Validation

Name: Validation
Author: David Boardman

Theory companion for the Validation Roleplay Lab. Learn Linehan's 6 Levels of Validation — the same dimensions your supervisor rates in practice.

90 minutes · Level: intermediate

Written by David Boardman, MD, psychiatrist

What this course covers

Overview
Level 1: Being Present (Theory)
Level 2: Accurate Reflection
Level 3: Reading Minds
Level 4: History & Biology
Level 5: Normalising
Level 6: Radical Genuineness
The Meta-Skill: Emotional Tolerance

Practise it

This course pairs with a roleplay lab on the same method, where you practise it on an AI-simulated patient.

Professional education for clinicians. PsychBase does not issue certificates or CPD credit, and nothing here is advice about an individual patient. Browsing the course overview is open; reading the course needs a free account.