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Are you a Teenager
Coping with a Difficult
Sibling or Parent?
Are you struggling to cope with
behavior you don’t understand?
Finally, answers to the questions you’ve wondered about for so long!
Ü Join other kids who share your experience.
Ü Find out what’s really going on with your sibling or parent.
Ü Learn how to make things better for yourself and your family.
Sarah Piscitelli developed this class.
Sarah has lived through your experience and found ways to cope and grow.
Sarah is a senior at George Washington University and is a trained leader of TARA Family DBT Groups.
WHEN: Saturday’s July 26,
Aug. 2, 9, 16 2008
WHERE: TARA Office,
23 Greene St., 3rd floor
FEES: Series $175 Handouts refreshments included
RSVP: piscis@gwu.edu 908-370-3377 taraapd@aol.com 212-966-6514
Advance registration required
Partial attendance can be arranged
► Are you struggling to cope with
behavior you don’t understand?
Are you a Teenager Coping with a Difficult
Sibling or Parent?
Wednesdays
July 2, 16, August 6, 27, 2008
Improving relationships with Mentalization (MBT)
Mentalization, (MBT), a new evidence based treatment for BPD, developed by Anthony Bateman and Peter Fonegy, focuses on understanding the misunderstandings that occur when trying to communicate with anyone, especially someone with BPD. Application of MBT provides families with new tools for improving and repairing relationships. MBT focuses on how people think. Mentalization focuses on exploring relationship ruptures from each person's point of view, leading to development of empathy. It explores how others might be feeling or reacting to you by considering intentions and alternate interpretations of behaviors.
TARA's DBT Workshop teaches families how to cope with how people with BPD feel, how they regulate their emotions, and focuses on alternative behavioral choices. TARA's MBT classes present how people with BPD think and will give you hands on skills for developing empathetic change while focusing on new ways to think about situations that occur so you can prevent disruptions. These skills differ from the DBT skills you have already learned.
Mentalization is appropriate for family members familiar with DBT, preferably graduates of the TARA DBT Family Workshop.
►Are you blamed for things you didn’t do?
►Are you embarrassed, frustrated & angered by things your sibling or parent says or does?
TARA Family
DBT Workshop
Save the Date
TAMPA, Florida
Co-sponsored by the Florida BPD Association
Learn How to Help Effectively
November 9, 2008 |
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TARA Open House BPD Support & Psychoeducation Meeting |
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Monday, July 28,2008, 7- 9:30 PM
All are welcome at this unique monthly meeting. This meeting is appropriate for people with BPD, family members, partners, spouses, siblings and friends.
Facilitators: Valerie Porr and Amie Goldman, facilitator of this unique monthly meeting. This meeting offers everyone the opportunity to learn about the neurobiology underlying Borderline Personality Disorder as well as to meet someone who has experienced the disorder and recovered. presentation and Discussion to follow. Learn what treatments are available in the Metropolitan area.(Suggested donation $20-consumers, $30-family members & others)
TARA Office 23 Greene St. 3rd floor
Suggested Donation: Family Member $30 Consumer $20 |
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TARA GRADUATE SALON: NYC |
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| Special Event: June 19, 2008 Thursdsay |
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| NYC TARA SALON Meet DAVID KLONSKY, PhD |
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 SELF INJURY
Why do people with BPD harm themselves?
What do we mean by self-injurious behavior?
Are people with BPD trying to kill themselves when they self injure or
is there another explanation for
cutting or harming themselves?
Non-suicidal self-injury is a common symptom of Borderline Personality Disorder . It is described as the intentional destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent and for purposes that are not socially sanctioned. Common forms of self injury include cutting, severe scratching, burning, and banging or hitting, Most people have used more than one method of self-injury .
David Klonsky, PhD, will describe the latest research on who self-injures and why they do it. This behavior serves multiple functions for people with BPD. Dr. Klonsky will explain why they self-injure and will answer questions about what this behavior does for people with BPD. In addition, he will describe the development of a new way to measure and assess the functions of self-injury that promise to advance the science underlying self-injury. He will discuss several possible 'grand theories' of self-injury that may help explain why the behavior occurs and why the behavior is so disproportionately common in Borderline Personality Disorder.
David Klonsky, PhD is Asst. Professor in the Dept. of Psychology and director of the Personality, Emotion, and Behavior Lab (PEBL) at Stony Brook University. His current research focuses on BPD including ongoing studies examining self-injury, suicide, impulsivity, chronic emptiness, and emotional instability. He has researched personality disorders and self-injury.
Questions and comments from participants are encouraged.
Discussion follows presentation
Join us for wine and conversation at
TARA NY, 23 Greene St, 3rd floor, SOHO ($35/60 couple)
References
1. Klonsky, E. D., & Moyer, A. (2008). Childhood sexual abuse and non-suicidal self-injury: Meta analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 192(3), 166-170. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.030650
2. Klonsky, E. D., & Olino, T. M. (2008). Identifying clinically distinct subgroups of self-injurers among young adults: A latent class analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(1), 22-27. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.76.1.22
3. Klonsky, E. D. (2007). Non-suicidal self-injury: An introduction. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(11), 1039-1043. doi:10.1002/jclp.20411
4. Klonsky, E. D., & Muehlenkamp, J. J. (2007). Self-injury: A research review for the practitioner. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(11), 1045-1056. doi:10.1002/jclp.20412
5. Klonsky, E. D. (2007). The functions of deliberate self-injury: A review of the evidence. Clinical Psychology Review, 27(2), 226-239. i:10.1016/j.cpr.2006.08.002
Oltmanns, T. F. (., & Klonsky, E. D. (. (2007). Critical thinking in clinical inference. New York, NY, US: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from www.csa.com
Klonsky, E. D. (. (2006). The functions of deliberate self-harm in college students. ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 66 (12-B) (Electronic; Print) Retrieved from www.csa.com
Klonsky, E. D. (., & Laptook, R. (. (2006). "Dobby had to iron his hands, sir!": Self-inflicted cuts, burns, and bruises in harry potter. Dallas, TX, US: BenBella Books. Retrieved from www.csa.com |
Join us for wine and conversation at TARA NY, 23 Greene St, 3 flr, SOHO ($35/60 couple) | |
| CONFERENCE: Les Troubles de la Personalité |
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MAY 22-23, 2008 Thursday-Friday MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CA
BPD CONFERENCE:les Troubles de la Personnalite:
Gestion de crises et alternatives à la psycothérapie Speakers: L. Cailhol; H. Busque; S. Renaud; V. Porr: S. Bouchard; M-P. Girouard; C.Berte Formations Porte-Voix http://www.porte-oix.qc.ca/colloquetp.pdf |
| NEW: MENTALIZATION (MBT) |
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Starting July: 2, 16, August 6, 27, 2008 4 Class series
Improving relationships with MBT techniques. Mentalization, a new evidence based treatment, focuses on understanding misunderstandings that occur when communicating with someone with BPD. MBT provides families with tools to improve and repair relationships. It considers intentions and alternate interpretations of situations by exploring ruptures from each person's point of view. Exploring how others might be thinking, feeling or reacting leads to development of empathy. DBT focuses regulating emotions, tolerating distress, staying in the moment and improving interpersonal relationships. TARA teaches families how to cope with BPD feelings. TARA's MBT classes teaches how people with BPD think and give you skills for developing empathetic change.
This special class is offered bi-monthly to TARA Graduates. Mentalization theory will be explained. We will do practice exercises implementing a Mentalization approach to interpersonal relationships. Please RSVP to 212-966-6514 or taraapd@aol.com ($45.00 per session).
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| 8 WEEK FAMILY DBT SKILLS WORKSHOP NYC |
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Eight Tuesday Evenings
July 1, 8,15, 22,29 August5,12,19
STILL TIME TO REGISTER
FALL CLASS BEGINS September 2, 2008
"We need to customize the BPD family environment to make it less stressful for the person with BPD" John Gunderson, MD 2007 Learn therapeutic parenting and/or partnering with DBT-based skills. Become part of the solution. Learn new methods for communicating with your loved one by validating their responses. Net result: your family life will improve. Still time to register. Call 212-966-6514 or e-mail TARAAPD@aol.com Family DBT Brochure |
TARA Family Workshops
click here for workshop details
click here for NYC workshop details
| NEW JERSEY BPD Family Support & Education |
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July 9, 2008
Wednesday 6:30-8:45 pm
This group meets at the First Baptist Church of Westfield, 1270 Elm Street in Westfield, New Jersey. The group is facilitated by Regina Piscatelli, TARA Board, member and Educational Coordinater, intensively trained in DBT, and co-leader of Tara's Family DBT Coping Skills Workshops. She is codeveloper of TARA's Coordinating for Change Curriculum and is a fierce advocate for BPD treatment & research. Contact taranj@verizon.net or 908-232-3561 |
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