Borderline Personality Disorder and De-escalation

In this educational session, you will learn how symptoms of borderline personality disorder can present and explore de-escalation techniques tailored to different situations. We’ll cover topics ranging from how BPD and co-occurring disorders correlate to strategies clinicians can use to manage emotional dysregulation, power struggles, and crisis scenarios. Less...

Learning Objectives

Describe how to approach and apply intervention to someone experiencing escalation due to symptoms of borderline personality disorder and other diagnoses.
Explain what techniques are being used to assist in de-escalation.
Assess the types of scenarios that will require de-escalation techniques like emotional dysregulation, power struggles and crisis situations.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

Beginner
Intermediate

Friday, September 25, 2026

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM CDT - 01:00 PM CDT

$10.00

EARN 2 CE Credit Hours
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About the speakers

Jeff Thorfinnson, LPCC, LADC, NCC

Treatment Director

Jeff is a mental health professional with EOSIS. Jeff had been with EOSIS, formerly Meridian Behavioral Health, for the past 8 years. Jeff is currently the manager of clinical administration at Northern Plains, a high-intensity MICD inpatient treatment facility. Previously, Jeff was the adult treatment director at the high acuity mental health hospital Red River Behavioral Health System. Jeff has worked with adults and adolescents with substance use disorders and high acute mental illnesses. Jeff has a passion and experience of working with psychosis disorders, PTSD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and cluster B personality disorders.

Jessica Wong

VP Sales and Marketing

Agenda

11:00 to 11:05 Welcome

11:05 to 11:07 Housekeeping

11:07 to 11:10 Speaker Introduction

11:10 to 12:40 Presentation

12:40 to 1:00 Q and A

CE Information - Earn 2 CE Credit Hours

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Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

PLANNERS AND REVIEWER
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

FACULTY
Dr. <>, the faculty for this activity, reports the following relevant financial relationships:

Consultant - AbbVie, ANeuroTech (division of Anima BV), Signant Health, Magstim, Inc., Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc., EMA Wellness, Sage, Silo Pharma, Engrail Therapeutics, Pasithea Therapeutic Corp., GoodCap Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Senseye, Clexio, Ninnion Therapeutics, EmbarkNeuro, SynapseBio, BioXcel Therapeutics, Relmada Therapeutics

Ownership Interest - Seattle Genetics, Antares, Inc., Corcept Therapeutics Pharmaceuticals Company, EMA Wellness, Naki Health, Relmada Therapeutics
Advisor - ANeuroTech (division of Anima BV), Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF), Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Skyland Trail, Signant Health, Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR), Inc., Heading Health, Pasithea Therapeutic Corp., Sage

Executive Role - Gratitude America, ADAA, Lucy Scientific Discovery, Inc.

Royalty Or Patent Beneficiary - Method and devices for transdermal delivery of lithium (US 6,375,990B1) Method of assessing antidepressant drug therapy via transport inhibition of monoamine neurotransmitters by ex vivo assay (US 7,148,027B2)