Symposium 12

Symposium 12

DBT in Forensic and Correctional Settings: Working with Emotionally Dysregulated Offenders and High-Risk Populations

Lecturer Nicole Kletzka, Ph.D

Event Director Yong Cho, Ph.D.

Lecture Schedule Aug 15, 2026, 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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DBT Director, State Hospital Administration of Michigan
Developer of DBT for All Learning Styles (DBT-FALS) for individuals with severe mental illness

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Nicole Taylor Kletzka Ph.D., DBT-LBC, is the DBT Director for the State Hospital Administration in Michigan, and a Consulting Forensic Examiner for the State of Michigan. She is responsible for developing and ensuring DBT model adherence and sustainability for comprehensive DBT programs within Michigan’s state hospital system. Nicole developed a DBT program at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in 2010 which has served over 1000 patients. She has developed a staff mentor and cross-site unit staff coaching program, as well as a DBT student training program.

Dr. Kletzka completed the DBT Linehan Board of Certification process in 2015 and joined Behavioral Tech as a contractual DBT trainer and consultant in 2016. She specializes in working with inpatients, system implementations, and forensic populations. She has expertise in DBT for patients with intellectual disabilities and in trauma-informed treatment. She has developed and implemented an adapted DBT model called DBT for All Learning Styles (DBT-FALS) for treating individuals who struggle to learn due to psychosis, intellectual disability or other problems encountered in individuals with severe mental illness.

Dr. Kletzka previously worked at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego with child trauma victims and has been an affiliate member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network for over a decade. She co-coordinates the Michigan State Hospitals’ Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team. She has published and presented in multiple venues on DBT in forensic settings, suicide, staff burnout, trauma, objective and performance-based personality assessment, and treatment outcomes.

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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.