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DBT Immersion Tour Part 1 – 2 Weeks to Go!

DBT Immersion Tour Part 1 – 2 Weeks to Go!

by | Mar 6, 2025 | Collaborations, CPD Opportunities, Events and Announcements, Practice and Techniques, Professional Development, Professional Resources, Psychology Events

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

Part 1: DBT In Practice – 2 Weeks to Go!

Ready to level up your DBT skills? Join us for Part 1: DBT in Practice (Online) starting 24 March – a comprehensive introduction to DBT with 8 CPD points!

Only 2 weeks away! Secure your spot today and gain essential DBT foundations before the in-person South African Tour (Part 2) in May.

  • Dates: 24, 25, 31 March & 1 April
  • Time: 9:00 – 10:30 (SAST)
  • Cost: R1500 | Students/Interns Discount: 25% OFF (Use code: DIP25)

For more information, visit www.dbtinstitute.co.za or email assist@icbtcentral.com

 

Click Here To Register For Part 1 (Online)
Click Here For More Information & To Register For Part 2
Mr Werner Teichert

Mr Werner Teichert

Presenter

Werner Teichert is an international speaker and clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech and has trained over 2500 healthcare professionals across South Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.  

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

by | Mar 6, 2025 | Collaborations, CPD Opportunities, Events and Announcements, Practice and Techniques, Professional Development, Professional Resources, Psychology Events

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

Join PsySSA and the South African DBT Institute for a 2 Part unparalleled training experience, combining online learning and in-person workshops across Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. With flexible payments, earn up to 56 CPD points and complimentary access to the DBT Institute’s Level 1 Library .

Part 1: DBT in Practice (Online)
  • Date: 24, 25, 31 March and 1 April 2025
  • Time: 09:00-10:30
  • Comprehensive introduction to DBT
  • 8 CPD Points
  • Requirement for Part 2
Part 2: South African Tour (In-Person)
  • Cape Town: 23-24 May 2025
  • Durban: 26-27 May 2025
  • Johannesburg: 30-31 May 2025
  • 2 days of immersion in DBT strategies, role plays and exercises
  • 16 CPD: 12 General & 2 Ethics
  • Complimentary access to the DBT Institute’s Level 1 library (40 CPD Points)
DBT Institute Level 1 Library:
  • DBT in Practice (Adults) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT in Practice (Adolescents) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT Skills Crash Course (Adults) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT Skills Crash Course (Adolescents) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT for Psychiatrists – 8 CPD Points

 

Cost and Payment Options

Only Part 1 – DBT in Practice (Online): R1500

  • Student/Intern Discount: 25% off – Use the code DIP25

 

Attending the full DBT Immersion Tour (Online – March 2025) AND In-Person Tour:

PsySSA Members: R7000

Super Early Bird (until 31 January 2025):

  • R7500
  • Option to pay 5 x R1600

Early Bird (1 February – 31 March 2025):

  • R8 000.00
  • Option to pay 3 x R2700

Normal (1 April – 22 May 2025)

  • R8500
  • Option to pay 2 x R4300

*Space is limited and payment confirms your space.

*R1000 discount is previously attended Level 1 (Coupon: DBT25)

*Groups of 4 or more qualify for a 10% discount.

For more information, visit www.dbtinstitute.co.za or email assist@icbtcentral.com

 

Click Here To Register For Part 1 (Online)
Click Here To Register For Part 2 (In-Person)
Mr Werner Teichert

Mr Werner Teichert

Presenter

Werner Teichert is an international speaker and clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech and has trained over 2500 healthcare professionals across South Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.  

PsySSA CPD Workshop Series 2025 – Registration Now Open!

PsySSA CPD Workshop Series 2025 – Registration Now Open!

by | Feb 13, 2025 | CPD Opportunities, Events and Announcements, Professional Development, Psychology Events, PsySSA Announcements, Workshop Series

PsySSA 2025 CPD Workshop Series – Registrations Now Open!

We have 12 insightful workshops lined up with limited spaces! Don’t miss out—register now!

Here’s a sneak peek at the first three workshops:

 

WORKSHOP 1

Stuck in Therapy? Breaking Through Therapy-Interfering Behaviours

  • By Mr Werner Teichert
  • 26 February 2025 at 18:00-20:00
  • 2 General CPD Points

Therapy-interfering behaviours (TIB) can derail progress, leaving both clients and clinicians feeling frustrated and stuck. These behaviours—such as avoidance, disengagement, excessive venting, resistance, and session cancellations—often function as self-protective strategies but ultimately hinder treatment outcomes. This session will equip mental health professionals with evidence-based DBT strategies to identify, address, and transform TIB into meaningful therapeutic engagement.

Participants will explore the underlying emotional, cognitive, and behavioural drivers of therapy stagnation, learning how validation, contingency management, and dialectical interventions can re-engage clients without reinforcing avoidance. We will discuss when and how to confront TIB directly, maintaining the therapeutic alliance while encouraging accountability and participation.

The session will include DBT techniques to shift therapy momentum, prevent dropout, and foster deeper client engagement. By the end of this session, clinicians will have practical tools to navigate resistance, manage session disruptions, and facilitate meaningful client progress in therapy.

This workshop is ideal for mental health professionals seeking to enhance their ability to recognise, respond to, and resolve therapy-interfering behaviours in both individual and group settings.

WORKSHOP 2

Psychic Militancy Against (Psychic) Imperialism

This talk will explore how remaining aligned in psychic militancy is a challenge and will focus on distilling the mechanics of such militancy to read how settler colonial logics, and their imperialist counterparts work to lodge themselves inside of us. It will take up how we might refuse psychic intrusions and their politically demobilising work. An exploration of the psycho-politico-affective work of these violent systems and how they impress on our psyches will be further explored.

  • By Prof Lara Sheehi
  • 3 March 2025 at 18:00-20:00
  • 2 General CPD Points

WORKSHOP 3

Preparing for Effective Testimony: Be at Your Best in the Courtroom

Presenters:

  • Dr Neil Gowensmith
  • Dr Karen Grabowski, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Denver
  • Dr Lavita Nadkarni
  • Dr Kim Gorgens
  • Dr Jen McMahon
  • Dr Josh Francis

2 April 2025 at 18:00-20:00

2 General CPD Points

Courtroom testimony is often required of mental health professionals, regardless of specific discipline. But testimony can be intimidating and unfamiliar — often contentious, grueling, uncomfortable, and antagonistic. And at the same time, the stakes are often quite high for everyone involved. This symposium will discuss the literature that supports effective testimony, explore the most compelling and clear ways to provide psychological evidence and information, and provide opportunities for in vivo practice, role play, and feedback for participants to hone their testimony skills.

We will describe the typical court process and how witnesses are qualified, examined, and cross-examined — and how to adequately prepare for success in these unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations. We will also utilize lessons and techniques learned from sport and performance psychology, often successfully utilized in theatre, sport, and the military, to create the right conditions for optimal performance on the stand. Finally, we will use role-plays and audience participation to provide mock experiences and immediate feedback for participants.

Click Here For More Information & To Register Now!
Rental Space Available – Bona Dea Centre (Brysanston)

Rental Space Available – Bona Dea Centre (Brysanston)

by | Feb 5, 2025 | Job Listings, Professional Development

Rental Space Available – Bona Dea Centre (Brysanston)

Bona Dea Centre is an established, well known, multidisciplinary centre in Bryanston. We have 2 upstairs rooms available for rent. We are looking for psychologists, speech therapists, dieticians or OTs who specialise in mental health (must be registered with the HPCSA, to join our team).

Services offered include:

  • WiFi
  • Cleaning
  • Security
  • Substantial online presence with a well-established website
  • Ample parking
  • Generator

For more information, please email tarryn@bonadeacentre.co.za 

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025 – Super Early Bird Deadline

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025 – Super Early Bird Deadline

by | Jan 31, 2025 | Collaborations, CPD Opportunities, Events and Announcements, Practice and Techniques, Professional Development, Professional Resources, Psychology Events

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

???? LAST CHANCE! Super Early Bird Rate for the DBT Tour Ends Today!

Join PsySSA and the South African DBT Institute for a 2 Part unparalleled training experience, combining online learning and in-person workshops across Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. With flexible payments, earn up to 56 CPD points and complimentary access to the DBT Institute’s Level 1 Library .

Part 1: DBT in Practice (Online)
  • Date: 24 & 31 March 2025
  • Time: 09:00-12:00
  • Comprehensive introduction to DBT
  • 8 CPD Points
  • Requirement for Part 2
Part 2: South African Tour (In-Person)
  • Cape Town: 23-24 May 2025
  • Durban: 26-27 May 2025
  • Johannesburg: 30-31 May 2025
  • 2 days of immersion in DBT strategies, role plays and exercises
  • 16 CPD: 12 General & 2 Ethics
  • Complimentary access to the DBT Institute’s Level 1 library (40 CPD Points)
DBT Institute Level 1 Library:
  • DBT in Practice (Adults) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT in Practice (Adolescents) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT Skills Crash Course (Adults) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT Skills Crash Course (Adolescents) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT for Psychiatrists – 8 CPD Points

 

Cost and Payment Options

Exclusive PsySSA Member Benefit! – As a PsySSA member, you qualify for a special discounted rate of R7,000

Super Early Bird (until 31 January 2025):

  • R7500
  • Option to pay 5 x R1600

Early Bird (1 February – 31 March 2025):

  • R8 000.00
  • Option to pay 3 x R2700

Normal (1 April – 22 May 2025)

  • R8500
  • Option to pay 2 x R4300

*Space is limited and payment confirms your space.

*R1000 discount is previously attended Level 1 (Coupon: DBT25)

*Groups of 4 or more qualify for a 10% discount.

For more information, visit www.dbtinstitute.co.za or email assist@icbtcentral.com

 

Click Here To Register!
Mr Werner Teichert

Mr Werner Teichert

Presenter

Werner Teichert is an international speaker and clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech and has trained over 2500 healthcare professionals across South Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.  

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025 – Super Early Bird Deadline

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

by | Jan 14, 2025 | Collaborations, CPD Opportunities, Events and Announcements, Practice and Techniques, Professional Development, Professional Resources, Psychology Events

PsySSA DBT Immersion South African Tour 2025

Join PsySSA and the South African DBT Institute for a 2 Part unparalleled training experience, combining online learning and in-person workshops across Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. With flexible payments, earn up to 56 CPD points and complimentary access to the DBT Institute’s Level 1 Library .

Part 1: DBT in Practice (Online)
  • Date: 24, 25, 31 March and 1 April 2025
  • Time: 09:00-10:30
  • Comprehensive introduction to DBT
  • 8 CPD Points
  • Requirement for Part 2
Part 2: South African Tour (In-Person)
  • Cape Town: 23-24 May 2025
  • Durban: 26-27 May 2025
  • Johannesburg: 30-31 May 2025
  • 2 days of immersion in DBT strategies, role plays and exercises
  • 16 CPD: 12 General & 2 Ethics
  • Complimentary access to the DBT Institute’s Level 1 library (40 CPD Points)
DBT Institute Level 1 Library:
  • DBT in Practice (Adults) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT in Practice (Adolescents) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT Skills Crash Course (Adults) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT Skills Crash Course (Adolescents) – 8 CPD Points
  • DBT for Psychiatrists – 8 CPD Points

 

Cost and Payment Options

Only Part 1 – DBT in Practice (Online): R1500

  • Student/Intern Discount: 25% off – Use the code DIP25

 

Attending the full DBT Immersion Tour (Online – March 2025) AND In-Person Tour:

PsySSA Members: R7000

Super Early Bird (until 31 January 2025):

  • R7500
  • Option to pay 5 x R1600

Early Bird (1 February – 31 March 2025):

  • R8 000.00
  • Option to pay 3 x R2700

Normal (1 April – 22 May 2025)

  • R8500
  • Option to pay 2 x R4300

*Space is limited and payment confirms your space.

*R1000 discount is previously attended Level 1 (Coupon: DBT25)

*Groups of 4 or more qualify for a 10% discount.

For more information, visit www.dbtinstitute.co.za or email assist@icbtcentral.com

 

Click Here To Register For Part 1 (Online)
Click Here To Register For Part 2 (In-Person)
Mr Werner Teichert

Mr Werner Teichert

Presenter

Werner Teichert is an international speaker and clinical psychologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech and has trained over 2500 healthcare professionals across South Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.