Introduction to Personality Disorders
one-day workshop for psychotherapists and counsellors
10am to 4pm
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
Learning objectives:
- Define and critically evaluate the diagnosis of Personality Disorder, describing its core clinical features
- Describe how and why the difficulties associated with Personality Disorder develop in childhood and can persist into adult life
- Identify the main treatment pathways and recommended therapies for Personality Disorder
- Identify key practice issues for psychotherapists, counsellors and others in the helping role
Workshop Content:
- Concepts of healthy and disordered personality
- Clinical definitions: DSM-5 (2013) and ICD11(2022) diagnostic criteria for Personality Disorder
- From Dustbin Diagnosis to Relational Disorder
- Different types of Personality Disorder
- How and why Personality Disorder develops and endures – Bio-psycho-social model; attachment theory
- Adverse Childhood Experience and the role of trauma in Personality Disorder
- Complex PTSD and Personality Disorder
- Recognising Personality Disorder in the therapeutic setting
- Presenting issues for therapists and others in the helping role
- The importance of assessing attachment
- The role of mentalisation
- Case examples: Anti-Social, Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Treatment Pathways and recommended therapies – what works?
- Recovery from Personality Disorder
Workshop methods:
- Information sharing
- Group discussion
- Small group work
- Practical exercises
- Case studies
- Handouts and electronic resources
Training fees:
- One day course: £750 (6 hours) inclusive of materials.
- Half-day course: £400 (3 hours) inclusive of materials.
- Travel outside the M25 area will be charged at standard rail fare.