Brandon Marshall launches Project Borderline in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

On Friday December 2, Miami Dolphins player Brandon Marshall hosted an event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to launch his new organization "Project Borderline."   Brandon met with Valerie Porr, Regina and Chuck Piscitelli of TARA, Amanda Smith of the Florida BPD Association, and many other members of the BPD community.  "Project Borderline" was established to help spread the word about BPD, fight BPD stigma, and change the face and future of the disorder.  We at TARA look forward introducing Brandon and "Project Borderline" to the TARA Method, a college level family curriculum combining DBT and Mentalization teaching family members how to help their loved ones with BPD while helping themselves.

Meet the Doctor  November 18, 2011 Frank Yeomans and Transference Focused Therapy

On Friday, November 18, TARA's "Meet the Doctor" Event introduced Dr. Frank Yeomans and Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) to a crowded room of family members. Dr. Yeomans delivered a two-hour talk on the TFP method of treatment, including personal anecdotes from his many years of experience working with BPD patients.  He spoke on topics ranging from Object Relations Theory, black and white thinking, relationship dynamics in BPD,and the BPD fractured sense of self.Following his lecture, TARA class members had the opportunity to dialogue with Dr. Yeomans.The event gave family members the opportunity to learn about  an alternative to DBT.

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Upcoming TARA Teleconferences

Repairing Holiday Ruptures Tuesday  December 27, 2011

*The holiday season are usually dreaded if you have a loved one suffering with BPD. Arguments and dysregulations are bound to occur. You feel like you are walking across a tightrope that is  suspended over a minefield. Whatever gift you give, won't be right, dinners and parties are uncomfortable, tension descends and stress levels escalate.      In this 90 minute TARA teleclass Sandy, Valerie and Lou will offer tips to help you repair painful misunderstandings and hurts that holiday festivities may have  brought about in your family.

Coping with a BPD Partner/Spouse Monday  January 30, 2012

Teleconference    Coping with a Partner or Spouse  with Borderline Personality Disorder Does it feel like you can never do anything right? Are you blamed for everything? Are you struggling to understand what is wrong in your relationship?

MUST READ

Overcoming BPD, A Family Guide for Healing and Change by Valerie Porr,MA

Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change by Valerie Porr by Oxford University Press, USA   List Price: $24.95  Our Price: $15.22    Buy Now

What is Mentalization Wednesday  January 4, 2012

How Do Minds Meet Mentalization Based Therapy is a new evidence based treatment for BPD developed by Bateman and Fonagy, that  explores situations, especially those  triggered by close relationships,  that provoke strong emotional reactions or shifts in mood states in people with BPD.     Learning MBT techniques can help family members deescalate volatile situations, prevent eruptions, and repair relationships with BPD loved one's.

Why learn all you can about BPD? Friday  January 20, 2012

Are you doing the wrong thing for the right reasons?  Learning about BPD will          be your lifesaver!   Linehan: "Families are an untapped resource for reinforcing DBT skills."  Learn how  "to customize the BPD family environment to make it less stressful for the person with BPD" (Gunderson, 2007)

BOOKS

The Buddha and the Borderline by Kiera Van Gelder

The Buddha and the Borderline:  by Kiera Van Gelder New Harbinger Publications   List Price:$17.95 Our Price: $11.25  Buy Now

DBT Survival Skills NYC Workshop                  for Family Members Coping with                                     Borderline Personality Disorder

Winter  Class 2012  Starting January 3, 2012       8 Tuesday Evenings  6:30-10:30 PM

*TARA DBT Survival Skills for parents, spouses, partners, siblings, or friends   *   Borderline Personality Disorder is a chronic mental illness characterized by high sensitivity, impulsivity, frequent mood changes, serious problems with interpersonal relationships distorted thinking characterized by rigid, black white thinking, and self destructive behaviors such as cutting and burning, There is a high frequency of substance abuse and alcoholism amongst suffers as well as misuse of pain medications.    *       As a family members you are on the front lines, coping with BPD without knowing how to avoid triggering or exasperating crises. If you are not involved as support for their  treatment, your loved one's involvement in therapy can be superficial and may be a major reason for their dropping out. (70% of people with BPD drop out of treatment.) Frightened, frustrated and feeling helpless, you probably seek professional help yet often receive inappropriate and iatrogenic advice resulting in your doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. Research shows that informed families can become treatment adjuncts and improve treatment  outcomes.                    *          We will teach you how "to customize the BPD family environment to make it less stressful for the person with BPD" (Gunderson, 2007) "Families are an untapped resource for reinforcing DBT skills." (Linehan)   TIME: 6:30 - 6:45 Socializing    6:45-10-30 Class    PLACE:    TARA Offices SOHO  23 Greene St.  3rd Flr                                        Parking available on street or Any  subway to Canal Street COST                 TARA  Members                    Non-Members                     Individual    $345                         $395                            Couples    $690                         $750 Graduates 2nd time around  $250                               $275 Tara Trainees                            $160                               $200   ► Insight, empathy and support  ► Educational Materials► Confidential setting►8 weeks, 4 hr  sessions  ► Homework ► Refreshments    CAncellations Workshops must be paid in FULL in advance.` Cancellation only permitted 7 days before workshop begins. Cancellation fee: $50.00  cancellations are not accepted once class has been attended.    GUESTS: Class members may bring guests to class.  We  suggest  bringing partners/spouses siblings or close friends or  relastives.  Guest fee $50/ session      REGISTER NOW:  SPACE IS LIMITED  JOIN TARA:  (with  gift CAMI Journal)  Are you a TARA NAPD Member?     No ___ Yes___ Date_________Individual  $60 __Family $75__Professional__ $100 Donor________

Mentalization Skills for Families       6 Thursdays  7-10 PM Winter Class   Starts January 5, 2012

Understand How Minds Meet In the heat of the moment,do you need  more effective methods for deescalating volatile situations & preventing  eruptions? Do  "Pass the butter" moments confuse you?   There are many ways to skin a cat and sometimes DBT is not enough.  DBT addresses how to change behavior, MBT focuses on changing how people think, how they perceive and appraise situations,and  addresses relationship ruptures as they occur.   Mentalization addresses these problems with different, intuitive, and easy to use methods.Mentalization is a new, user friendly ,effective, evidence based BPD treatment .  To register or for more info, Click here                        6 week series   $350       This class is appropriate for family members who have taken TARA's DBT Class Highly recommended for clinicians wanting to learn about newest  BPD treatment .

San Diego Family Survival Skills Weekend Workshop January 27-28-29, 2012

3 Day Intensive Family DBT Training                    Does it feel like you can never do anything right? Are you frustrated, confused, angry? Are you blamed for everything?  This workshop will improve trust, help you understand BPD  and improve your communication with your loved one.   Classes have limited enrollment Educational materials provided          Class fee $300.00 for individual, $500.00 for a couple Call or email to register Sandy Boone @ 760-729-5748  sboone@compuaidusa.com What participants say about this workshop  Thanks for a great weekend workshop, I feel so much more empowered than I have in the past.  This was an invaluable first step towards making life better for myself, my family and my BPD loved ones. The workshop far exceeded expectations.  I am VERY glad I attended.  Thank you for the time & effort you give to this cause.  I gained much more from the entire experience than I had imagined I would, and in ways I also would not have expected.   I have finally accepted the fact that my loved one has something that I cannot fix.  I'm so glad I realize she also has great qualities.  I have fixated on the negative instead of the positive things she brings to my life.  I love her.  There were times in the past that I wondered if I did.  Understanding this illness has brought me peace.

COMING UP in 2012

TARA WEB-IN-AIR ONLINE TRAININGS In the next months,   TARA Will offer you a 16 week webinair Family Survival Skills Class som that you can learn with slides while asking questions and interacting with the group TARA BOOK CLUBS Opportunity to meet people in your area as you join a local book club  todiscuss Valerie Porr's award winning book, Overcoming BPD, A Family  Guide for Healing and Change MEET THE DOCTOR SERIES  Opportunity to meet  leading scientists in the BPD world at informal TARA meetings.  Amsterdam BPD Congress September 25-27, 2nd BPD Congress

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