It was around 2003 when Dr. Cho came back from New York and opened a psychological clinic in Seoul.
A headmaster at an English-speaking international school contacted Dr. Cho
by phone and explained his troubling situation in detail.
“Dr. Cho, we have a student who has been attending our school for a long time, but he has difficulty learning the English language and there is no academic progress. Thus far, we have helped this student in every way we could,.....I know that his parents have tried to help him from private tutoring to Hagwons (private academic institutions).
Do you have any other way to help this student?"
Dr. Cho did not turn away from the children who lost all their hopes because they could not acquire the English language at their English-speaking schools. Instead, Dr. Cho started providing bilingual comprehensive psycho-educational assessments and treatments.
2003 ‘DBT Skill Training Manual for Borderline Personality Disorder’ by Dr. Linehan was translated into Korean and published
Dr. Cho started DBT for Korean immigrants in New York since 2000. He translated each worksheet in ‘DBT Skills Training
2003 Promoting Evidence-Based Psychological Services in Korea
In 2003, Dr. Cho established the Tree Group to provide evidence-based treatment in both New York and Korea.
2004 The Tree Group Expansion and Relocation
The Tree Group’s Center for International Psychological Services was expanded and relocated to Daechi-dong in Korea.
International organisations and international
2005 Prolonged Exposure Therapy Workshop with Dr. Edna Foa
In May 2005, the Tree Group held a workshop by Dr. Edna Foa, a worldly renowned psychotherapist in treating PTSD,
2007 DBT Center of Korea was founded and was approved by Dr. Marsha Linehan, the founder of DBT
DBT Center of Korea, the first DBT organization in Asia
2008 ‘The Tree Group Press’ was founded within the umbrella of the Tree Group
Publishing psychotherapy books and psychological fiction books
2008 Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workshop with Marsha Linehan
The DBT Center of Korea invited Dr. Marsha Linehan who is one of the most influential authorities in the field
2007-2008 DBT Intensive Training Workshop
“The clinician team at the DBT Center of Korea received DBT Intensive Training Workshop at Behavioral Tech for two years
2010 China Shanghai, Lecture on how parents can better support their child
Dr. Cho explained the importance of the father’s role and mothers’ struggles in raising a child in a multicultural environment
2010 The Tree Group established its “Active Learning Center”
The Tree Group established “Active Learning Center”, which involves psycho-educational programs for English/Korean speaking bilingual children and young adults.
2011 Published ‘Prolonged Exposure Therapy Therapist Guide’ and ‘Client Workbook’
Edna For published two guidebooks for Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
2013 Visiting international schools in Shanghai, China
In January 2013, the Tree Group team visited international schools in Shanghai, China to discuss the grave reality of the
DBT Center of Korea was founded
