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Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox Book + Personality Disorders: The Challenges of the Hidden Agenda
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Format:
Package - Video & Book   Instructions
Author:
JEFF RIGGENBACH, PHD
Publisher:
PESI Inc.
Copyright:
1/13/2016
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RVKIT051535
Objectives
[+] [-] 042410 - Personality Disorders: The Challenges of the Hidden Agenda
  1. List and summarize the essential characteristics of each of the personality disorders in DSM-5®.
  2. Identify the hidden agendas of each of the personality disorders.
  3. Assess the treatability and prognosis of each disorder.
  4. Evaluate the efficacy of various treatment methods including CBT and DBT.
  5. Describe ways to manage suicidality, violence and self-mutilating behavior so no one gets hurt.
  6. Outline case conceptualization skills useful for individualizing treatment planning and driving effective treatment.
  7. Discover how to actually like your Axis II patients! (or at least develop more frustration tolerance).

Outline
[+] [-] 042410 - Personality Disorders: The Challenges of the Hidden Agenda
DSM-5® Personality Disorder System
  • Genes vs. family
  • Methods of personality conceptualization
  • Disorder vs. traits
  • Spectrum vs. categories
  • DSM-5.1® proposed changes

Identify Each Personality Disorder
  • Motives, moods and cognitions
  • Common misunderstandings for diagnosis
  • Co-morbid diagnoses and underlying issues
  • Overlapping and interlocking symptoms
  • Specific challenges for each disorder
  • The Odd
    • Paranoid
    • Schizoid
    • Schizotypal
  • The Dramatic
    • Antisocial
    • Borderline
    • Narcissistic
    • Histrionic
  • The Anxious
    • Dependent
    • Avoidant
    • Obsessive-compulsive

Clinical Issues: Personality Disorders in Real Life
  • Family, marriages and work
  • Cycle of drama and dysfunctional & manipulative relationships
  • Help those dealing with disordered family members
  • Manage clinical expectations
  • Untreatable clients?

Specific Strategies for Each Disorder
  • Disarm narcissists
  • Stabilize borderlines
  • Break destructive behavioral patterns
  • Polypharmacy and why medications don’t work
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Increase client collaboration & improve communication
  • Outcomes: Can the client change?

Violence, Suicide and Self-Harm
  • The frustration of recurrent suicidal behavior
  • Self-injurious behavior
  • Suicide risk assessment
  • Keep yourself safe

Author

JEFF RIGGENBACH, PHD

Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D., is one of the most sought after educators in North America in the area of CBT and personality disorders. Over the past 15 years he has developed and overseen CBT based Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder treatment programs at two different psychiatric hospitals serving over 3,000 clients at multiple levels of care. Dr. Riggenbach trained at the Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia, is a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and has presented in all 50 United States, Mexico, and Canada on topics related to CBT, DBT and Personality Dysfunction.

Dr. Riggenbach has authored two best-selling books, The Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians (PESI, 2012) and Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox: A Practical Evidence-Based Guide to Regulating Intense Emotions (PESI, 2016), which was Amazon’s #1 new release in its category. Jeff is known for bridging the gap between academia, research findings and day-to-day clinical practice, and his seminars on DBT, CBT, and Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy receive the highest evaluations in terms of clinical utility as well as entertainment value.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Jeff Riggenbach has an employment relationship with Brookhaven Psychiatric Hospital. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Jeff Riggenbach has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.
Continuing Education Credits Awarded for Completion of Entire Package
[+] [-] Combined Continuing Education Credit From All Components
Breakdown of Continuing Education Credits by Components
[+] [-] 042410 - Personality Disorders: The Challenges of the Hidden Agenda
[+] [-] 084425 - Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox
Audience
Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals
Reviews
[+] [-] 084425 - Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox: A Practical Evidence-Based Guide to Regulating Intense Emotions
Many people who struggle to acknowledge the presence of BPD traits in their lives continue to suffer needlessly. In the Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox, Dr. Jess Riggenbach explains this diagnosis clearly and offers a variety of skills from evidence-based approaches for treating it. This toolbox is a must-have for mental health professionals, people with BPD traits and their family members." --Randi Kreger, Author, Stop Walking on Eggshells and The Official Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder, Founder, BPDCentral.com

"Written in clear user-friendly language, and drawing on vast research literature, beautifully summarizes what is known about BPD and how it can be effectively treated. Comprehensive in approach, it is an excellent resource for patients, clinicians, and families." Joel Paris, MD Author, Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice, Editor, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

"Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox is a must-have comprehensive guide to understanding and managing BPD. Dr. Riggenbach's step-by-step accessible strategies will help the reader obtain empirically valid powerful tools to cope with Borderline Personality. This uniquley helpful guide will be an essential resource for both clients and their clinicians alike."Leslie Sokol, PhD, Distinguished Founding Fellow, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Fellow, ABCT, Co-author, The Think Confident, Be Confident Workbook for Teens

"Being asked to see a patient who has been diagnosed as having a Borderline Personality Disorder is enough to frighten even the most skilled and experienced clinician. Following Aaron T. Beck's notion of the "Continuity Continuum," Riggenbach describes and discusses the recommended treatments for various levels of Borderline, from mild to severe. This is a volume for every front-line therapist regardless of their professional discipline." Arthur Freeman, EdD, ScD, ABPP, Co-Author with Aaron Beck, Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders, Chair, Department of Behavioral Science, Touro College, NY

Dr. Riggenbach’s toolbox incorporates much practical gear for dealing with the vulnerabilities of borderline personality. He incorporates elements of several therapeutic approaches to develop functional strategies for regulating these challenges. These tools help all those experiencing the demands of BPD to build and sustain more stable relationships.
Jerold Kreisman, MD, Author of I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality and Sometimes I Act Crazy: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder