Mother chronicles daughter’s tragic struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder
Not long after she drew the gruesome accident picture at the age of nine, Colleen told her parents that she wanted to die. Many suicide attempts followed. Calgary mother chronicles daughter’s tragic struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder BY ERIC VOLMERS, CALGARY HERALD OCTOBER 3, 2014 When Colleen Porter was nine years old, her parents were summoned to school because of a picture she had drawn with crayons. Students had been asked to create something that pleased them, an exercise that usually produced predictable and mundane results. Not for Colleen. “It was a drawing of a car accident,” says Fran L. Porter, Colleen’s mother and author of the book When the…
Family Skills Training for Adolescents with Emotional Regulation Issues (BPD)
A video on family participation in skills training for adolescents with emotional regulation issues (BPD): No related posts.
Tips For Teaching Teens Compassion, Empathy
Independence is earned by demonstration of responsible behavior. In other words, if your teen is responsible by consistent demonstration of getting his homework finished on time, coming home before curfew, going to sleep and rising on time—then he should be rewarded with increments of extra freedom and independence. Tips For Teaching Teens Compassion, Empathy (link) Dr. Fran Walfish Answers Your Questions Q: Dear Dr. Fran, my wife and I are worried about our 16-year-old daughter. At times she can be cold, callous, and mean to us. Compassion does not seem to be part of her personality. Can this be taught? Please help us! -Jason E. A: Dear Jason: empathy and…
Bullying and borderline personality disorder: a missing link
New research suggests that bullying and victimization by other children during the elementary school years should be acknowledged as another important risk factor. Bullying and borderline personality disorder: a missing link 04 April 2013 Children abused by adults are known to be at increased risk of developing the serious and persistent mental illness known as borderline personality-disorder (BPD). New research suggests that bullying and victimization by other children during the elementary school years should be acknowledged as another important risk factor. Psychologists in Britain, Germany and the United States base their conclusions on an analysis of data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) which has followed…
MBT-F for Parents of Difficult/Emotional Children now offered in UK
Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship. Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) (Detailed) Name of intervention: Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) Who is the programme for?: Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties. Child outcome: Improved child behaviour Age: Primary (5-11 yrs), Secondary (11-14 yrs), Teenage (12-18 yrs) Classification: Targeted Parental needs: Any parent Workforce: QCF level 4/5 Setting: Clinic/Health centre Format: Individual Contact name: Michelle Sleed Contact email: Michelle.Sleed@annafreud.org Contact place of work: The Anna Freud Centre Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the…
The Top Five Must-Have Books for Parents of People with BPD
The top five must-have books for parents of children with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). These are must-reads! [amazonshowcase_1f0f89ee4d55479627d164437604dee3] No related posts.
