Venue

The Cherwell Centre, 16 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QB

Time

9.30am to 4.30pm (Registration and coffee at 9.15am)

Cost

Fees per person per day  - £65

Concessionary rate, per person per day, for courses funded by

• Voluntary Agencies
• Oxfordshire Social & Community Services Directorate
• Oxfordshire Children, Young People & Families Directorate - £50

Cancellation fee (please refer to the cancellation policy) -  £5

Refreshments

Tea, coffee and chilled water are included
Lunch is NOT provided so you will need to TAKE A PACKED LUNCH

Personality disorder: people and pathology from rejection to recovery

Date

Wednesday 20 October 2010

Course Tutor

THAMES VALLEY INITIATIVE TEAM and members of STARS (ex service users)

Course Content

This course will provide participants with the opportunity to:

• Understand the meaning of Personality Disorder and its impact as a diagnosis
• Explore common problems and preconceptions of working with people diagnosed as having a Personality Disorder
• Focus on treatment options currently available and consider their effectiveness
• Examine the support needs of clients, carers and services and ideas of managing this effectively
• The group is designed to be interactive and the participants are invited to bring along cases or questions for discussions