Borderline personality disorder in adolescence: A focus on assessment and treatment
This live, interactive webinar will build upon our February 2022 webinar, which covered the evidence base for the existence of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in adolescents, as well as the effects of misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. This program will focus on both categorical and dimensional approaches to conceptualizing, assessing, and treating BPD in adolescents.
After a brief recap of the prior webinar’s key points, the presenters will examine how to assess borderline personality disorder symptoms and touch upon the issue of diagnosing BPD in adolescent girls versus adolescent...Read more boys (gender differences, factors contributing to differences). Particular attention will be paid to recent changes in criteria, assessments that are appropriate for this population, and ways to distinguish the BPD diagnosis in adolescents from symptomatically similar conditions, such as bipolar disorder or PTSD. The presenters will then turn their attention to addressing the reluctance providers may feel when delivering the diagnosis with recommendations on how to deliver the diagnosis to clients and families in a way that minimizes anxiety and stigma. The evidence base for specific treatment recommendations will be discussed including alternative methods which may be used if dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents is not available. The final portion of the program will be dedicated to a case example illustrating these aspects of assessment and treatment. Following the presentation there will be a moderated Q&A session to address audience questions. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Name at least two assessments that can be used in the screening and diagnosis of BPD in adolescents.
- Identify at least two possible treatment recommendations for adolescents with BPD.
- Apply differential diagnosis and treatment approaches based on the case example presented.
Learning Levels
- Intermediate
Monday, May 06, 2024
01:00 PM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT
About the speakers
Agenda
1 pm ET Welcome and speaker introduction
1:05 pm Assessment of borderline personality disorder in adolescence
- Brief review of evidence of the existence of BPD in adolescence
- Assessment and diagnosis of BPD in adolescents
- Differential diagnosis from bipolar disorder and PTSD
1:25 pm Delivery of diagnosis and treatment implications
- Reducing clinician stigma and anxiety in giving the diagnosis
- How to deliver diagnosis to clients and families
- Treatment recommendations for adolescent BPD
1:50 pm Case example illustrating diagnosis and education process
- How BPD was diagnosed, instead of bipolar disorder, or other initial presenting concerns
- How dimensional approach could be used to deliver diagnosis, reduce stigma
- What treatment approaches were taken / could we have taken to support adolescent and family
2:15 pm Moderated Q&A
2:28 pm Closure
CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
Association of Social Work Boards
National Board for Certified Counselors
Other Professionals
CE Process Info
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