101081: Borderline Personality Disorder: A Case Study of [the Movie] Fatal Attraction (Second Edition)

About the Course:

This course is designed with an e-book that explains scene-by-scene information about the other material component, the Paramount Pictures movie, Fatal Attraction, starring Glenn Close. The materials demonstrate and guide participants in the application of knowledge about symptoms, diagnosis, mental status, social, vocational impairments, treatment, and disability management for a person who has borderline personality disorder. The movie portrays a textbook example of the disorder and is valuable for learning about the illness.

Publication Date:

2011

Authors

Francine R. Goldberg, Ph.D.; Francine R. Goldberg, Ph.D.

About the Authors:

Francine R. Goldberg received her Ph.D. from the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at New York University (NYU) in 1981, following her doctoral research, Academic Achievement Bias among Community Mental Health Workers. She has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation, including counseling, supervision, administration, staff development, clinical risk management, graduate and undergraduate teaching on the adjunct faculties at NYU and the City University of New York, Lehman College, and multiple national and international publications and presentations that address topics in mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation and the use of multimedia in the delivery of mental health services. She holds a CRC, NCC, LMHC, LPC and LRC.

Francine R. Goldberg received her Ph.D. from the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at New York University (NYU) in 1981, following her doctoral research, Academic Achievement Bias among Community Mental Health Workers. She has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation, including counseling, supervision, administration, staff development, clinical risk management, graduate and undergraduate teaching on the adjunct faculties at NYU and the City University of New York, Lehman College, and multiple national and international publications and presentations that address topics in mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation and the use of multimedia in the delivery of mental health services. She holds a CRC, NCC, LMHC, LPC, LRC, and DCC.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about borderline personality disorder and its treatment interventions. It is appropriate for introductory to intermediate levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Understand disability management and the functional impact of borderline personality disorder.

2. Understand professional challenges and empathy in working with people who have borderline personality disorder.

3. Recognize symptoms, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria and pharmacological treatment for borderline personality disorder.

4. Describe an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

5. Demonstrate understanding of the current research on emerging treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder.