Working with Crises Associated with BPD (1 day)

This one-day workshop is for mental health clinicians working in emergency or crisis services, from emergency departments, triage, crisis assessment teams to case managers actively working in rostered function.

The workshop will focus on engaging effectively with clients presenting with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who have suicidal ideation and/or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and who require a crisis response. It will include the complexities of assessing and working with risk associated with BPD, and how the National Health and Medical Research Council Guidelines inform risk assessment and effective crisis responses, as well as how clinicians can respond therapeutically to crisis.

On completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of BPD and some of the factors contributing to its development
• Explain the importance of incorporating compassion in the therapeutic relationship. Describe techniques to building a therapeutic relationship
• Describe the impact of transference and counter-transference on treatment planning and collaboration. Highlight the benefit of recovery-focused care
• Distinguish between acute and chronic risk as it relates to suicide and NSSI and utilise an appropriate framework to assess this
• Understand the importance of self-care, self-awareness and reflection in the context of counter-transference when engaging with people who have BPD

Prerequisite: Previous experience or training in working with people with BPD, e.g. Foundation Training for Working with People with BPD or BPD Core Competency Workshop delivered by Spectrum. If you have not completed formal training please email us at c3BlY3RydW10cmFpbmluZyB8IGVhc3Rlcm5oZWFsdGggISBvcmcgISBhdQ== for access to online modules that will ensure you meet the eligibilty criteria.

Presenters:

Dr Samantha Tabak is a senior clinical psychologist and board-accredited supervisor. She has over a decade of experience working in Child and Youth Mental Health services, psychiatric triage, intensive outreach teams, and early psychosis, utilizing psychotherapy frameworks such as MBT, DBT, ACT, and Open Dialogue-informed therapy, and is currently part of the Complex Care Service at Spectrum. She also works with young people and their families in private practice. Samantha believes in a person-centred and collaborative approach to treatment and support.

Kat Kahler is a credentialed mental health nurse with almost 20 years of experience working in acute mental health services and therapeutic settings in Victoria, interstate and overseas. Over the past 10 years, she has worked as an emergency mental health Clinician in a Metro Melbourne hospital whilst also working part time at Spectrum and in private practice. Kat enjoys providing clinicians with a space where they can reflect and learn and as such runs a variety of training courses within Spectrum. She is passionate about the use of common factors in everyday moments to create greater possibility of therapeutic interactions for clients and staff. 

Who should attend? Mental health clinicians working in emergency or crisis services, from emergency departments, triage, crisis assessment teams to case managers actively working in rostered function.

Cost: $300 (payable by credit card only)

Lunch: A light lunch including a vegetarian selection is provided.

Getting to Spectrum: Spectrum is located at 110 Church Street, on the corner of Church Street and Tweedie Place. Entrance is via the front of the building, to the right of the Skoda car dealership.

Public transport:

• Tram 78 on Church Street. Alight at Tweedie Pl/Church Street (Stop 63).
• Tram 109 on Victoria Parade (about a 5 min walk to 110 Church Street)
• Tram 75 on Bridge Rd (about a 7 min walk to 110 Church Street)

Car parking:

There is very limited 2 hour street parking available in the area. All day parking is available in:

• 35 Elizabeth Street, Richmond – 11 minute walk (about $16 a day)
• 1 Allowah Terrace, Richmond – 12 minute walk (about $15/day)
• Doonside St, Richmond – 14 minute walk (about $10/day
• 679 Victoria St, Abbotsford, Australia – 20 minute walk (about $10 a day)

Cancellation policy: If your circumstances change and you no longer can attend this event please log into your eventbrite account and cancel your ticket and request a refund no later than one (1) week prior to the event. A refund will not be issued if notification has not been received within this time frame and you will be required to pay for the event.

General enquiries: Email c3BlY3RydW10cmFpbmluZyB8IGVhc3Rlcm5oZWFsdGggISBvcmcgISBhdQ== or phone Spectrum (03) 8413 8750.

COVID-19 Update: To ensure a COVIDsafe event, please do not attend if you:

• Show symptoms of COVID-19, including cough, fever, runny nose, shortness of breath
• Have been recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and released from self-isolation on day 5 or day 6
• Are a close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case.

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