Symposium 01

Symposium 01

Foundations of DBT: Its Development, Global Contributions, and Current Trends in Research and Practice

Lecturer Gwendolyn Abney-Cunningham, MSW

Event Director Yong Cho, Ph.D.

Lecture Schedule Sep 20, 2025, Sat 8–9:30 AM KST*

Class Format Live online lecture / Recorded VOD access **

Lecture: Microsoft Teams AI-generated English captions with automatic Korean translation ***
Q&A: Submitted via chat

Registration Fee Symposium Series Registration (13 lectures): 650,000 KRW (approx. 30% discount, regular price 910,000 KRW) ****

Registration DBT KOREA Symposium Series Registration Form

Upon submission, a payment instruction email will be sent *****

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Director of Faculty Relations, Behavioral Tech
Over 30 years of experience in community mental health and DBT training worldwide

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Gwendolyn Abney-Cunningham, MSW, is currently the Director of Faculty of Relations at Behavioral Tech. In this role she ensures that those providing training and consulting on behalf of BTECH do so with the most current information available and employ the most effective methods in their endeavors, Gwendolyn also provides training and consultation to mental health professionals in empirically supported behavioral treatments. She facilitates and/or co facilitates workshops teaching Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to various audiences across the world, including state and county mental health systems.

Prior to coming to Behavioral Tech full time, she was employed at a community mental health agency for 32 years, in many roles, including DBT Services Supervisor, Outpatient Services Director, and most recently as Evidenced Based Treatment Director. Gwen received her bachelor’s degree from Hope College and her MSW from Grand Valley State University. She has 34 years of professional experience and is a member of one of the first teams in the U.S. to apply DBT within an ACT program. Gwendolyn is intensively trained in DBT and an experienced workshop leader at state, national, and international conferences. Gwendolyn continues to work as a DBT therapist because it is effective and the hope it brings to clients and their families. As a BTECH Trainer and consultant, she is also able to assist many mental health providers in learning the treatment to assist in helping many individuals.

Gwendolyn’s experience in DBT includes individual and skills training for adults, adolescents and families and providing DBT supervision to clinicians. In addition, she has assisted in the development and implementation of DBT on ACT teams and in outpatient settings. Gwendolyn has been involved with the large-scale implementations of DBT in Michigan for Community Mental Health settings. She has been a Behavioral Tech trainer for 20 plus years.

Gwendolyn is currently serving on the curriculum development team and Behavioral Tech Trainer Advisory Committee. She has also served on the Behavioral Tech Implementation Science Workgroup.

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The DBT KOREA Symposium offers a rare opportunity for Korean clinicians
to access high-quality DBT training led by globally recognized experts.
Participants will explore the latest in clinical practice, research, and skills training.

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* Please refer to the DBT KOREA Symposium Series webpage for the full curriculum and schedule. Any changes will be announced in advance.

** The DBT Institute of Korea provides recorded VOD as the default format. Registered participants may also join the live lectures on Microsoft Teams.

*** All lectures include Microsoft Teams’ AI-generated English captions and automatic Korean translation.

**** Refund Policy: A full refund will be provided if cancellation is requested by September 19, 2025 (the day before the first lecture). Since recorded VOD is provided, refunds are not available for missing the live lecture. Tuition fees reflect the 30% discounted rate for the full series; additional discounts or partial refunds are not available for missing individual sessions. If you cancel mid-series, refunds will be prorated based on the regular (non-discounted) rate. In the unlikely event that the program itself is canceled, a full refund will be issued.

***** After submitting the registration form, you will receive a payment link and other important information by email. The same email address will be used for Microsoft Teams access, so please check your spam folder.