For New and Intermediate Level Social Workers Borderline Personality Disorder Wednesday, November 19, 2014 2 CEU Credit Hours 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. • BRMC Auditorium Seminar Highlights: This seminar is highly relevant to current social work practice. Borderline patients commonly seek treatment and clinicians struggle to work with them. This seminar provides an overview on the etiology and symptoms of these clients and specific details about an empirically validated model of treatment. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is very useful and effective for the borderline patient and social workers will learn how to use it in their clinical practice. The seminar will cover theory and practice issues that can be used immediately. Speaker: Phil Feldman, PhD, LCSW Dr. Phil Feldman is the Director of Puerto Rican Family Institute in Jersey City, NJ. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University, Graduate School of Social Work. Dr. Feldman has presented more than 200 clinical seminars at hospitals and agencies on personality disorders, emotional problems, and psychotherapy techniques. In addition to working as a psychotherapist for 25 years, he is the author of three manuals: “Shame Affect,” “Dual Diagnosis Manual”, and “The Psychotherapy Manual.” Presentation will start immediately and include dinner. Register online at www.bergenregional.com or call 201.967.4098 for this free CEU seminar. Objectives: • Learn four empirically validated techniques to treat borderline patients. • Learn three ways to set limits with patients who are acting out and who may try to undermine the theraputic process. • Four measurable and realistic goals for borderline patients will be highlighted in this seminar • Learn about the etiology of the patient’s symptoms and how to provide effective case management. Attendants must attend the entire seminar and complete the evaluation form to receive Certificate of Attendance. The Certificate will be given at the end of the seminar. This seminar is 2 CEU credits. For CEU approval information – http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/social/socialaw.htm. If you have questions or concerns about the course content, references or content evaluation, contact [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with this program and have filed a grievance with “Advanced Clinical Seminars” and are still not satisfied, please send your grievance in writing to CE Approval Collaborative NASW-NJ, Attn: Continuing Education Coordinator, 30 Silverline Drive, Suite 3, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 or visit www.naswnj.org and click the link to file a grievance or email [email protected].” Sponsored by the Foundation at Bergen Regional Medical Center 230 East Ridgewood Avenue Paramus, New Jersey, 07652 www.bergenregional.com THE FOUNDATION AT