Proven Strategies for Managing Challenging Clients
The most difficult population in mental health…
…The manipulative and possibly violent clients with Antisocial Personality Disorder
…Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder who are out of control, have explosive emotions, self-harm tendencies, and cravings for chaos
…The perfectionist clients with Narcissistic Personality Disorder who are quick to blame and combative to overpower you in session
…Clients with Histrionic Personality Disorders whose intense emotions and need for attention test your patience and compassion.
Traditional psychotherapies and medications don’t work for these clients, and they can leave you feeling frustrated, trapped, and even wishing you’d picked a different profession all together!
But I have good news — after 50 years of intensive global research, we now have proven, empirically validated models to effectively treat personality disorders.
Now, in this online course, I’ll provide you with a step-by-step plan that’s proven to help you accurately diagnose and successfully treat all 10 personality disorders.
Uncomplicated and easy to understand, my structured training will tell you exactly what to say and what to do when treating the disorders — so you can quickly master the skills you need to improve your clinical outcomes.
You’ll end this course with everything you need to become a Personality Disorder Treatment Provider.
So join me today to advance your career, gain new understanding, and acquire the most powerful interventions for the management and treatment of your difficult and frustrating cases.
– Gregory W. Lester, Ph.D.
Psychologist and World-Renowned Personality Disorder Treatment Author, Instructor, and Clinician
Personality Disorders : Advanced Diagnosis, Treatment & Management
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➡️ Differentiate between mental health symptoms and a personality disorder
➡️ Overcome the fear and self-doubt of diagnosing a personality disorder
➡️ Gain clarity and confidence to diagnose, treat, and manage all 10 personality disorder types
➡️ Understand significant problems typically created by clients with personality disorders and develop clinical strategies for symptom management
➡️ Implement empirically validated treatment interventions
➡️ Manage suicide risk
➡️ Adapt treatment strategies for working with personality disorders in couples and family therapy
➡️ Learn why traditional approaches and medications won’t work with this client population
➡️ Leverage practical, effective interventions informed by neuroscience that help clients safely manage frightening symptoms, including violence and emotional meltdowns
➡️ Develop a therapeutic alliance in the face of mistrust and control issues
➡️ Work with the pathological dissociation typically present in personality disordered clients
Designed for practitioners who know very little about the phenomenon, as well as those with highly developed assessment and intervention skills, expert trainer Dr. Gregory Lester uses passion, humor, and wisdom from his 38 years of treatment experience to make you an expert at working with personality disorders.
Using real-life case examples and easy-to-follow training sessions, you’ll not only learn the neurobiological, genetic, and developmental roots of personality disorders — you’ll discover how to successfully rewire a person’s sense of self so they can function more effectively and build better social connections.
MODULE 1
- The Distinction “Personality Disorder”
- Why traditional models of mental health don’t fit
- What makes a personality disorder a chronic condition
- Why personality disordered people think “it’s everybody else”
- Why “normal” talking with personality disordered people is ineffective
- The Effects of a Personality Disorder
- How personality disordered people create difficulties for themselves and others
- The difference in life patterns between “normal” and “disordered” personality
- How to predict the behavior of individuals with personality disorders
- The types of chaos created by Cluster A, B, and C personalities
- Assessment and Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
- Why diagnosis is EVERYTHING in treatment of personality disorders
- 5 steps to identify and diagnose a personality disorder
- Why the Etiology of Personality Disorders Matters in Treatment
- The single biggest mistake clinicians make regarding etiology
- Treating vs. Managing Personality Disorders
- Predicting “treatability” of a personality disordered client
- How to choose an intervention approach
- The structure that makes all interventions effective
- Developing effective treatment goals for Cluster A, B, and C personalities
Module 2
- Optimal functioning methods
- Mentalization-Based Treatment
- Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Reconstructive Psychotherapy
- Object Relations Developmental Psychotherapy
- Adequate functioning methods
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Schema-Based Treatment
- Personality-Guided Psychotherapy
- Targeted behavior improvement methods
- Tactical Therapy
- Strategic Therapy
- Structural Therapy
- Limitations and risks of the psychotherapeutic approaches
- 4-Step Approach to Effective Personality Disorder Treatment
- 3-Step Approach to Effective Personality Disorder Management
- 3 Must-Have Intervention Techniques for Personality Disorders
Module 3
- Interventions for Co-occurring Conditions
- Typical co-occurring disorders for the 10 subtypes
- Sequencing interventions for co-occurring conditions
- Medication dos and don’ts with personality disorders
- Crisis Management: Self-Harm and Suicide Interventions
- Personality disorders in children and adolescents
- Special procedures for couples and family therapy sessions
- Working with significant others of a personality disordered individual
- Methods to help them stay out of difficulties
- Coaching for effective management
- Self-care for significant others
Featuring Today's Leading Expert in Treating Personality Disorders
Gregory W. Lester, PhD, is a clinical, consulting, and research psychologist with practices in Colorado and Texas. Dr. Lester has presented over 2,000 personality disorders trainings to over 200,000 professionals in every major city in the United States, Canada, and Australia. In his nearly 40 years of clinical practice, Dr. Lester has treated over 1,000 personality disorder cases and has performed psychological evaluations on over 2,500 individuals. He is the author of nine books, including Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Personality Disorders, which is the largest-selling front-line clinical manual on diagnosing, treating, and managing personality disorders. Dr. Lester’s research and articles have appeared in publications including The Journal of the American Medical Association, The Western Journal of Medicine, The Yearbook of Family Practice, The Journal of Behavioral Therapy, The Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy, The Handbook of Depression, Transactional Analysis Journal, Living Word Magazine, The Priest Magazine, and The Houston Lawyer.
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Often “nudged” into treatment by others, including the law, their inability to trust and their need for power make forming a therapeutic alliance seemingly impossible. They come armed with defenses developed at very early ages that are designed to ensure their survival by protecting their fragility.
In this recording, you’ll explore practical, effective interventions informed by neuroscience that help clients safely manage frightening symptoms, including violence and emotional meltdowns, and develop healthier boundaries and a more differentiated sense of self.
Utilize unique worksheets, checklists, and other exercises to diagnose, tackle specific issues, reduce problematic symptoms, and keep therapy moving forward. Take advantage of concrete methods to:
- Reduce self-mutilation and other risky behaviors
- Improve attachment, collaboration, and trust
- Determine narcissistic drives for perfection and excellence
- Lessen flirtatious behaviors
- Conquer maladaptive beliefs and diffuse narcissistic resistance
- Apply DBT strategies and skills into treatment
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