Core Mindfulness Skills

Introduction to DBT Skills Training: Core Mindfulness Skills

February 25, 2026, 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 full members; $60 partial members & non-members
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0

Course Description

DBT is an evidence-based psychotherapy that has been proven effective with a multitude of behavioral health challenges, including borderline personality disorder, suicidality and self-harm, mood disorders, and substance use. Core Mindfulness Skills will focus on and discuss the three steps in learning a skill, goals for Core Mindfulness, mindfulness 101 and how to explain the abstract concept to clients in a relatable/usable way, three stages of mind (wise mind), what skills: what to be mindful of (the verbs), how skills: how to do what skills (the adverbs) and common homework assignments.

Learning Objectives:

Participant will learn the general tasks of skills training.
Participant will learn the guidelines and structure of a DBT skills training group.
Participant will learn and be able to teach and illustrate the DBT's three states of mind.
Participant will learn and be able to teach and illustrate how to use the what and how skills in DBT to facilitate a wise mind decision.

About the Trainer

Neal Moglowsky, LPC

Neal Moglowsky, LPC received his Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. He has been working as a psychotherapist since 1995. He has received advanced training in the treatment of anxiety disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive disorder, Panic Disorder, and problems regulating emotions resulting in impulsivity. He has been intensively trained in Exposure Response Prevention for the treatment of anxiety disorders as well as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for difficulties regulating emotions and has been conducting DBT skills training groups since 1997. He is the clinical coordinator of the DBT program at the Center for Behavioral Medicine. He also has a interest in integrating mindfulness practices into his clinical work to help increase self-awareness and teach clients how to better control their focus and attention. Neal has an infectious sense of commitment and motivation to the health of the clients he works with. His goal is to empower his clients let their values and ethics drive their life choices rather than their emotions and impulses.