Welcome

Jeffrey Moore, MD

Chairman of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Akron General Medical Center

Perry Hoffman, PhD

Research Clinician, Assistant Clinical Professor, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine;

President, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

Overview of BPD: Criteria and Diagnosis

Robert Friedel, MD

Dept. of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Describe the core behavioral dimensions of BPD

• Identify neural systems that are related to core behavioral dimensions

• Discuss pharmacologic and psychosocial treatment strategies that target the core clinical issues in BPD

Adolescent Issues and Borderline Personality Disorder

Blaise Aguirre, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

• Increase awareness and acceptance of BPD precursors and traits in an adolescent population

• Identify proper diagnostic tools to assess traits in adolescents

• Discuss treatment issues and specific modalities targeted towards adolescent patients

Psychological Treatment Perspectives on Self-injurious Behavior

James Rogers, PhD

Full Professor, Department of Counseling, University of Akron

• Understand the current incidence and prevalence of self-injurious behaviors in the U.S.

• Identify the two major psychological treatment approaches for working with clients exhibiting self-injurious behaviors

• Articulate general empirically informed psychological treatment interventions for self-injuring clients

Medication Management

Rebecca Cirino, DO

Medical Coordinator, Center for Behavioral Medicine & Wellness - DBT Program, Akron General Medical Center

Maher Mansour, MD,

Medical Director, Center for Behavioral Medicine & Wellness, Akron General Medical Center

• Understand the use of medications for managing BPD

• Review types of medications targeted for specific symptoms in patients

• Discuss limitations of medications in controlling symptoms of BPD

Art Therapy: Expressive Communication

Heidi Larew, LPCC, ATR

Expressive Arts Therapist, Akron General Medical Center

Nancy Nierman-Baker, PC, ATR

Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist, Akron General Medical Center

Adjunct Faculty, Ursuline College

• Explain four basic principles of communication

• (verbal and non-verbal) and active, empathetic listening

• Outline four barriers and bridges to communication through art expression

• Identify three communication skills, that encourage client involvement and a positive therapeutic environment

The ABC's of DBT Skill Groups

Claudia Cihlar, PhD, APRN, BC,

Advance Practice Psychiatric Nurse, Akron General Medical Center;

Adjunct Instructor, Kent State University

Larry Pinto, MEd, LPC, LICDC

Group Psychotherapist, Group Leader/ Instructor, Akron General Medical Center, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

• Identify the basic theories and principles of DBT

• Describe the dialectical nature of DBT treatment

• Discuss the structure, goals, and clinical outpatient model for a DBT skills group

DBT Telephone Coaching and Borderline Personality Disorder: Skillful Management of Intersession Telephone Contacts

Denise Ben-Porath, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology, John Carroll University

• Participants will be introduced to rationale and principles of DBT telephone coaching

• Participants will become familiar with the DBT target hierarchy for telephone coaching

• Participants will be introduced to a decision-tree model, which employs DBT techniques and principles designed to assist in managing calls with patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder

Family and Consumer Panel

Local Family Members, Patients and National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) of Summit County

Family Research and Family Connections

Perry Hoffman, PhD

Research Clinician, Assistant Clinical Professor, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine;

President, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

• To identify the impact of borderline personality disorder on family members

• To outline Family Connections, a course for family members

• To provide some skills that benefit family members

Looking Ahead

Patricia Woodward, MAT

Secretary NEA-BPD

Christopher McGowan, MPS, ATR

Director, Partial Hospitalization/Psychiatric Services Center for Behavioral Medicine & Wellness, Akron General Medical Center