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The Radically Open Institute

The Radically Open Institute provides oversight of all therapist, supervisor and trainer pathways as well as various research and developmental initiatives and committees

The Radically Open (RO) Institute is the clinical/research/educational (not for profit) branch of our organization and is structurally and functionally separate from our training/dissemination side (for profit).

The RO institute oversees new initiatives, steering committees, and advisory boards, including but not limited to:

Education

Research

  • RO Research Steering Committee
  • Practice-Based Research Initiative

Clinical Work

  • RO Adolescent Steering Committee
  • RO Forensic Initiative
  • RO for Couples
  • RO for Families

Director: Dr Thomas Lynch

Dr Thomas Lynch is the director of the RO Institute. He is the developer of the blended learning program as well as other training materials. He is the author of the RO DBT treatment manual titled "Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Disorders of Overcontrol" as a well as the RO DBT Skills Training Manual (2018; Context Press).

Introductory RO DBT Training

Introductory training gives clinicians who are not yet familiar with RO DBT a sense of what the treatment is and who it is for. It is not part of the core RO DBT Practitioner or Skills Instructor Pathways.

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RO DBT Therapist Training

Blended learning program (a mix of on-demand webinars and in-person training) starting with a foundation in RO DBT, followed by a choice of either the RO DBT Practitioner pathway or RO Skills Instructor pathway.

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Further Training in RO DBT

Supplementary training courses for therapists who are enrolled in or have completed RO DBT Therapist Training and wish to expand their skills, e.g., RO skills classes for clinicians and advanced training courses and events.

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RO DBT for Line/Support Staff

Courses intended for mental health line/support staff who will not provide RO DBT themselves but need to understand and support the therapeutic principles and protocols of RO DBT.

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