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Sanctuary members regularly contribute to this blog with information of interest to Carers of people with BPD.
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February 2023 Sanctuary Meeting – Occupational Therapy
Savannah Zielonka told us about Occupational Therapy and how it can help people who live with BPD.
National Consensus Statement for BPD
Sanctuary endorses the National Consensus Statement by, with and for people impacted by Borderline Personality Disorder,
that advocates for timely and equitable access to appropriate treatment and support for everyone impacted by BPD.
You are invited to add your own support for the statement, here
June 2020 Sanctuary Meeting – Stephanie Mitchell
Stephanie Mitchell from HUMANE Clinic spoke at our June meeting
February 2020 Sanctuary Meeting – Clark Sim on Schema Therapy
Psychologist Clark Sim spoke at our February Meeting about Schema Therapy
Medications and BPD – Dr Maria Naso
Dr Maria Naso shares her views about medication for our family members with BPD
Opening – BPD Awareness Week 2019
October 1st to 7th 2019 is BPD Awareness Week
Don’t miss the Opening:
Keynote speaker is Professor Anthony Bateman, a world expert on Mentalization and, of course, an expert in BPD!
Tuesday 1st October, 5:30pm
August 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr Lisa Chantler, Bridge Consulting
Dr Lisa Chantler (a psychologist from Bridge Consulting) ran a Q&A session at our August meeting .
May 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Sally Skewes, Advanced Schema Therapist, Secure Nest
Sally Skewes, a Clinical Psychologist explained how she uses Schema Therapy to help consumers and how she works with families
Borderline Personality Disorder: a clinician’s perspective
Carolyn Bright discusses Borderline Personality Disorder, recovery and what to look for in a treating team or clinician
April 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Malcolm Robinson, Bower Place
Malcolm Robinson, a Family Therapist at Bower Place, spoke to Sanctuary about having a parent with BPD and how that might affect a child. Also what parents and grandparents can do to help.
Choosing a Therapist
From our January Meeting, what to look for in a new clinician, and some questions you may like to ask a therapist before you actually make an appointment.
January 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Dan Schmidt, Headspace
Headspace run the Youth Early Psychosis Program (YEPP), an early intervention service where clinicians can visit someone at home or in the ED.
Mothering and mental illness – All in the Mind radio program
ABC Radio National aired this story on All in the Mind on 2nd September 2018: Mothering and mental illness Having children can be wonderful but there’s no doubt that parenting can be challenging, especially for women with mental illness. We hear about the...
July 2018 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr Chris Wurm, GP and Addiction Specialist
Dr Chris Wurm is a counsellor and a GP Psychotherapist in Private Practice.
Two of his many areas of interest are working with people who have Drug and Alcohol issues and also adolescents diagnosed with Mental Illness
NHMRC Guideline for Borderline Personality Disorder (2012)
The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council published this Clinical Practice Guideline
to assist health professionals to diagnose, treat and manage BPD in adolescents and adults.
Download the guideline for free
BPD – What Works? – All in the Mind radio program
ABC Radio National aired this story on All in the Mind on 23rd November 2014: Borderline personality disorder—what works? If you are in deep emotional pain the last thing you want to hear is that you are untreatable. Well that’s very often the...
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