Understanding and Supporting Individuals with BPD: Strategies for Families

A practical, evidence-based course designed to help families understand Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), improve communication, and respond more effectively during difficult moments.

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Who Is This Course For?

If you’re considering this course, chances are you care deeply about someone who struggles with intense emotions or unstable relationships. The purpose of this course is simple: to provide clarity on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), promote compassionate interactions, and equip you with practical strategies to help you and your loved ones move forward with healing. You are not alone in this journey. Understanding and compassion are at the heart of everything we'll cover. This course is designed for parents, caregivers, partners, and anyone who supports someone living with BPD. 

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Contents of the Course

In this course you will learn about: 

  • The nine criteria of BPD based on the DSM-5-TR
  • The Biosocial Theory of BPD (the theory of how BPD develops)
  • The six level of validation and how to apply them
  • Dialectics - holding two truths at the same time (the key to reducing tension with your loved one while still maintaining your own position/opinion)
  • Behaviourism - how to increase the behaviours you want to see in your loved one, and decrease the behaviours you   don't want to see as often
  • How to respond effectively to emotional crises

6+ hours of content

Engaging Video Instruction          Downloadable Reflection Practices                Knowledge Checks               Practice Through Interactive Scenarios

Learn Through Multiple Evidence-Based Teaching Methods

About Inner SolutionsTM

Inner SolutionsTM is a private practice psychotherapy clinic located in Calgary, AB.  We provide a comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) program to individuals, offering evidence-based treatment and education for all levels of emotion dysregulation (and borderline personality disorder in particular). As the only certified DBT program in Western Canada, we’re here to help you calm, restart, and heal with expert, compassionate care.
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