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- 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.Browse
- 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.Browse
- 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.Browse
- 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.Browse
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Roelie Hempel PhD

Founder & Co-Director

Discipline Psychology

Professional Position Director of Dissemination & E-Learning at Radically Open Ltd

Roelie Hempel, PhD, completed her PhD in Psychology in 2008 at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), and subsequently worked as a senior research fellow at the Universities of Exeter (2008-2011) and Southampton (2011-2017) in the UK. She was the Trial Manager for Reframed, the recently completed multi-site randomised controlled trial investigating the efficacy and mechanisms of Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO DBT).

In 2017 she decided to switch from an academic to a business career and started working full-time for Radically Open Ltd. Her passions within the company are dissemination of RO DBT both to the academic and professional worlds, and developing online contents and e-learning modules to make RO DBT more accessible to the worldwide community of clinicians wanting to learn RO DBT.

Roelie Hempel PhD

Founder & Co-Director

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