In December 2007 the Department of Health and the Ministry of Justice commissioned the development of a national framework to support people to work more effectively with personality disorder. The partnership awarded the contract comprises the Institute of Mental Health, the London-based Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, Borderline UK (now named Emergence) and the Open University.
This educational development work builds upon the aspirations articulated within the policy guidance documents, No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion and Breaking the Cycle of Rejection, published in 2003. The key goal is to improve service user experience through developing the capabilities, skills and knowledge of the multi-agency workforces in health, social care and criminal justice who are dealing with the challenges of personality disorder.
The multi-level educational package includes the following:
- Personality disorder virtual learning awareness programme (Raising Awareness)
- Validated undergraduate degree programme (Developing Understanding and Effectiveness)
- Validated masters degree programme (Extending Expertise, Enhancing Practice)
For further information regarding any of the above courses, including programme aims and module outlines, please view our brochure below:
2012 MSc course application information [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 582.37 KB]
working effectively with personality disorder brochure [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 631.27 KB]
These high quality educational programmes are delivered by leading practitioners and service user consultants. The awareness level programme has a number of packages available including a Train the Trainers version. The BSc and MSc are available as standalone units of learning (single modules) or whole programmes with associated qualifications.
For all enquiries and to apply for a course, please contact:
Julie LawsonAcademic Programme Administrator
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Tel: 0115 823 2415
