Mental Health - Personality Disorder

Designed for: Social Care staff who come into contact with people living with a personality disorder  

Learning Outcomes:

• To explore different types of personality disorders
• To develop a understanding of how personality disorders impact on the individual
• To have an awareness of the treatments and supports for individuals with a personality disorder

Evaluation methods: Staff learning forms

Links:

      Policy and Legislation:

• Adult Support and Protection Policy and Legislation
• The Mental Health(Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
• Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland Good Practice

      CLF:

• Managing Relationships: Empowering people; working in partnership; leadership; empathy; dealing with conflict
• Managing self: Professional autonomy; lifelong learning; flexibility; confidence; resilience; accurate self-assessment; awareness of impact on others; Awareness of wider context