trauma, child testimony, capacity, and offender rehabilitation. Much of her work focuses on application of scientific research in the courtroom. Beverly has previously done forensic, neuropsychological, and clinical work in the Ann Arbor area. Beverly completed her internship with McCaskill Family Services and is now the Clinical Director at RIFN’s Arbor Mountain Therapy & Assessment as a Licensed Psychologist. She has worked with the Research Institute for Forensic Neuropsychology since 2014 in various capacities.

Sara Mercier-Kennedy B.S./B.A., M.S. Clinical Mental Health Intern 

Graduated from Colorado State University with a double Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology, where I focused on Gender Identity formation, and LGBTQIA+ issues.  Specifically, those in relation to the Transgender population and access to health-care and mental health counseling by knowledgeable counseling professionals and doctors.  I then went on to my Master’s at Walden University where I continued this track and become actively involved in the ACA’s ALGBTIC division and served on the committee for making language in documentation more accessible and gender neutral.  I picked up a specialization in Crisis & Trauma after working for Hospice and volunteering at the local LGBT centers around my hometown and university.  Eventually I made my way to Florida from Colorado.  Gamer/Neet/Anime Weeb and all around enjoyer of life’s little self-care routines.

Continuing Education Credits:

Psychologists: Geek Therapeutics is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Counselors: Geek Therapeutics has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7042. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Social Workers: Geek Therapeutics, #1769, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/19/2022 – 05/19/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

Play Therapists:  Geek Therapeutics has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 21-649. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Other Professions: This activity qualifies for the specified number of hours of instructional content as required by many licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your board or organization for specific requirements. Completion of the course(s) with a post-test score of 80% or better is required to receive continuing education credit; there is no partial credit.