Family Education Programs
Family Connections™ Program
Family Connections™ – BPD/Chronic Emotion Dysregulation
A free program available to anyone supporting an individual affected by Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), exhibiting BPD traits, or challenged by chronic emotion dysregulation. The program includes:
Educational Material: Understanfing the latest research on BPD and chronic emotion dysregulation.
Individual Skills: Relationship skills based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help support your person with BPD and chronic emotion dysregulation with compassion and empathy.
Group Format: Support from course leaders and other participants who also have a relationship with a person with BPD and chronic emotion dysregulation.
This evidence-based, free course offers education, skills, and support. It is available as a course that meets weekly for 12 weeks, requiring 2 hours of class time and 1-2 hours of weekly homework and practice. Periodically, we also offer the course as a 4-day weekend intensive.
Family Connections™ – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery
A free program to assist parents currently experiencing significant stress, fear, or trauma-related issues, partially in response to their child’s previous suicide attempt, non-suicidal self-harm, or other dangerous behaviors. The program includes:
Educational Material: Covering stress and trauma (including suicidality), emotion dysregulation, and family transactions.
Individual Skills: Equipping you with tools to reduce fear- and trauma-based emotions, manage other painful emotions, and enhance relationship skills to improve connections with your child and others.
Group Format: The course is offered in a group format, providing substantial peer support and assistance in practicing new skills.
This evidence-based, free course offers education, skills, and support for parents and is available in two formats: once a week for 8 weeks or as a 2-day weekend intensive.
Which Program is Right for Me?
There are many similarities between the two courses; however, Family Connections™ – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery is specifically tailored to the needs of parents who have experienced their child’s suicidal behavior, regardless of the diagnosis. On the other hand, the Family Connections™ – BPD/Chronic Emotion Dysregulation course aims to educate on symptoms and treatment approaches for borderline personality disorder.
If you are NOT a parent experiencing trauma or stress-related issues, and your loved one struggles with BPD/Chronic Emotion Dysregulation, we recommend you take Family Connections™ – BPD/Chronic Emotion Dysregulation.
If your child struggles with BPD AND you are experiencing trauma or stress-related issues as a parent due to your child’s suicidal behaviors, we recommend you take Family Connections™ – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery.
If you want to take both classes we recommend taking Family Connections™ – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery with the BPD/Chronic Emotion Dysregulation supplemental ADD-ON. Another option would be to take an intensive version of one and a weekly version of the other.
Family Connections™ - Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery program
| I am a parent of someone with severe self-harming behaviors or who has attempted to end their life. |
| I am a parent of someone who is or has been hospitalized for their own safety. |
| My child’s hospitalizations/suicide attempts affect my life. |
| I am a mental health professional or student interested in learning more about supporting parent trauma. |
Family Connections™ - BPD/Chronic Emotion Dysregulation Program
| I have a person in my life who is 13 years or older and has been diagnosed with BPD. |
| I have a person in my life who has difficulty controlling their emotions, a negative self-image, patterns of difficult relationships, and destructive behaviors. |
| Family Connections was recommended to me by a professional, family member, or friend. |
| I am a mental health professional or student interested in learning more about BPD. |