Borderline Personality Disorder

Online

15 Hours

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As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NetCE is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers participating in this intermediate to advanced course will receive 15 Clinical continuing education clock hours.

Course Overview
Borderline personality disorder is a severe, complex psychiatric disorder characterized by long-standing patterns of disproportionately intense emotions, impulsive and self-destructive behaviors. Mental health providers tend to harbor negative and harsh attitudes toward patients with BPD and endorse low ratings on empathy, comfort and treatment, and overall prognosis, which can negatively affect the care and treatment outcome of these patients. It is imperative for these providers to receive education regarding the nature of BPD, effective drug and non-drug therapies, and perhaps most importantly, interaction strategies to avoid being drawn into the patient's pathologic personality traits.

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Review the history of borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Describe the current and previous diagnostic criteria for BPD.
Outline the incidence and prevalence of BPD.
Identify common psychiatric and medical comorbidities of BPD.
Evaluate the pathophysiology and natural history of BPD in various patients.
Analyze barriers to the care of patients with BPD.
Discuss approaches to the assessment and diagnosis of BPD.
Describe conditions to consider in the differential diagnosis of BPD.
Outline the history of therapy for BPD and selection of the appropriate level of care for patients with BPD.
Discuss approaches to identify and intervene to prevent self-harm, parasuicidal behaviors, and suicide in patients with BPD.
Assess the efficacy of available specialist psychosocial therapies used in the treatment of BPD.
Evaluate the efficacy of available generalist and primary care interventions used in the treatment of BPD.
Review the role of pharmacotherapy in BPD treatment, including contraindicated medications.
Describe the importance of involving the family in treatment approaches for BPD.
Discuss approaches to managing psychiatric comorbidities in patients with BPD.
Outline the prognosis of patients with BPD.

About the Author/Presenter
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Nursing, Physician, Psychology, Social Work

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Borderline Personality Disorder

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Review the history of borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Describe the current and previous diagnostic criteria for BPD.
Outline the incidence and prevalence of BPD.
Identify common psychiatric and medical comorbidities of BPD.
Evaluate the pathophysiology and natural history of BPD in various patients.
Analyze barriers to the care of patients with BPD.
Discuss approaches to the assessment and diagnosis of BPD.
Describe conditions to consider in the differential diagnosis of BPD.
Outline the history of therapy for BPD and selection of the appropriate level of care for patients with BPD.
Discuss approaches to identify and intervene to prevent self-harm, parasuicidal behaviors, and suicide in patients with BPD.
Assess the efficacy of available specialist psychosocial therapies used in the treatment of BPD.
Evaluate the efficacy of available generalist and primary care interventions used in the treatment of BPD.
Review the role of pharmacotherapy in BPD treatment, including contraindicated medications.
Describe the importance of involving the family in treatment approaches for BPD.
Discuss approaches to managing psychiatric comorbidities in patients with BPD.
Outline the prognosis of patients with BPD.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us