Cost: $95.00 USD

Personality Disorders



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Personality disorders frequently go undiagnosed. Their presence will produce distress or impairment in occupational functioning, self identity, and interpersonal relationships.

This unique course uses imagery to illustrate the myriad of boundary issues experienced in personality disorders. Detailed information will assist you in identifying the characteristic behaviors, communication patterns, paradigm differences, and relationship issues commonly associated with various personality disorders.

Guidelines for interacting with clients will be presented and discussed. These guidelines will  offer helpful information in establishing boundaries and maintaining healthy therapeutic relationships with people who have personality disorders.

This course offers valuable insights into the dynamics of personality disorders to nurses, social workers, administrators, program managers and direct care staff who work in residential settings, day programs, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health settings.

Course Information:
  • Course materials, refreshments and a box lunch are included in the course fee
  • Pre-registration is required
  • Register early! Class size is limited
  • Payment must accompany registration form
  • Video/audio taping of courses is prohibited
 Cancellation Policy:
  • Cancellations must be made no later than 5 business days prior to the course
  • The full course fee will be charged if cancellation is made in less than 5
    business days
  • Registration is transferable to another person
About the instructor

Karen Finck, RN, MS, CS, is an expert in psychiatric nursing and president of HCS. An engaging speaker, Ms. Finck lectures throughout Minnesota on mental health topics. She adeptly uses humor and presents real-life anecdotes from her experiences in the field. She provides not only an understandable theoretical framework, but offers practical approaches as well.
Continuing Education

This course is designed to provide 6.5 contact hours to nurses,
5.4 continuing education hours to social workers,
5.75 continuing educationn hours to
chemical dependency counselors, and
5.75 education hours to direct care staff

Please contact HCS if you would like to have this course presented at your own facility.