Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Korslund for winning the ISITDBT 2017 Service Award!

Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Korslund for winning the ISITDBT 2017 Service Award!

We would like to congratulate Dr. Kathryn Korslund for winning the ISITDBT 2017 Service Award! Congratulations!

The nomination letter described some of Katie’s accomplishments as follows:
“Katie’s professional contributions to the development, research and dissemination of DBT exemplify the spirit in which the ISITDBT Service Award was established. Katie is a scientific and clinical leader in Dialectical Behavior Therapy with a world-renowned reputation. She is an expert clinician, teacher and supervisor and is highly sought for her DBT clinical and systems-development consultation. She has helped develop sustainable DBT programming throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia […] Katie’s career path has focused on providing Marsha Linehan’s research and treatment laboratory, the BRTC, with the scientific and clinical administration expertise to support her team’s research with severe, difficult to treat, suicidal persons […] Katie has also championed the cause of developing an evidenced based certification program for DBT clinicians through the DBT-LBC. […] It has been our delight to work alongside such an inspiring colleague […]. [S]he rightfully deserves the honor of being recognized with the ISITDBT Service Award. […] She is simply fabulous!”

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