Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a disorder of mood accompanied by maladaptive relationship patterns and thinking styles. BPD can cause significant distress and typically affects every area of a person’s life.
This course provides an overview of BPD, including its symptoms, causes and treatment. You will learn how Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is used to help people with BPD lead more fulfilling lives, and how social and medical support can aid recovery. You will also learn why and how people with this diagnosis may benefit from extra support at work.
- What is meant by the term “personality disorder”, the most common symptoms of BPD, what causes BPD, and why it requires prompt and careful treatment.
- How BPD is diagnosed and an overview of the main treatments available.
- How Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) can improve mood and functioning in people with BPD.
- The challenges people with BPD face in the workplace and how colleagues and managers can support them in getting the help they need.
The course is delivered across 4 video modules (around 1 hour of learning in total), each followed by a short quiz. It sits within our Care courses collection, alongside other titles in our CPD Courses range.
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