Skills for Working with Personality Disorders

Skills for working with personality disorders

What will the delegates take away from the course?

• An understanding of what "personality disorder" (PD) is, along with issues of controversy surrounding it
• A 2 step guide to professional behaviour when working with PD clients - in whatever context Intra- and inter- team responses to PD - protocols and guidelines
• Therapeutic approaches for working with PD - differences and similarities to working with other client groups
• Working successfully with lying, manipulation and threat

How would you deal with the following?

• Peter (43 yrs) has a diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder. He perceives any demands made on him as irrelevant and oppressive and attempts to bully in all his relationships.
• Donna (27 yrs) has a history of multiple abuse and a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. She describes her life as being like "a ball in a pin-ball machine" over which she has no control. Her behaviour is frequently chaotic and dependant.

This day will give you ideas on how to approach these and many other difficult cases in new and constructive ways

Course Outline:

• 09.30 Registration
• 10.00 Introduction
• 10.10 Personality Disorders - myths & legends and the nature of the problem
• 11.15 Refreshments
• 11.30 Personal/Professional guidelines for behaviour
• 12.15 Team and interagency responses to personality disorders
• 13.00 Lunch
• 14.00 Intervention strategies and techniques (1)
• 15.15 Refreshments
• 15.30 Intervention strategies and techniques (2)
• 15.45 Cognitive techniques with personality disorders
• 16.15 Strategies for personal support
• 16.30 Finish