Theory, clinical skills and exercises GACBT: Workshop DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Supported by a grant of the EABCT Theory, clinical skills and exercises

Workshop in Tbilisi. October, 2016 Georgian Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy since 2014 has been joined to European Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). In 2015 GACBT applied for the project ‘Workshops on psychotherapeutic approaches for psychiatric disorders‘, asking grant the workshops on the issues, that are omitted in the GACBT training program (hence there is no available appropriate CBT trainer in Georgia): Dialectical Behaviour Therapy with Borderline Personality; Eating disorders

Workshop in Tbilisi. October, 2016 EABCT board decide to give an opportunity for that and granted the project (but only for DBT-trainer, but not for ED- trainers, asking to present more detailed information about them).

Workshop in Tbilisi. October, 2016 The participants who attended the workshop were: GABCT members and the CBT-educational course students (N=32) In the framework of the training , also the trainer carried out the supervision workshop for the practiced CBT-specialists (N=18)

Workshop in Tbilisi. October, 2016 Description: Day-one (28/10/’16): The main practical skills of DB-therapist Day-two (29/10/’16): DB-modules Day-three (30/10/’16): Supervision workshop: the participants presented 4 cases: In holistic model; Functional analysis; Classical and operant models.

Rejuested Amount in EUR Rate of Exchange Expenses in GEL Title of the Project: Workshops on psychotherapeutic approaches for psychiatric disorders Date Budget Item Rejuested Amount in EUR Rate of Exchange Expenses in GEL Expenses in EUR Leftover in GEL Leftover in EUR Numaration of Atteched Financial Document 15.09.2016 flight * 400 2.7 774.85 286.98 305 113   11.11.2016 accomodation 500 946.2 350.44 404 150 transfer order № 0309 [1] Interpreter 1350 500.00 transfer order № 0305 [2], № 0303 [3] 5.12.2016 Accoutnant 140 378 140.00 transfer order № 0320 [4], № 0314 [5] Bank fee 14 2 0.74 36 13 Total / სულ: 1554 3451 1278 745 276 *Flight cost shall be transfered directly to Mr. Callens's bank account: IBAN: BE63 9792 8077 6508 and the BIC-code is: ARSPBE22. [1] Invoice from the hotel confirming payment [2] Document confirming sum paid to the interpreter Nino Sanikidze 3] Document confirming the income tax paid on the interpreting fees [4] Document confirming the income tax paid on accounting fees due to the accountant Tornike Tsitaishvili 5] Document confirming the fess paid to accountant Tornike Tsitaishvili

Workshop in Tbilisi. October, 2016 The main result of this workshop was the increased growing towards CBT and DBT between specialist and students. GACBT planned for 2017 year the next step for close collaboration with EABCT

Many thanks to EABCT for supporting our professional development!