Myth, Interrupted: The Truth About BPD and Self-Harm
A FREE Course for Health Care Professionals, Educators, and More
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and self-harming behaviors are often misunderstood, leading to stigma, misdiagnosis, and ineffective support. This comprehensive virtual course is designed to change that by equipping health care providers, educators, and families with the knowledge, skills, and compassion needed to better understand and assist individuals struggling with these complex challenges.
Led by mental health experts from McLean and beyond, and featuring a powerful firsthand account from someone with lived experience, this course will provide deep insight into the emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, and interpersonal difficulties that characterize BPD and other similar disorders. We’ll also break down the harmful stigmas that often prevent individuals from seeking help and discuss ways to foster understanding and acceptance in clinical, educational, and personal settings.
What Will You Learn?
Participants will explore the psychological roots of self-harm, learning to recognize warning signs and respond with effective, evidence-based interventions—such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, emotion regulation strategies, and harm-reduction techniques. We’ll also address the importance of establishing healthy boundaries while maintaining a supportive and empathetic approach to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue.
This course is not just about education—it’s about changing the conversation around BPD and self-harm, challenging misconceptions, and promoting a more informed, stigma-free approach to mental health care. Whether you’re a professional, an educator, or a loved one of someone struggling, you’ll leave with practical tools and a renewed sense of confidence to provide support.
This course is free for all attendees. Continuing medical education credits or a certificate of attendance are available for a small fee.
Offered by the Education Outreach Department at McLean Hospital
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize signs and symptoms of borderline personality disorder in teens and adults, such as self-harm behaviors and emotion dysregulation
- Identify diagnostic criteria for BPD and discuss common misdiagnoses
- Explain the various treatment methods that have been proven effective to treat BPD, including dialectical behavior therapy
- Outline strategies for family members to support someone living with BPD
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Course Agenda
All times listed are Eastern time zone
Continuing Education Credits
We are pleased to offer this continuing education opportunity for a variety of health care professionals across the United States. Please review the information below, including details per state.
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addiction professionals, please review the APA and ASWB sections below to determine eligibility.
For those in New York, be sure to review the New York State Boards section below.
Accreditation and Approvals
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and McLean Hospital.
Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.
Physicians (ACCME)
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses (ANCC)
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 ANCC contact hours.
Psychologists (APA)
This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and McLean Hospital. Amedco is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 5 hours.
For details on New York state boards, see below.
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for counselors:
- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MO, NC, ND, NH, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
- MI: No CE requirements
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for MFTs:
- AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NE, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for addictions professionals:
- AK, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY (outstate held), OK*, OR, SC, UT, WA, WI, WY
*OK accepts APA credit for live, in-person activities. For all ethics and/or online courses, an application is required.
MA/MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for social workers:
- AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, ME, MN, MO, NE, NH, NM, OR, PA, VT, WI, WY
Social Workers (ASWB)
As a jointly accredited organization, Amedco 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 under this program.
State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Amedco maintains responsibility for this course. Social Workers completing this course receive 5 GENERAL continuing education credits.
For details on New York state boards, see below.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for social workers:
- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV*, WY
*WV accepts ASWB ACE, unless activity is live in West Virginia then an application is required.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for counselors:
- AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MO, ND, NE, NM, NH, NV, OK*, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
- AL/Counselors: Activities not providing NBCC approval may be approved by the board for individual licensees upon receipt of acceptable documentation prior to the activity. Please send course details to your licensing board for approval BEFORE the event. No approvals afterward by the board.
- MI: No CE requirement.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for MFTs:
- AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
- MA/MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.
- MI: No CE requirement.
*OK accepts ASWB ACE for live, in-person activities. For all ethics and/or online courses, an application is required.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for addictions professionals:
- AK, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, WA, WI, WV, WY
New York State
New York Board for Social Workers (NY SW)
Amedco SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0115. 5 hours.
New York Board for Mental Health Counselors (NY MHC)
Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0061. 5 hours.
New York Board for Marriage & Family Therapists (NY MFT)
Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0032. 5 hours.
New York Board for Psychology (NY PSY)
Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0031. 5 hours.
Counselors
Please see the APA and ASWB sections above to determine eligibility. For individuals in New York, please see the section for the New York Board for Mental Health Counselors.
Marriage and Family Therapists
Please see the APA and ASWB sections above to determine eligibility. For individuals in New York, please see the section for the New York Board for Marriage and Family Therapists.
Addictions Professionals
Please see the APA and ASWB sections above to determine eligibility.
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Disclosure Policy
McLean Hospital adheres to all ACCME Accreditation Criteria and Policies. It is McLean’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g., planners, faculty, authors, reviewers, and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that McLean may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity.
These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.
Disclaimer
CME activities accredited by Amedco are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.
Refund Policy
This webinar is offered free of charge.
Continuing medical education credits are available upon completion of a course evaluation and payment of a $49.95 processing fee. We are unable to provide refunds for CE credit purchases.
Certificate of attendance is available with a payment of a $10 processing fee. We are unable to provide refunds for certificate purchases.
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