Thursday, August 28th
12:30 PM ET – 3:45 PM ET
Overview:
Highly individualized, often subtle, and easy to misdiagnose, complex borderline personality disorder (C-BPD) is one of the most challenging disorders mental health professionals encounter.Â
This presentation provides a clear untangling of the deeper complexities inherent to C-BPD while accounting for the effects of comorbidities (including depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and others) on the client’s presentation and thought patterns.
By the end of this course, you will have a clearer and more actionable understanding of complex C-BPD, including methods for recognizing and addressing the often undetected elements that operate beneath the surface.
Objectives:
- Discuss two (2) key factors inherent in C-BPD that influence how the client presents.
- List multiple comorbidities commonly associated with C-BPD that can complicate the client’s presentation and potentially hinder progress.
- Equip participants with the tools they need to adapt their clinical approach to clients with C-BPD, based on comorbidities and other complexities.
The term “Complex Borderline Personality Disorder (C-BPD)” is not a formal diagnosis recognized by the DSM-5-TR and ICD-10. This course discusses the construct as a clinical framework to understand and manage cases with high symptom complexity and comorbidity. Participants should use clinical discretion and consider additional diagnostic consultation and training when applying concepts in practice.
Dr. Daniel J. Fox receives royalties from books relevant to this topic, including The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook and Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook, which may be mentioned in this presentation. These materials are referenced for educational purposes only and are not required for course participation.Â
Course materials are only available to enrolled students.
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Dr. Daniel Fox
Daniel J. Fox, PhD, is an accomplished licensed psychologist, international speaker, and author who has received multiple awards for his contributions to the field. He has devoted over 20 years of his career to specializing in treating and assessing individuals with personality disorders across various settings, including the state and federal prison system, universities, and private practice. His expertise encompasses a range of topics, such as personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. Dr. Fox has authored numerous articles and books on these subjects, including the acclaimed Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox, The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders, the award-winning Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders, The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook, and Complex Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Fox has been teaching and supervising students for over 20 years at various universities across the United States, some of which include West Virginia University, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, and Florida State University. He works in the federal prison system, is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Houston, and maintains a private practice specializing in assessing and treating individuals with complex psychopathology and personality disorders. Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for working with clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along with the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).
National Approvals
eCare BHI, as the accredited and approved sponsor, maintains responsibility for all the programs and must abide by each board’s continuing education guidelines.

Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.Â

CE Broker
CE Broker is a continuing education tracking system in which licensees track their compliance and report their completed CE hours credit (CE Broker Tracking #50-33336)
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- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
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