Personality Disorder

Aims to: Help you develop your understanding of how to support and work with individuals with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder

Learning outcomes:

  • Define what personality disorder is
  • Look at common features of personality disorder
  • Explore factors that could potentially lead to a person experiencing a personality disorder
  • Learn about different clusters and types of personality disorder and review new classifications
  • Examine Borderline/Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder in more detail including NICE Guidelines on recognition and management
  • Explore the difficulties you may face in working with someone experiencing Borderline/Emotionally Unstable personality disorder
  • Understand and challenge the stigma attached to personality disorder and how to manage your own feelings in response to the individual
  • Explore treatment approaches

Facilitators: Dr Sophie Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist and Sarah Twigg, RMN and SCM therapist – Intensive Life Skills Pathway, Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust

Audience:  This course is for staff who have regular contact with adults who have a diagnosis/potential diagnosis of personality disorder.