We have recently launched a new website — sapientra.com.au — that will be offering online training modules for practitioners.
We will soon be launching our first two training modules, an introductory course and an advanced course on the treatment of Personality Disorders within a neuroplasticity framework.
To develop these first courses — titled Mental Stretches: The Personality Disorders Program — I’ve drawn on my clinical experience, especially in private practice over the past 15 years, to develop a program that is flexible across a range of treatment settings and accessible to clinicians regardless of preferred therapeutic models. The introductory course covers:
- what a “personality disorder” is
- the process for diagnosing a personality disorder within the traditional ICD-10 and DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria
- an introduction to the alternative DSM-5-TR dimensional model for personality disorders
- a background on neuroplasticity and its relevance to the development and treatment of personality disorders
- a neuroplasticity-informed formulation and treatment model for personality disorders, based on the DSM-5-TR dimensional model
The advanced course then builds on the skills and concepts covered in the introductory course to and provides guidance on the selection and application of specific intervention strategies to address specific impacted areas of personality functioning in clients. The advanced course covers specific intervention tools suitable for addressing specific treatment needs, but also guides clinicians in understanding how to identify when a particular intervention strategy will be suitable for achieving a specific outcome with this cohort. Furthermore, it provides valuable insights regarding pacing therapy in a way that maximises client engagement, retention and outcomes.
If you are a practitioner interested in developing skills in treatment of personality disorders, please sign up now at sapientra.com.au to be notified when the courses become available for earlybird access, which will be available for a limited time at significantly discounted prices.
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