2024 Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders (for Social Workers)
Product Details
Course Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders
Course Format: Asynchronous reading based
Course Description:
This course covers the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Personality disorders represent a complex and often misunderstood category within the field of mental health. These conditions, characterized by enduring patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior, can significantly impact an individual's life, relationships, and overall well-being. Understanding personality disorders is crucial for mental health professionals.
Date Created: September 2023
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and describe the prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in both the general population and psychiatric care settings.
- Explain and illustrate the core psychodynamic traits of BPD, including black-and-white thinking and conflicted self-perceptions.
- Apply the key principles of psychodynamic treatment for BPD in clinical practice, focusing on patient selection, boundaries, and managing transference and countertransference.
- Describe and interpret the essential qualities necessary for patients to benefit from long-term psychotherapy in the context of BPD.
- Develop and demonstrate strategies to navigate patient regressions, resistance, and fears while promoting emotional growth and self-discovery in therapy for BPD.
- Differentiate and categorize examples of "healthy" narcissism and "pathological" narcissism in clinical contexts.
- Identify and describe the specific challenges in treating Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), integrating this knowledge into clinical practice.
- Examine and summarize the key elements and stages of transference-focused psychotherapy for NPD, aiming to apply these concepts in clinical settings.
Target Audience: Social Workers
Instructors:
Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa
Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychotherapy Report. Psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida. Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Dan H. Buie, MD
At the time of this interview, Dr. Buie was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and associate professor of psychiatry at Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA. He has since passed away.
Marcia L. Zuckerman, MD
Board member of The Carlat Psychiatry Report; outpatient psychiatrist, Tufts Community Counseling, Medford, MA, and in private practice; clinical assistant professor in psychiatry, Tufts School of Medicine.
Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD.
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Psychiatrist in private practice.
Daniel Carlat, MD
The founder and president of Carlat Publishing and is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is the author of The Psychiatric Interview and co-author of Prescribing Psychotropics: From Drug Interactions to Pharmacogenetics, the Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, and Treating Alcohol Use Disorder: A Fact Book.
CE Credit: 1 general
Fees: $20
Refund and Cancellation Policy: Purchasers and subscribers may cancel at any time for a full refund if not completely satisfied.
Instructions for requesting accessibility accommodations:
If you need assistance accessing the course materials, please contact us using the contact form.
Course completion requirements:
To earn CE credit, social workers must purchase the course, read the material, and complete the post-test (with a passing score of 80%) and complete the course evaluation. Post-tests may be retaken.
When and how certificates are issued:
Certificates of completion will be emailed upon course completion.
Contact information for questions or concerns:
For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please email carlat@thecarlatreport.com or call 866-348-9279.
Complete ACE approval statement
The Carlat CME Institute, [Provider #1908], is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: April 30, 2024 – April 30, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 general continuing education credit.