Personality Disorder 24/25

Target Group:

This course is targeted to those who need to develop awareness about adult mental health to carry out their roles and responsibilities such as social care workers, carers, health professionals, schools, police, public health and others that are part of the adults and children safeguarding partnership in the London Borough of Sutton.

Aim:

The aims of this session are: 

•  To give participants an overall understanding of what personality disorders are, and how to deal with someone who has one.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will have:

• An ability to describe how a personality disorder differs from a “normal” personality and the difficulties with diagnosing a personality disorder;
• An increased knowledge around the difference between a personality disorder and a neurotic or psychotic mental disorder;
• An ability to identify the common signs and symptoms of the 10 types of personality disorder;
• An increased knowledge of good and poor practice in dealing with people who have personality disorders;
• An increased knowledge around the Mental Health Act and how it applies to people who have personality disorders;
• An increased knowledge about some of the treatment options and resources which may be available to help support people with personality disorders, and to support the professionals and family members who deal with them;
• An increased knowledge of  the emotional effects on professionals, and family members, of working with (or living with) someone who has a personality disorder.