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Exploring the Essential Features of “Gregory W. Lester, Ph.D – 3-Day Personality Disorders Course: Advanced Diagnosis, Treatment, & Management”
You know that feeling of tension and anxiety that creeps in after looking down at your schedule and you see THAT client coming in today? The one you secretly dread and hope is a no-show, though here they are, ready and waiting to see you. Or what about the agony of a session that seems to go in circles, leaving you frustrated with no idea what just happened?
How do you differentiate between mental health symptoms and a personality disorder? How do you get past the fear and self-doubt of diagnosing a personality disorder?
In this recording, renowned personality disorders expert, Dr. Gregory W. Lester, answers these questions and guides you through the dramatically different ways necessary to effectively work with personality disordered individuals. You’ll discover everything you need to breakthrough with your most difficult clients.
Imagine the feeling of success the next time that frustrating client is in your office and you’re able to keep the session on track. The empowerment of being equipped with a psychological toolkit of practical interventions that allow you to make clinical gains, rather than putting out fires. The confidence of making an accurate personality disorder diagnosis and knowing you are on the right path with treatment.
Don’t get blindsided or caught up in the drama of difficult clients – gain clarity and confidence in this intensive training with cutting-edge techniques to diagnose, treat, and manage all 10 personality disorder types.
Don’t miss out – this practical, hands-on course recording is a must-have training for all clinicians!
Speaker
Gregory Lester, PhD
Gregory W. Lester, Ph.D., 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.
Dr. Lester has served on the graduate faculty of The University of St. Thomas and as a special consultant to The United States Department of Justice. Dr. Lester’s office served as one of the original research sites for the DSM-5® revision of the personality disorders section where he collaborated with Emory University, the New York State Psychiatric Group, The University of Missouri, The University of Kentucky, and the late Dr. Robert Spitzer, chairman of the DSM-3 committee.
Dr. Lester is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Texas Psychological Association, and the Colorado Psychological Association. He is the author of nine books, including Power with People, a manual of interpersonal effectiveness, Shrunken Heads, an irreverent memoir of his graduate school training, and 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.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Gregory Lester maintains a private practice. He is a consultant for Improvement Research Group. He is a published author and receives royalties. Dr. Lester receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Gregory Lester is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Texas Psychological Association, and Colorado Psychological Association.
Objectives
- Communicate the difference between personality disorder and psychiatric disorder as it relates to clinical treatment.
- Articulate the underlying structure of disordered personality and its clinical implications.
- Assess individuals with personality disorders to clinically distinguish and put to practical use in session.
- Communicate why diagnosis is the critical element to effective clinical treatment for clients with personality disorders.
- Categorize different types of personality disorders to accurately identify and inform clinical treatment interventions.
- Evaluate significant problems typically created by clients with personality disorders and utilize clinical strategies for symptom management.
- Implement the framework for successful treatment and management of clients with personality disorders.
- Differentiate intervention models as they relate to treatment outcomes.
- Demonstrate the most effective aspect of the intervention models to improve client level of functioning.
- Determine effective targeted interventions to improve treatment outcomes with personality disordered clients.
- Implement empirically validated treatment interventions for clients with personality disorders.
- Appraise the management models of interventions for clients with personality disorders.
- Assess common co-occurring conditions in relation to assessment and treatment planning.
- Determine clinical interventions for reduction of self-harm behaviors.
- Recommend interventions to manage suicide risk in clients with personality disorders.
- Differentiate personality disorders in children and adolescents to inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions.
- Adapt treatment strategies for working with personality disorders in couples and familtherapy.
- Summarize clinical strategies for working with the significant others of individuals with personality disorders.
Outline
The Essentials of Advanced Assessment & Treatment Effectiveness: Fill in the missing pieces and create a treatment plan that works
- The Distinction “Personality Disorder”
Why traditional models of mental health don’t fit
“Symptomatic” conditions vs. “characteristic” conditions
The underlying structure of disordered personality
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 DisorderHow personality disordered people create difficulties for themselves and others
The difference in life pattern between “normal” and “disordered” personality
How to predict the behavior of individuals with personality disorders
The type of chaos created by
– Cluster A personalities
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
– Cluster B personalities
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
– Cluster C personalities
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder - Assessment and Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Why diagnosis is EVERYTHING in treatment of personality disorders
5 steps to identify and diagnose a personality disorder
– Effective, brief, and rapid identification
– Tests and clinical instruments - Why the Etiology of Personality Disorders Matters in Treatment
The single biggest mistake clinicians make regarding etiology
Why misunderstanding etiology will disable interventions
What causes personality disorders – the definitive conclusion - Treating vs. Managing Personality DisordersPredicting “treatability” of a personality disordered client
Critical preparation to determine the proper intervention approach
How to choose an intervention approach
The structure that makes all interventions effective
– Two common techniques
Develop effective treatment goals for Cluster A, B, and C personalities
Advanced and Empirically Validated Intervention Approaches in Action: A step-by-step plan to implement the most appropriate treatment strategy
- Select Intervention Based on “Treatability” Level of Client
Optimal functioning
– Mentalization-Based Treatment
– Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
– Interpersonal Reconstructive Psychotherapy
– Object Relations Developmental Psychotherapy
Adequate functioning
– Dialectical Behavior Therapy
– Schema-Based Treatment
– Personality-Guided Psychotherapy
Targeted behavior improvement
– Tactical Therapy
– Strategic Therapy
– Structural Therapy
Limitations and risks of the psychotherapeutic approaches - 4-Step Approach to Effective Personality Disorder TreatmentEngage the treatment relationship
– Apply two fundamental treatment techniques
– Determine category of treatment
– Utilize approach based on client’s diagnosis and treatment goals - 3-Step Approach to Effective Personality Disorder Management
– Foundation to inhibit disordered behavior
– Implement contingency
– Utilize approach specific to client’s diagnosis - 3 Must-Have Intervention Techniques for Personality DisordersBehavioral Chain Analysis
– Mentalizing interpretations
– Problem-solving process confrontations
Special Issues with Personality Disorders
- Interventions for Co-occurring Conditions
– Typical co-occurring disorders for the 10 subtypes
– Sequencing interventions for co-occurring conditions
– Medication do’s and don’ts with personality disorders - Crisis Management: Self-Harm and Suicide Interventions
– Fundamental misunderstandings
– Physiological effects and motivations
– Interventions to reduce or eliminate self-harm
– Harvard’s three distinctions of suicidality
– Interventions for chronic suicidal ideation
– Treatment approaches for acute suicidality - Unique Considerations
Personality disorders in children and adolescents
– Intervention modifications
Couples and family therapy interventions
– Special procedures for interventions
Working with significant others of a personality disordered individual
– Methods to help them stay out of difficulties
– Self-care for significant others
TargetAudience
- Psychologists
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Addiction Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychotherapists
- Case Managers
- Nurses
- Other Mental Health Professionals
Review
Terri H
“Best PESI course I have taken. Very organized, he followed the manual beautifully, covered all the material, and I learned a huge amount. “
Cathy B
“One of the best trainings I have attended.”
Ellen H
“Very worthwhile. Among the best trainings I have had in years. Thank you”
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