ISSPD Family Day 2021
Virtual International Presentations
October 12 & 13, 2021 3–8pm CEST (Oslo Time)
Lineup of International Presenting Organizations
Agrupación TLP Chile—Chile
Brave decision of making an aggrupation of people that are diagnostic with Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) and their life experience in a country that shows a low concern for mental health illnesses.
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families—UK
Development of Families and Carers Training and Support course (FACTS) for carers of people with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)/Emerging Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD)
Australian BPD Foundation—Australia BPD Awareness in Australia
Emotions Matter Inc.—USA
Innovation in Virtual Programs for People with Borderline Personality Disorder during COVID
Lived Experience—Norway
From Chaos to Resource
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder—USA
20 Years of Family ConnectionsTM: Benefits for Participants and Their Loved Ones with Borderline Personality Disorder
Orygen—Australia
Get a Life! The importance of functional recovery to youth with Personality Disorder
TARA for Borderline Personality Disorder—USA
With Understanding of BPD Neurobiology and Family Mentalization Techniques, Empowered TARA Mothers Stand Up for BPD and Advocate for Change
The Sashbear Foundation—Canada
Virtual Validation Intervention for Family Members of Youth Experiencing Emotion Dysregulation: A Pilot Study
If you have any questions, contact communications@sashbear.org.
A great opportunity for family members, individuals with lived experience, clinicians, researchers, and community group members to learn from and be inspired by the work being done internationally in the field of personality disorders.
This year's Family Day will showcase the work of many organizations from around the world involved in raising awareness, influencing research, and providing services and support for those with personality disorders and their friends and relatives. This is in keeping with the expansion of ISSPD's lived experience and family focus.
Opening remarks by ISSPD President, Carla Sharp, Ph.D.
—Professor, University of Houston, Director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab
- October 12 & 13, 2021 3–8pm CEST (Oslo Time)
- Registration Fee $25 CAD
- Completely Virtual
