Borderline Personality Disorder - Understanding and Supporting
Location
Ottawa, Ontario – Best Western Plus/Kanata Hotel
Presenter(s)
Michelle Bentley, MA, RP, RMFT
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a clinical diagnosis that is often misunderstood. The experience associated with BPD involves intense emotional and behavioural challenges for both the individual and their relationships with the people around them. This workshop’s purpose is to increase the understanding of BPD from the perspective of all those impacted, including caregivers, family members, and those diagnosed.
Participants will be given an opportunity to explore and better understand their own response as helpers when supporting individuals diagnosed with, or exhibiting behaviours associated with BPD. With this increased understanding and new strategies for offering support, participants will be better equipped in their role of supporting meaningful and manageable change in the lives of those impacted by BPD.
Please note: This workshop is not providing training for clinical therapy – the aim of the training is to provide understanding and practical strategies for a wide range of helpers who support individuals with BPD.
Some of the Topics Included:
History of BPD and Current DSM Diagnosis, Common Challenges Associated with BPD, BPD Traits, Characteristics, and Symptomology, Causes of BPD, The Link Between Trauma and BPD, Traits versus Diagnosis, The Experience of Living with BPD, The Impact of BPD on Family, Friends, Caregivers, Empathy and Boundary Considerations, Considerations Around Self-Injury and Suicide, Strategies and Keys to Supporting