This one-day Foundation skills for working with people with BPD workshop is for professional and support workers who work alongside the community mental health teams to support people with BPD and their families.

The workshop will provide an overview of a relationship-based approach to working alongside consumers with borderline personality disorder or borderline personality disorder traits. It provides guidance for health professionals in a variety of settings including;community based and inpatient services.

This training provides an opportunity to obtain both continuous professional development training and on-going skills development.

As a consequence of this training participants will:

• Enhance skills in early identification of BPD and care pathways
• Be oriented to clinical management guidelines and up-to-date evidence-based treatments for BPD
• Be introduced to 5 common characteristics of evidence-based treatments for BPD
• Learn how to implement practical skills and strategies for engaging consumers with BPD in treatment
• Be familiar with the relationship-based approach to working alongside people with borderline personality disorder
• Develop an understanding of the key considerations in engaging carers and support people

COVID19 Information:

• Our registration numbers are capped for each workshop in alignment with social distancing requirements.

• We ask that you adhere to physical distancing throughout the workshop and during the breaks.

• If you are unwell or have any cold or flu symptoms, please do not attend the workshop, stay at home, seek medical advice and get tested for COVID-19.

• The venue will be cleaned prior to the workshop. Hand sanitiser will be available and we ask that all attendees hand sanitise upon entering and exiting the venue and engage in good hygiene practises throughout the day.