Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental health condition that is overrepresented in many clinical settings, and is associated with severe consequences. Yet BPD is often misunderstood. This workshop focuses on provided evidence-based conceputalizations related to the onset and course of this illness over time, its core domains of dysfunction, and potential screening and treatment options.
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe borderline personality disorder (BPD)
2. Identify populations most at risk for elevated BPD
3. Identify screening tools to detect BPD
4. Summarize the etiology and trajectory of BPD symptoms
5. Highlight core areas of difficulties in BPD
6. Outline potential treatment options
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psychologists who are licensed in states whose licensing board pre-approves courses sponsored by APA-approved continuing education sponsors (for example, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, etc.) may earn continuing education credit from participating in this course.
Courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved for continuing education for psychologists by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners. This course earns 1 ethics continuing education credits.
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont.
This course has been approved for continuing education credit by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health. This course qualifies for 1 hours of ethics continuing education.
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Vermont Psychological Association maintains responsibility for its programs and their content.
Completion of this course earns 5 continuing education credits. Psychologists licensed in states whose licensing board approves continuing education offered by APA-approved sponsors may earn continuing education credits for this course.
Courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved for continuing education for psychologists by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners. This course qualifies for 5 continuing education credits.
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont. This course provides 5 CE credits for Vermont licensing.
This course has been approved for continuing education credit by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health and earns 5 continuing education credits.
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. These credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). The course qualifies for 5 continuing education credits.
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. These credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical mental health counselors licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). The course qualifies for mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved to offer continuing education to licensed clinical social workers by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, and is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. This course thus qualifies for 5.2 continuing education credits for Massachusetts licensed certified social workers in Massachusetts under 258 C.M.R. §§ 31.04(2)(d), 31.04(5).
This course is offered by a sponsor approved to offer continuing education to social workers in Massachusetts under 258 CMR sec 31.04(2)(d). This course earns 1.2 ethics CE credits for certified social workers.
This course is offered by a sponsor approved to offer continuing education to clinical social workers in Massachusetts under 258 CMR sec 31.04(2)(d). This course earns 1.2 ethics CE credits.
This course is offered by a sponsor approved to offer continuing education to clinical social workers in Massachusetts under 258 CMR sec 31.04(2)(d). This course earns 5.4 CE credits for clinical social workers.
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Dr. Dixon-Gordon is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and director of the Clinical Affective Science Lab and the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program at UMass. She received her undergraduate training from the University of Washington, where she worked as a research intern and staff member at the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC), directed by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. Dr. Dixon-Gordon received her doctoral training from Simon Fraser University working with Alex Chapman, Ph.D., and completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center with Kim Gratz, Ph.D.
In her research, Dr. Dixon-Gordon uses clinical trials, ecological momentary assessment, and laboratory studies to better understand the difficulties associated with emotion regulation and its treatment. Dr. Dixon-Gordon has published nearly 100 papers, books, and chapters in this area, and served as an investigator on numerous grant-funded studies of DBT and self-injury. She has been identified as an Association for Psychological Science as a Rising Star. In addition, Dr. Dixon-Gordon is a certified DBT clinician, and has trained clinicians across the country in DBT.
Explain the etiology and trajectory of BPD symptoms.
