Does someone you care about have trouble managing their emotions?
We offer information and support for loved ones of those with personality disorders
NEPDA Home Meetings
Where Understanding and Support Happen!
NEPDA Virtual Home Meeting
“Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Basics and Beyond”
For Families of Loved Ones With Borderline Personality Disorder
With Dr. Andrea Gold
Monday November 18, 2024
(*please note date change from 4th to 3rd Monday for Nov only)
7- 9 pm
Andrea Gold, Ph.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Brown University School of Medicine, and a Staff Psychologist at the Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC). Dr. Gold is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) clinician and the Team Leader for the DBT-X Track within the Intensive Program for OCD and Related Disorders at PARC, where she enjoys working with adolescents with OCD and other fear disorders co-occurring with emotional dysregulation, suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviors, and borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits. She is on the Board of Directors for the National Education Alliance for BPD (NEABPD) and the DBT Bulletin Editorial Team. Dr. Gold is passionate about reducing stigma and promoting education and awareness of BPD and emotional dysregulation, and proudly lives the “DBT lifestyle”.
DBT is an evidence-based treatment for people with BPD, which focuses on skills for emotion regulation and the overarching goal to build a life worth living. In this meeting, Dr. Gold will outline the DBT model and also address issues that come up with engaging in DBT and ways to generalize skills across contexts. She will discuss access to DBT therapy, ways for family and loved ones to learn and practice DBT skills, and ways to keep up with the skills that are taught. There will be a presentation and plenty of time for questions and answers.
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NEPDA is run by volunteers but nevertheless, it costs to bring you the very best speakers. Your donations are our only source of income. Please give at least $12 per meeting. More if you can. Less if you can’t.
NEPDA Home Meetings are limited to 50 participants so all questions are usually answered. By keeping numbers low, we hope to foster a sense of community and belonging. You can, of course, also remain anonymous by keeping your video screen off during meetings.
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These virtual meetings, which take place on the fourth Monday of the month, formerly occurred in participants’ living rooms, thus the name, “Home Meetings”. The name stuck because we hope family and friends of those with personality disorders find a welcoming “home” with us at NEPDA. The format includes a presentation by a speaker and time for questions and sharing.
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Our Mission
Through NEPDA program/events, we offer education and support to loved ones of people with personality disorders, especially Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Through expert-led presentations and other events, we provide a space, free of stigma, for understanding, companionship, and hope. NEPDA supports people in relationship with those on the recovery journey.
NEPDA partners with other groups and organizations, including McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. Consisting entirely of volunteers, NEPDA is a 501(c)(3) entity which operates through tax-deductible contributions and is viable only through the generosity of its supporters.
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