WORKING WITH PERSONALITY DISORDERS - LEVEL 3 COURSE

The Course Includes the Following Units:-

Unit 1 – Classifications of Personality Disorder

The following topics are covered: Diagnostic criteria - DSM; and ICD.

Unit 2 – The History & Explanations of Personality Disorders

The following topics are covered: What are personality Disorders?; Paranoid; Schizoid; Schizo typical; Anti Social; Borderline; Histrionic; Narcissistic; Avoidant; Dependent; and Obsessive.

Unit 3 – Presentation of Personality Disorder

The following topics are covered: Self Harm; Coping with Borderline Personality Disorder; Eating disorders; Addictions; OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Stress; Anxiety; Depression and Bipolar; and Dissociative disorders.

Unit 4 – Common Generalisations & Misconceptions

The following topics are covered: Manipulative; Attention seeking; Demanding; and Obstructive.

Unit 5 – Causes of Personality Disorders

The following topics are covered: Developmental; The role of Peers; Biological; Genetic and Physical.

Unit 6 – Treatments

The following topics are covered: Medications, Anti Depressants, Anti Psychotics and Mood Stabilizers; Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Mentalisation based treatment (MBT); Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT); Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT); Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); Therapeutic communities; Day hospitals; Solution Focused Therapy; Treatment research; and EMDR – Eye Movement desensitisation restructuring.

Unit 7 – Therapeutic Relationship

The following topics are covered: What is Mediation?; When is Mediation called for?; Responsibilities; Preliminaries; The introductory phase; Problem definitions; Respect the parties’ abilities to reach a settlement; Caucus meetings; The second session; Teamwork; The Agreement; and Attributes of a good mediator.

Unit 8 – Prognosis

The following topics are covered: Therapeutic relationship; The importance of supervision; Crisis management; and Prognosis.