This session will be delivered by Dr Stephanie Cull (Forensic Psychologist), Karolina Martikainen (Clinical Practitioner), Paul (Expert By Experience), Aly (Expert By Experience), and Malgosia Eaden (Consultant Social Worker) at East London NHS Foundation Trust

During this full-day workshop, participants will:

• Gain the knowledge of the development of personality disorders and types of personality disorders

• Learn about the new developments and services available to personality disordered forensic population

• Reflect on the challenging of working with personality disordered service users, the complexity of the dynamics in working relationships and organisational challenges.

• Gain the insight into the service users’ perspective of their therapeutic journeys.

Timetable:

9.30-10.00 - Breakfast

10.00-11.15 – Development and types of personality disorders (Dr Stephanie Cull, Forensic Psychologist)

11.15-11.30 – Break

11.30-13.00 – Therapeutic community treatment model and other interventions for personality disordered forensic service users. (Karolina Martikainen, Clinical Practitioner and Paul, Expert By Experience)

13.00-14.00 – Lunch

14.00 -15.15 – Boundaries’ and challenges of working with personality disordered service users (Malgosia Eaden, Social Worker)

15.00 – 15.15– Break

15.15 -15.45 – Service user perspective and reflection on therapeutic journey (Aly, Expert By Experience)

15.45-16 – Closure and Q&A

*This session is open to social workers and staff working in social care across the Teaching Partnership (Barnet, Hackney, Haringey and Enfield Councils, and Norwood).