Duluth Workshop: Helping Clients Increase Functionality & Satisfaction

• Be able to apply these concepts and third-wave CBT in your daily practice
• Practical skills and interventions for you and your clients
• Be able to describe the differences between the average client and more complex cases, and how best to treat them

This training has been approved for 2.5 continuing education units. More details to follow!

Dr. Mark Carlson, is the founder, President/CEO, and owner of Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS).  MHS is one of the largest specialized clinics in the United States.  He has provided direct care, training, and clinical supervision to the care of over 10,000 clients with co-occurring disorders.  He has provided training and consultation to therapists, teams, case-management agencies, hospitals, and mental health clinics.  He has experience working with chronic pain and chronic conditions throughout his clinical career.  Dr. Carlson has developed, contracted-for-funding, and managed multiple programs for diverse client issues and populations.

Dr. Carlson is considered a pioneer in the field of Behavioral Healthcare.  He is an international author on making meaningful and sustainable change with challenging populations.  He teaches professionals how to connect more effectively with their clients and promote change through skill training.  He has authored “CBT for Chronic Pain and Psychological Well-Being” and “Psychological Well-Being in Cancer” through Wiley Publishing.  Dr. Carlson has been signed to a long-term publishing contract with Wiley Publishing. His current works include Value-based trauma work with veterans, increasing compliance, increasing effective work with chronic conditions, and advanced skills training approaches to chronic health conditions.

Dr. Carlson is also an international trainer and consultant. He has conducted training and consulting across North and South America to thousands of professionals.  He is rated extremely high on content, his presentation style, and is continually reviewed as a very dynamic and motivating speaker.  He makes advanced concepts and techniques highly accessible with immediate applicability in people’s professional lives.  He takes a Strength-Based Approach, with a common emphasis on practical applications to complex situations.  Dr. Carlson also creates, designs, and customizes training programs for groups and organizations to increase their effectiveness.  Dr. Carlson was first in his field to present at the NAMCP conference and has presented multiple times for the organization as one of their highest rated speakers.

Dr. Carlson has been contracted by multiple training agencies to be an international trainer on DBT.  He has presented on DBT, Advanced DBT, and Mastering DBT, Personality Disorders, Self-Injurious Behaviors, Treatment-Resistant Clients, Safety Assessment and Contracting, and Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder: A Strength-Based Approach, with a common emphasis on practical approaches to complex client situations.