Consumer-clinician co-taught training about borderline personality disorder

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry and Mental Health
• Clinical Psychology
• Healthcare Education

Background:

• Borderline personality disorder (BPD) training is crucial for effective clinical practice.
• Previous clinician-only BPD training programs demonstrated effectiveness.
• Novel training models are being explored to enhance participant engagement and learning outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the outcomes of a new borderline personality disorder (BPD) training program.
• To compare participant ratings of a consumer-clinician co-taught BPD training with a clinician-only format.

Main Methods:

• A cohort of 216 participants attended the consumer-clinician co-taught BPD training.
• Training ratings were collected and compared against historical data from clinician-only BPD training.
• Statistical analysis focused on comparing mean training ratings between the two formats.

Main Results:

• The consumer-clinician co-taught BPD training received significantly higher ratings.
• Mean ratings for the co-taught program were 37 percentile points higher (77th vs. 40th percentile) than the clinician-only program.
• These improvements were observed in comparison to a program already recognized for its effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• The inclusion of consumer presenters in borderline personality disorder (BPD) training substantially increases its perceived value.
• Findings support the preliminary data indicating the added benefit of a consumer-clinician co-teaching model.
• This approach represents a valuable enhancement for BPD educational programs.