PERSONALITY DISORDERS

 Duration: 6 hours of learning              Max no of learners: 16

Target Audience – Care, Support & Clinical staff in a variety of settings:

Psychiatric hospitals, community mental health support, supported living for mental health, learning disability and autism.

Housing Support Teams & Probation teams who are providing care & support.

This course will provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to support people affected by personality disorders. Many people with a personality disorder will also have other associated mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety disorder and substance use problems.

This course is delivered using a range of methods and resources including:

Face to Face tutor participative facilitation (whether in the classroom or online), scenarios for group discussions, polls, question and answer time, videos and end of session assessment.

This course has been developed and mapped to current occupational standards, qualification frameworks and the following documents and resources:

  • The 2011 Gov.UK document – No Health without Mental Health (created by Dept of Health) 
  • NICE Guidelines: Personality Disorders Guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • MIND information

Levels 3 to 5: the course is aimed at learners at level 3 to 5

Learning Outcomes:

After attending this course, learners will be able to:

  • Define the meaning of the diagnosis personality disorder (PD)
  • List & describe the 3 clusters of personality disorder
  • List and identify the 9 types of personality disorders and which clusters they fit into
  • Describe the causes of personality disorders
  • Describe the general diagnostic criteria (signs and symptoms) of personality disorders
  • Describe the social, emotional and psychological impact which PD’s may have on people
  • Describe the treatment options available for personality disorders
  • Support people with borderline personality disorder (emotionally unstable personality disorder) with understanding and empathy
  • List sources of support for those struggling with personality disorder
Time breakdownFromToMinutes
Registration09:1509:3015
Session 109:3010:4070
AM tea break10:4011:0020
Session 211:0012:4070
Lunch12:4013:2040
Session 313:2014:4070
PM tea break14:4015:0020
Session 315:0016:1070
Assessment16:1016:3020

Entry requirements – No prerequisites required

Assessment type – General T/F at the end of the course

Certification/Qualification – Downloadable certificate of attendance