Personality disorders · CPD points & talks

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Personality Disorders CPD talks

• Beyond Narcissism: A handbook for practitioners and clients dealing with narcissistic abuse - In the last of this 3-part set on narcissism, we maintain our dual focus of caring for the practitioner, while caring about the client. As emotionally sensit...
• Fifty Shades of Narcissism: A field guide for understanding varied narcissistic presentations - In part two of this 3-part set on narcissism, a complex phenomenon is unpacked. Narcissism is not always recognisable using the clean-cut criteria of the DSM...
• An Introduction to Narcissism: The map is not the territory - Narcissism is increasingly present in clinical settings, yet remains one of the most misunderstood and under-researched areas in psychology. This CPD event, ...
• Personality Disorders: Narcissistic & schizoid presentations - Understanding and effectively working with personality disorders is essential for psychologists in clinical practice. This in-depth talk explores narcissisti...
• Personality Disorders: Theoretical framework and formulation - This talk offers clinicians a comprehensive theoretical grounding for working effectively with clients who present with disturbances of personality. Drawing ...
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy : Distress tolerance - Distress Tolerance is a cornerstone of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), designed to help clients navigate overwhelming emotions without resorting to impu...
• Emotionally dysregulated clients: Supporting Families - 5. Mindfulness and the brain - In the fifth and final module of the Emotionally Dysregulated Clients: Supporting Families series, Dr. Ella Brent offers a clear and accessible explanation o...
• Emotionally dysregulated clients: Supporting Families - 4. Walking the middle path - This fourth module introduces Walking the Middle Path, a DBT-informed skill set specifically developed to support families of emotionally dysregulated indivi...
• Emotionally dysregulated clients: Supporting Families - 3. Window of tolerance - In this third module of the Emotionally Dysregulated Clients: Supporting Families series, Dr. Ella Brent bridges key concepts from DBT and interpersonal neur...
• Emotionally dysregulated clients: Supporting Families - 2. Accepting feelings & changing behaviour - This is the second module in a five-part video series designed for psychologists working with families of emotionally dysregulated clients. Building on the f...
• Emotionally dysregulated clients: Supporting families - 1. The distress cycle - Practitioners frequently ask what it looks like to use principles from a DBT informed approach in their clinical work. In this series of 5 videos, Dr. Ella B...
• Criminal Minds: Understanding criminal behaviour - Gain essential insight into the psychological underpinnings of criminal behaviour with Dr. Giada del Fabbro, a seasoned clinical and forensic psychologist. T...
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: The clinical framework - In this informative and practical session, clinical psychologist Dr. Ella Brent introduces a structured and accessible model for applying Dialectical Behavio...
• The Schizoid Problem - Professor Don Carveth addresses the ‘schizoid problem’ in this talk, looking at the common difficulty of patients who struggle with intimacy and ...
• Working with Borderline Personality Disorder from an Attachment Theory Perspective - Psychotherapy with clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) presents unique clinical challenges. In this insightful presentation, clinica...