Services include assessment and treatment for mild to moderate Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder services include management and treatment- with management focusing on reducing symptoms and behaviors and treatment focusing on reducing or eliminating traits associated with a borderline personality. Assessment includes identifying the severity of the disorder, which often affects one’s ability for management or treatment. The assessment process for Borderline Personality Disorder can take up to three sessions. Following assessment, severity will be identified, and based upon this, a referral to a Dialectical Behavior Therapy program clinic may be made prior to starting individual services for Borderline Personality Disorder. The referral is made based upon the clinical opinion of what type of treatment the client may benefit most from. Dialectical Behavior Therapy programs focus on management skills and include individual and group therapy at a more frequent, structured rate. Borderline Personality Disorder services would fall under psychotherapy, with treatment being longer term. A commitment is needed to begin Borderline Personality Disorder services and there are expectations of one’s participation to include a dedication to completing homework, using skills, and applying concepts outside of therapy sessions. Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder is recommended at a frequency of twice weekly.
Participation in Borderline Personality Disorder services requires the following workbooks:
- DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, second edition by Marsha M. Linehan
- The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD by Daniel J. Fox PhD