Symposium 02

Symposium 02

Towards Fidelity and Adherence: DBT Training for Clinicians and Delivering Quality Services

Lecturer Sara Schmidt, Ph.D.

Event Director Yong Cho, Ph.D.

Lecture Schedule Oct 18, 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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Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Instructor, University of Washington  
Co-developer of the DBT Adherence Checklist for Individual Therapy (DBT AC-I)

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Sara Schmidt, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Washington state and a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. Until 2021, she served as the Associate Director of the Trauma and Suicide Treatment Research Lab at the Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research, part of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, where she was a Co-Investigator on NIMH-funded research focused on the evaluation and implementation of DBT and DBT PE. As part of this work, she co-developed the DBT Adherence Checklist for Individual Therapy (DBT AC-I), a tool that can be used by DBT therapists to evaluate the degree to which they are delivering DBT in a way that is consistent with the treatment manual.

Dr. Schmidt completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP at the University of Washington. While there, she directed the graduate training program in DBT at Dr. Marsha Linehan’s Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics. She also previously worked as a Research Scientist at Behavioral Tech (2017 – 2020), where she is currently a trainer and consultant.

Dr. Schmidt regularly provides professional trainings and consultation in DBT and DBT PE nationally and internationally and has published several peer reviewed articles and book chapters on these topics. She is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician.

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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.