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Promoting good multi-disciplinary and multi-agency practice in the understanding, care and treatment of clients with Personality Disorders

 

September 2004 - June 2005

Text Box: The recent recognition by the Department of Health ‘Personality Disorder: No longer a diagnosis of exclusion’ (2003) that patients with severe personality difficulties often receive inconsistent and sometimes inappropriate service responses, has highlighted the need for a greater shared understanding and consistency in service provision. The Brenchley Unit Personality Disorders Service, in partnership with colleagues in the field and under the guidance of the South East Development Centre (SEDC), has developed a training programme for professionals working with this client group. The course will facilitate a better understanding of the relational difficulties inherent in the work as well as enable participants to explore their own experiences with colleagues and service users from other agencies in the field.     Text Box: A one-year programme of shared experience and learning for both providers and service users.   18 fortnightly sessions  Thursday afternoons 1.30-4.30 pm. Sessions will include seminars, clinical discussion and experiential groups.                              At The Brenchley Unit Maidstone

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Text Box: We want to include the varied perspectives of all participants in fostering the development of a shared approach and the evolution of a common language for understanding, communicating about and responding to this client group. Learning takes place at different points for different people and is only productive if it connects with previous learning and experience. Consequently, we will be most concerned to ensure ample opportunity for reflective and experiential learning. The group is the learning/teaching resource and all pertinent knowledge and competence reside there. Work-oriented and experiential group work promotes dialogic communication, free expression, equality of contribution and tolerance for conflict making for more robust and empowered team-work.   For further details and application form please contact: Roger Davies at The Brenchley Unit, The Courtyard, Pudding lane, Maidstone, Kent ME5 1EL Tel: 01622 776330 Fax: 01622 776339 E-Mail: roger.davies@icc.wkentmht.nhs.uk   Text Box: The Course Structure The Course will comprise 18 fortnightly sessions of 3 hours duration each on Thursdays at 1.30-4.30 pm. The sessions will run over three “terms”   Text Box: Term 1 –2004                                                 Term 2 –20005 23rd Sep. 7th Oct. 21st Oct. 4th Nov. 18th Nov. 2nd Dec. 13th Jan. 27th Jun. 10th Feb. 24th Feb. 10th Mar. 24th Mar. Term 3 –2005 14th Apr. 28th Apr. 12th May 26th May 9th Jun. 23rd Jun.   Text Box: The afternoon will be structured as: 1.30 – 2.30      Theoretical seminar 2.30 – 3.30      Case discussion 3.45 – 4.30      Experiential group    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Text Box: Participants will be expected to bring case material for discussion. All activities will take place in the group setting with suitably qualified and experienced staff.     Text Box: Who should attend? We are pleased to invite the participation of colleagues from all services working with Personality Disordered clients including: ü      Mental health professionals ü      Social workers ü      Criminal justice workers: probation officers, YOT workers, prison officers etc. ü      Voluntary sector staff ü      Housing sector workers ü      Addictions workers ü      Psychotherapist and counsellors ü      Service users    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: The intended learning outcomes. To sharpen students’ skills in the recognition and assessment of severe personality disorder. To facilitate an integrated inter-professional, inter-agency approach to the care and treatment of clients with SPD according to CPA principles. To encourage the setting of realistic treatment goals based upon an increased knowledge of the aetiology and symptomatology of SPD. To foster awareness of the impact of this client group on front line professionals and their need for ongoing supervision and support. To enable appropriate referral on of this client group to specialised services where appropriate. To enable students to develop reflective practice within the multi-disciplinary context through understanding others roles and the exploration and resolution of conflict in the clinical setting. Ability to communicate effectively with professional colleagues from a variety of disciplines. Ability to provide and receive support in a multi-disciplinary team environment.     Text Box: Other Information The cost of the course is £500 which covers all literature and light refreshments. Places are limited and early booking is advised.    

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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