Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders
Select one of the personality disorders from the DSM-5 . Then, select a therapy modality that you might use to treat a client with the disorder you selected.
The Assignment:
Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following:
• Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
• Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder.
• Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.
• Briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship.
• Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.
• Support your response with specific examples from any Learning Resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources.
• Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.