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Borderline Personality Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies

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About the Course:

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD),is a serious mental condition affecting up to 10 million Americans with feelings of suicide and self-harm. This condensed review of the diagnosis and treatment of BPD offers an understanding of what causes someone to lash out in anger and want to harm or kill themselves. Written in a jargon-free, easy-to-reference format this guidebook reviews 6 predictors of suicide, common maladaptive thought patterns and the main goals for psychotherapy treatment.

This course is based on the book, Borderline Personality Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies created by Dean, Melanie, Ph.D.

Course Material Author

Dean, Melanie, Ph.D.

Melanie Dean is a psychologist with over 10 years experience treating people with Borderline Personality Disorder in clinical and community settings. Dr. Dean is former Director of the Solutions Focused Therapy Clinic at the University of Missouri Kansas City Counseling Center and founder of Compact Clinicals publishing company.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Course Objectives:

  1. to increase understanding of the criteria and tools used to diagnosis Borderline Personality Disorder and its subtypes

  2. to increase understanding of the issues and approaches to treating Borderline Personality Disorder

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American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)

4 CE credit hours

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American Psychological Association (APA)

4 CE credit hours

CE Learning Systems is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)

4 CE credit hours

This course has been approved by CE Learning Systems, service provider of Addiction Counselor CE, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #107243, CE Learning Systems is responsible for all aspects of their programming.

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National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

4 CPD hours

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Materials for Course Borderline Personality Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies

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Course Retired
Course Number 4045
4 credit hours
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95 members have taken this course

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