Online Course » BPD09 Borderline - Borderline Mothers (inactive)

Course Description:
The purpose of this module is to present the effects mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder have on their children.
Course Objective:
This program provides clinicians with the opportunity to learn about:

• How BPD emerges from vulnerabilities in brain function around regulation of affect and impulse control.
• The biologic aspects of BPD, circumstances during development.
• The neurological functioning of children of borderline mothers  and deficits in early parenting
Intended Audience:
Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Therapists 
Author Bio:
CHRISTINE LAWSON, Ph.D. Christine Lawson, Ph.D., LCSW, received her PhD in Family Studies from Purdue University. She is the author of a book and numerous articles on the Borderline Mother. Her book is entitled Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship. Her article, ―Treating the Borderline Mother: Integrating EMDR with a Family Systems Perspective,
Course Prerequisite(s):
Credits:
1.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
ASWB - view details
NBCC - view details




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