Special Events in Florida (and beyond)
DBT Training
ICON has announced a training titled Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Intervening with Emotionally Dysregulated Clients that will take place in Clearwater on June 26 and 27 and in Tampa on July 17 and 18.
12 CEs are available. Please contact Family Service Centers for more information at icon@familyservicecenters.org.
Please note that this event is not sponsored by FBPDA.
Open House
FBPDA will be holding an open house on Tuesday, August 5 from 5:30 until 7:00. Please take the time to drop by, share a glass of wine with friends and colleagues, and learn a little more about what we're all about. Our office is located at 233 3rd St. North in St. Petersburg.
Please RSVP to amanda.smith@fbpda.org. We're looking forward to seeing you on August 5!
Back from the Edge—Sarasota
FBPDA will be showing the documentary Back from the Edge on Tuesday, August 19th at the Selby Library in Sarasota, FL starting at 6:00 pm. Back from the Edge was produced by the BPD Resource Center and features such experts as John Gunderson, Marsha Linehan, Otto Kernberg, Perry Hoffman, and the late Wayne Fenton.
The documentary is 45 minutes and is suitable for anyone interested in learning more about borderline personality disorder. This event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
Dwell in Possibility
FBPDA invites you to Dwell in Possibility with us on September 3, 2008.
Our first annual dinner and silent auction will take place at the St. Petersburg Mirror Lake Lyceum at 6:30 pm. Tampa-based psychiatrist Emily Lazarou will be speaking. Tickets are $65 each and a table for 8 is $500.
Please RSVP to amanda.smith@fbpda.org.
TARA's DBT Family Workshop
Together with TARA, FBPDA is pleased to bring TARA's DBT Family Workshop to Tampa on November 7-9.
This workshop is designed for parents, siblings, spouses, and partners of persons diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Issues such as communication skills, trust, empathy, and problem-solving techniques will be addressed in depth.
Space at this workshop is limited so it is important that you reserve your place today. Please call (212) 966-6514 or e-mail taraapd@aol.com for additional information.
NEA-BPD Conferences
The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder offers a number of conferences throughout the year.
Please click here for additional information about future educational opportunities available through NEA-BPD.
Our Past Events
Back from the Edge—Jacksonville
Back from the Edge is a hopeful and enlightening 45-minute look at borderline personality disorder from the perspectives of patients, family members, and mental health professionals.
This event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. To RSVP, please e-mail Amanda Smith at amanda.smith@fbpda.org.
Open House
FBPDA will be holding an open house on Friday, June 27 from 5:30 until 7:00. Please take the time to drop by, share a glass of wine with friends and colleagues, and learn a little more about what we're all about. Our office is located at 233 3rd St. North in St. Petersburg.
Please RSVP to amanda.smith@fbpda.org. We're looking forward to seeing you on June 27!
Introduction to Schema Therapy
Tampa-based psychiatrist—Emily Lazarou—will be discussing Schema Therapy on June 19, 2008 at 6:30 pm at 233 3rd St. North in St. Petersburg. Schema Therapy was created by Jeffery Young, PhD and has been shown to be an effective treatment for many persons diagnosed with BPD.
Back from the Edge—Lakeland
FBPDA will be showing the documentary Back from the Edge on Wednesday, April 30th at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lakeland, FL starting at 7:00 pm. Nancy Gordon, LCSW will discuss the diagnostic criteria for BPD and will be available to answer questions after the documentary.
Back from the Edge was produced by the BPD Resource Center and features such experts as John Gunderson, Marsha Linehan, Otto Kernberg, Perry Hoffman, and the late Wayne Fenton.
The documentary is 45 minutes and is suitable for anyone interested in learning more about borderline personality disorder. This event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
Back from the Edge
FBPDA will be showing the documentary Back from the Edge on Thursday, April 17th at the St. Petersburg Library starting at 6:30 pm.
Back from the Edge was produced by the BPD Resource Center and features such experts as John Gunderson, Marsha Linehan, Otto Kernberg, Perry Hoffman, and the late Wayne Fenton.
The documentary is 45 minutes and is suitable for anyone interested in learning more about borderline personality disorder. This event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
Open House
FBPDA will be holding an open house on Tuesday, April 8 from 5:30 until 7:00. Please take the time to drop by, share a glass of wine with friends and colleagues, and learn a little more about what we're all about. Our office is located at 233 3rd St. North in St. Petersburg.Please RSVP to amanda.smith@fbpda.org. We're looking forward to seeing you on April 8th!
Sarasota BPD Event
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder will take place on Saturday, March 29th from 10:00 am until 2:30 pm at Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Waldemere Auditorium.
CEU/CME contact hours are available for a fee of $20.00. A complimentary lunch with be served.
Thank you to the DR Long Foundation, Mental Health Community Centers, Inc. and Sarasota Memorial's Bayside Center for Behavioral Health for sponsoring this event.
Please RSVP to Bunny Coelingh at (941) 953-3477. You can also register at MHCCI.
