DBT Class (Dialectal Behavioral Therapy)

ATCN offers Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) following a model developed by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. at the University of Seattle in Seattle, WA.

DBT is a comprehensive, cognitive-behavioral treatment for individuals who experience difficulty managing their emotions, who sometimes participate in self-destructive behaviors, and often live in chaotic/unstable relationships. DBT has been found useful with a wide range of problems including substance abuse, binge eating, depression, and anxiety. The dialectical approach helps individuals replace rigid, black and white thinking with a more balanced approach to their problems. ATCN offers both teen and adult DBT programs.

Individuals involved in our DBT program attend a weekly class for at least one year which teaches specific skills to help manage emotions, tolerate distress, and establish/maintain relationships. In addition, a therapist trained in the DBT approach will meet with each participant one time weekly one-on-one to help coach individuals in applying the skills to their specific problems and situations. DBT involves a team approach as the DBT therapists meet weekly to consult with one another on the status of class participation, therapy goals, etc.

Research comparing DBT with treatment-as-usual control group found DBT participants significantly less likely to self-harm, drop out, or enter the hospital during the treatment process.

FACT Class (Facilitating Attachment in Children Training)

FACT meets on 5 successive Saturdays for 2 hours. The class is designed to assist parents in:

• dentifying the root of their children’s misbehaviors
• Learning effective methods to calm reactive and misbehaving children
• Strengthening parent-child bonds
• Identifying the impact of past trauma on the parent-child relationship
• Healing the hurt child through attunement, nurturing messages, and comforting touch
• Facilitating attunement between caregivers and children

The FACT class is an important part of our STTAT-C program but is open to any parents in adoptive, foster, or guardianship situations.

EMDR and Family Therapy Integrative Model: Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children

EMDR and Family Therapy Integrative Model: Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children is a research-based program for children with a history of attachment disruptions and/or trauma who are exhibiting behaviors associated with Reactive Attachment Disorder. The child and parent(s) attend twice weekly therapy, once with a family therapist and once with a trauma therapist for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). The parent(s) are also required to attend a 5-week FACT class (Facilitating Attachment in Adopted Children Training). Parents complete a packet of assessments prior to beginning therapy, and again every 12 weeks. When the child achieves nonclinical scores on two of the measures, the therapy is reduced to once per week. Therapy continues to reduce in frequency until discharge as the child’s scores improve. Three months after discharge, parents are asked to complete a follow-up assessment packet to make sure gains have been maintained.

Downloadable PDF Forms

• Adult Intake Form
• ATCN Insurance Authorization
• Burns Anxiety Checklist
• Burns Depression Checklist
• Child-Teen Intake Form
• Confidentiality Consent
• Financial Responsibility
• Insurance Authorization Form
• Intake Form
• Medical History Form
• Notice of Privacy Practices

Resources

Need more information? We’ve put together a list of useful resources that provide additional information about some of the more common disorders we treat. We also work closely with various agencies and organizations throughout Omaha and the region to ensure our clients have access to the support and care they need. Their sites provide useful information on a variety of topics.

• Information on Attachment Disorders
• EMDR Information and Research
• Parenting Attachment Disordered Children
• National Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children
• Child Abuse and Neglect Assessment in Nebraska
• Child Advocacy in Nebraska
• Support for Foster and Adoptive Parents in Nebraska
• Child Saving Institute Adoption Center
• Nebraska Health and Human Services
• The Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association