aim The workshop will demonstrate the dbt program and give the opportunity to experience some of the beneficial effects of this training.

Antisocial personality disorder is, next to borderline, a disorder in which therapists experience difficulties in creating therapeutic alliance. The character of the problems, and the fact that the problem behaviour is often seen as not connected to the disorder, does not motivate therapists to create a working alliance. dbt is based on the assumptions that the attitude of therapists needs to be changed into a transparent, understanding and compassionate one, in order to make treatment effective. In a forensic psychiatric setting such as Oldenkotte, a very judgmental attitude towards patients is normally found. In order to make forensic treatment possible and effective, this attitude needs to be changed.

In recent years a treatment program was developed, and research had been started. The workshop will demonstrate the program and give the opportunity to experience some of the beneficial effects of this training. Even without implementing dbt as a treatment program, changing the attitude of the workers has an effect on the level of violence from and towards the patients.