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

Live Interactive Webinar

01:00 PM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT

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About the speakers

Sarah R. Lee, PhD, LP

Sarah R. Lee, PhD, LP

Clinical supervisor
Dr. Lee a is a licensed clinical psychologist who supervises the clinical teams for the OCD and Anxiety Center Children’s Residential Care and the OCD and the Anxiety, and Depression Center for Adolescent Residential Care at Rogers’ Oconomowoc campus. Her primary areas of clinical interest include obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, culturally sensitive exposure-based treatment, and the treatment of children and adolescents in higher levels of care. Dr. Lee values topics related to ethics and diversity, equity, and inclusion; and incorporates these topics into training and supervision.
Peggy Scallon, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP

Peggy Scallon, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP

Medical Director
Dr. Scallon is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist who serves as the medical director of Focus Depression Recovery Adolescent Residential Care at Rogers’ Oconomowoc campus. Prior to joining Rogers, Dr. Scallon was a clinical associate professor and the director of the residency training program in child and adolescent psychiatry with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. In addition to her extensive clinical and teaching experience, Dr. Scallon has served as an oral board examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the subspecialty of child and adolescent psychiatry.

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
Rogers Behavioral Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rogers Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Rogers Behavioral Health designates this live program for 1.5 continuing education credits; no partial credits will be awarded.
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National Board for Certified Counselors
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Disclosure

The presenters have each declared that they do not, nor does their family have, any financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the presentation. The presenters have each declared that they do not have any relevant non-financial relationships. Additionally, all planners involved do not have any financial relationships. Further, Rogers Behavioral Health does not accept commercial support for its CE programs.