Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Core Competency Workshops (2-days)

Monday 7th - Tuesday 8th October 2024

Online: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Core Competency Workshops (2-days) - This CPD Activity has been approved by the APS (13.5 hours)

As generalist treatments emerged to provide less specialised treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD), researchers have identified the commonalities shared by both specialist and generalist treatments. These are referred to as the ‘common factors’ in psychological treatment. This BPD Core Competency Workshop has been developed with consideration to these common factors in the hope that an understanding of the core competencies may assist clinicians to contribute to the recovery journey of people with BPD.

The aim of the workshop is to upskill mental health professionals to work effectively with people experiencing BPD and their families. Mental health professionals can effect positive changes in people with BPD and their families at every single clinical interaction whether at community mental health facilities, private psychology clinics, emergency departments, general practice, private psychiatry practices, inpatient mental health facilities or mental health support service settings.

The workshop will cover the ten core competencies that mental health professionals require to enable them to work effectively with people with BPD as follows:

1. Understanding BPD (including symptoms, prevalence, causes and evidence-based treatments)
2. Co-existing disorders in BPD
3. Treatment principles
4. Treatment structure
5. The therapeutic relationship
6. Skills development focus
7. Partnering with families, partners and carers
8. Working with suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury behaviours
9. Clinician self – awareness
10. Focus on recovery

Learning Objectives: On completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

1. Recognise that BPD is a legitimate condition resulting from the interplay between biological, genetic, environmental, psycho-socio-cultural and spiritual factors

2. Recognise that BPD rarely exists in isolation and that when there are coexisting conditions, these need to be treated concurrently

3. Identify how to apply a principle-driven approach when working with people with BPD

4. Use a structured therapeutic framework, developed and delivered in collaboration with the person that provides the foundation and scaffolding for effective treatment

5. Build a therapeutic relationship with the person with BPD, a cornerstone of effective treatment

6. Develop an effective skills toolbox that can be shared with the people they work with to build their repertoire of adaptive coping strategies

7. Collaborate with family, partners and carers when working with people with BPD, in a way that fosters recovery, unless it is unsafe to do so

8. Utilise Spectrum’s Risk Matrix as a dynamic framework for accurately assessing and working with suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury behaviours.

9. Value the importance and practice of self-awareness and self-reflection for clinicians and teams working with people with BPD.

Recognise that people can and do recover from BPD.

Presenters:

Lilli Haig-Wood is a senior mental health Occupational Therapist with extensive experience in a variety of settings including public mental health (inpatient and community), forensics, specialist personality disorder services and homelessness. She works part time in the Spectrum ACT team, providing individual and group programs using the ACT framework and in the workforce development team. She passionate about working alongside clients diagnosed with personality disorders, empowering them to create meaningful and fulfilling lives.

Andy Bouwman is a mental health social worker with 10 years of experience working in public mental health services in Victoria. He has worked within community and acute teams and has developed a solid understanding of working with clients with BPD in a variety of settings. Andy is a senior clinician and member of the ACT team at Spectrum, providing individual therapy and group programs using this framework. He has joined the workforce development team as he is passionate about sharing his experience and knowledge with other clinicians.

Who should attend? This workshop is for mental health workers, allied health workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses and medical practitioners with an interest in working with people with BPD and who are currently working in the public, private and community sectors.

This CPD Activity has been approved by the APS (13.5 hours)

Cost: $500 (payable by credit card only). If you are a member of the APS you are entitled to a $50 discount. Please email spectrumtraining@easternhealth.org.au with your APS registration/member number to access the promo code.

This event will be held online via Zoom. You will receive an email with an officila invitation and the meeting link in the days leading up to the event. Please ensure you enter your email address correctly when registering.

Cancellation policy: If your circumstances change and you no longer can attend this event, please log into your Eventbrite account and cancel your ticket and request a refund no later than one (1) week prior to the event. A refund will not be issued if notification has not been received within this time frame and you will be required to pay for the event.

General enquiries: Email spectrumtraining@easternhealth.org.au or phone Spectrum (03) 8413 8750.