RFP-RC-2024-046 - School Based Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training

The purpose of this request for proposal is to enter into a contract with a qualified provider to provide a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills program for Rockland County residents. It is anticipated that this request for proposal will result in an award to a single provider.  The funding for this program is intending to provide:

• a school-based program, in an identified school district, for middle school students who struggle with emotional regulation.
• community based DBT skills groups for youth and adults.
• Once the program is established in the middle school, the expectation is that the awarded provider will add an additional group for high school students. Once fully established, the applicant will transfer primary responsibility for the middle school DBT program to the middle school clinical staff, with the provider remaining available to provide technical assistance to them. During this transition, the provider will begin to implement school-based DBT Skills Training in a new identified school district. The goal is to implement school-based DBT Skills Training in as many Rockland schools as possible over time.