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F24-201 Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding the Gray Spectrum

Total Credits: 6 Category I CEs

Categories:
200 Adults, Couples & Families
Instructor:
Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
7 Hours 30 Minutes
Target Audience:
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Dates
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Description

This workshop will build on foundational knowledge and incorporate clinical considerations and specific interventions for treating someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A diagnosis of BPD is one of the most complex and clinically challenging ones within the realm of personality disorders and mental health conditions. This workshop will explore the link between trauma and psychosocial factors within individuals diagnosed with BPD. Some of the key issues discussed will include: setting boundaries, splitting, pharmacology, and various treatment options. Participants will be able to identify the best treatment modalities for treating someone with BPD. This is an interactive workshop with ample opportunity for learning through case conceptualization and small group activities and discussions. 

Instructor

Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C Related Seminars and Products

Cruz and Associates

Ms. Cruz is a bilingual (Spanish/English) clinical and forensic social worker who has worked with children, adolescents, and families for over eighteen years. Ms. Cruz was employed for ten years as a forensic social worker with the Office of the Public Defender in Montgomery County. In addition, from 2000–2014 she worked as an emergency room and psychiatric social worker. She has extensive experience in inpatient psych and partial hospitalization psych programs. Ms. Cruz specializes in criminal defense mitigation, dual diagnosis, crisis intervention, addiction, trauma, and working with diverse ethnic groups.        

Ms. Cruz is a graduate of the Catholic University of America with a B.A. in psychology and received her Master of Social Work, specializing in mental health and addiction, from the University of Maryland School of School Work. In 2014 she completed an advanced two-year post-graduate Forensic Social Work Certification through the University of Maryland Continuing Education Department. In 2008 she co-created the Forensic Social Work Committee for NASW and in 2010 became the sole chair, a position she maintained until 2016, when she resigned due to other professional obligations. She continues to advocate for legislative changes. Under her leadership, the committee successfully hosted two national forensic social work conferences and advocated for various legislative bills and reform. She maintains various professional memberships and affiliations.        

Ms. Cruz is an Adjunct Professor:       

  • In 2016, Ms. Cruz joined the University of Maryland (Shady Grove) School of Social Work, teaching Advanced Trauma.       

  • In 2015, Ms. Cruz joined the Catholic University of America School of Social Work, teaching Advanced Ethics.  

Agenda & Learning Objectives

AGENDA:

8:45a – 9:00a

Log On/Registration    

9:00a - 10:30a

Learning Objectives, Defining Borderline Personality Disorder     

10:30a - 10:45a

Break   

10:45a – 12:30a

Power Point Presentation (Childhood Trauma & Case Examples)    

12:30p - 01:30p

Lunch   

01:30p– 02:45p

Power Point: Mental Health/Substance & Use Case Example   

02:45p - 03:00p

Break   

03:00p – 04:00p

Power Point: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations    

04:00p – 04:30p

Questions & Adjournment  

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Describe what borderline personality disorder is and articulate the importance and need for competency in the assessment process.    

  • Appraise the connection between trauma and social stressors as it relates to treating and understanding someone with BPD.    

  • Articulate essential clinical skills needed to work with someone who has borderline personality disorder.    

  • Summarize and integrate participant’s knowledge of various treatment techniques and modalities that are effective in working with someone with BPD.  

Bibliography & References

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

Boland, R. Verduin, M., & Ruiz, P. (2021).  Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry. Twelfth Edition, LWW   

Bozzatello, Paola, et. al. The Role of Trauma in Early Onset Borderline Personality Disorder: A Biopsychosocial Perspective. 2021. Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12. Article 721361 

Briere, J. and Scott, C.  (2014). Principles of trauma therapy: A guide to symptoms, evaluation, and treatment.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Pubs.   

C. Herpertz S, Schneider I, Renneberg B, Schneider A. Patients With Personality Disorders in Everyday Clinical Practice: Implications of the ICD-11. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2022 Jan;119(1-2):1–7. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0001. Epub 2022 Jan 10. PMCID: PMC9002298.   

Durdurak BB, Altaweel N, Upthegrove R, et  al. Understanding the development of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder in young people: a meta-review of systematic reviews. Psychol Med. 2022;52(16):1–14. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722003002. 

Erozkan, A. (2016). The Link between Types of Attachment and Childhood Trauma. Universal Journal of Education Research 4(5): 1071-1079. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2016.040517   

Kouros, Ioannis, et. al. (2024) Temperament, but not childhood trauma, distinguishes borderline personality disorder from bipolar disorder and ADHD. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 78, No. 1, 79-86.  

Leichsenring, F. et al. (2023) Borderline Personality Disorder: A Review. JAMA. 2023;329(8):670-679. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.0589   

Mainali P, Rai T, Rutkofsky IH. From child abuse to developing borderline personality disorder into adulthood: exploring the neuromorphological and epigenetic pathway. Cureus. (2020) 12:e9474. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9474 

Ringel, S. & Brandell, J. (2019). Trauma: Contemporary Directions in Trauma Theory, Research, and Practice, Second Edition, Columbia University Press    

Sauer-Zavala, S., Southward, M. W., Hood, C. O., Elhusseini, S., Fruhbauerova, M., Stumpp, N. E., & Semcho, S. A. (2022, January 27). Conceptual Development and Case Data for a Modular, Personality-Based Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/per0000520   

Schupp, L. (2015).  Accessing and Treating Trauma and PTSD, Second Edition, PESI Publishing & Media    

Shubina, I. (2015). Cognitive-behavioral therapy of patients with ptsd: literature review. Procedia- Social and Behavioral Sciences 165:208-216 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814067639?via%3Dihub    

Temes CM, Frankenburg FR, Fitzmaurice GM, et  al. Deaths by suicide and other causes among patients with borderline personality disorder and personality-disordered comparison subjects over 24 years of prospective follow-up. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019;80(1):18m12436. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18m12436. 

Vloet, T. & Vloet, A., Burger, A. & Romanos, M. (2017). Post-Traumatic Growth in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment. 06. 10.4172/2324-8947.1000178.   

Walsh, J. (2015). Theories for Direct Social Work Practice, 3rd Edition, Centage Learning.    

Watkins, L,. Sprang, K. R. & Rothbaum, B.O. (2018). Treating PTSD: A Review of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Interventions. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Volume 12, Article 258 https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00258    

Wu T, Hu J, Davydow D, Huang H, Spottswood M, Huang H. Demystifying borderline personality disorder in primary care. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Nov 3;9:1024022. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1024022. PMID: 36405597; PMCID: PMC9668888.   

Course Completion & CE Information

Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for {6} Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.


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Target Audience

Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists

We welcome anyone interested in the topic!

 

Late Fees and Refunds

The base price is $130, which includes CE credit. 

Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit. 

Cancellations: **ALL cancellations will be subjected to a $35.00 administration fee.** Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the workshop to receive a refund or an account credit.

 

 

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