Working with Individuals with

Borderline Personality Disorder 

Friday, October 18, 2019

8:30 am - 11:45 am 

(8:00 am: Check-in & Continental Breakfast)

Beaver Creek Country Club

9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21740

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This program is funded in part by the Willliam B. and Sylvia A. Hunsberger Fund

Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are some of the most difficult clients to manage and treat. This seminar will provide an in-depth review of the diagnostic criteria for BPD, assessment tools and treatment protocols. Prevalence, treatment challenges and the probability of recovery will be examined. Assessment tools to be covered include the clinical interview, self-report instruments, self-harm inventories and other methods. The latest research on the treatment of BPD will be discussed as well as the use of pharmaceuticals and cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy.

 At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Summarize characteristic behaviors of individuals with BPD
• Describe evidence-based assessment methods used to diagnose BPD
• Compare and contrast psychological treatment options
• Critique the effectiveness of behavior therapy vs. medication for treatment

Featuring:

Tamara Huff, LCPC, NCC, is an outpatient therapist practicing at Brook Lane’s North Village location. She is a former director of inpatient services for Brook Lane. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health. Her experience includes providing therapeutic care in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, partial hospitalization program and previously managing a substance abuse IOP program. Tamara’s areas of special interest include personality disorders, conflict resolution, stress management, domestic violence, depression and suicide. Tamara earned her M.A. in Community Counseling from Andrews University in Michigan. 

Evan Dickstein, CRNP, is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) in Family Psychiatric Mental Health. He has a particular interest in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders as well as borderline personality and other psychiatric conditions. Evan earned his master’s degree in nursing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore Maryland.

Professional Continuing Education Credits:

An important message about Continuing Education Credits: 

Brook Lane seminars are approved for continuing education credits as an entire event.  PARTIAL CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED. To assure that you receive continuing education credit, you must be on time and complete the entire seminar.

Counselors/Therapists:  Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Brook Lane solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.  This program will provide 3 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.

Social Workers:  Brook Lane Health Services is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. This program will provide 3.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.   

Psychologists:  The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept continuing education hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

Other Healthcare Professionals and Attendees:  A certificate of completion noting the number of educational/contact hours will be provided for other disciplines to allow attendees to apply for CE credit as an individual.

 Seminar Fee:   $ 69.00  (includes continental breakfast and CEUs)

CANCELLATION POLICY:  A $10 processing fee will apply. To receive a refund, cancellations must be made in writing and received no later than one week prior to the seminar. No refunds/credits will be made after the one-week date or for no shows on the day of the program.

Attention Brook Lane Staff Members:  If you registered online, it is your responsibility to complete the process by submitting a yellow TRAINING REQUEST FORM to your supervisor for approval and signature.  A copy of the full program description & learning objectives must be attached to the yellow Training Request Form. This documentation becomes apart of your HR training file.