Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) causes havoc in relationships, and difficulties for the therapist. If you're caring for someone with BPD, whether you are a spouse, family member, friend, or therapist to BPD clients, this book is for you. Nina Bingham, MS helps you understand why someone you care for has out-of-control emotions, and how to approach it effectively. Learn a 3-step method (Challenges, Consequences & Commitments) that's user-friendly and teaches you how to: 1.) Identify the Challenges that have been impeding growth 2.) Communicate the impact that BPD has, and effect rapid behavioral change 3.) Create agreements that reduce conflict and foster growth. A new science-based, streamlined program for effective treatment of BPD.
This is a manual for caregivers and therapists who are supporting clients with BPD. It is also written to help family members, partners, and the BPD clients themselves. This book introduces a completely new therapuetic approach to treatment of BPD. This revolutionary approach is called, "CCCT", which stands for, "Challenges, Consequences & Commitment Therapy." It is a 3-step process that includes isolating the challenges that the BPD individual faces, working collabratively with the BPD client to highlight the consequences of each choice, and finally, gaining a firm commitment to the right choice and plan of action that the BPD client has decided upon. A simple, streamlined, yet suprisingly affective approach to treatment of BPD based on best-practice empirical research.