• COURSE DESCRIPTION

    This on-demand podcast CE course explores the complex dynamics faced by adult children of parents or caregivers with Borderline Personality Disorder. Drawing on expert insights from clinical psychologist Dr. Daniel Lobel, the conversation outlines the unique challenges these individuals face, such as emotional dysregulation, guilt, self-doubt, and relationship instability. The course provides therapeutic frameworks for understanding BPD’s impact on family systems, tools for emotional reprocessing, and boundary-setting strategies.

  • LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    Upon completing this course, participants will be able to: Identify and briefly describe three core symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and their implications for family dynamics; List two or more common psychological impacts experienced by adult children of parents or caregivers with BPD; Describe two effective boundary-setting strategies for clients maintaining relationships with parents who exhibit BPD traits


    TARGET AUDIENCE & INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL

    This course is intended for psychologists, therapists, social workers, clinical counselors, and addiction counselors. Instructional level: Intermediate

  • HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE

    In order to receive a certificate of completion reflecting the associated CE credit hour, you must:
    #1: Have an active paid Clearly Clinical membership
    #2: Listen to the corresponding course podcast
    #3: Achieve a passing grade on the post-presentation test (the test has up to ten questions and you must earn a score of at least 80%; users can re-test up to three times. After three attempts, users are advised to re-listen to the audio course in its entirety and then subsequently re-test. Psychologists who are seeking CE credit may not be awarded credit if they attempt to pass the post-test more than three times.)
    #4: Complete the requested course evaluation.

    Course elements (including the course audio, post-test, and requested course evaluation) can be completed on a computer or mobile device via your Clearly Clinical account.

  • COURSE FORMAT

    This course contains a one-hour, non-interactive audio podcast which is available for free on all major public podcast platforms, including YouTube, by searching for 'Clearly Clinical'. You can also listen to and download the audio file via our course player.

  • ACCOMMODATIONS

    If you have special needs or need an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to assist you.

    If reading along while listening is helpful for you, we recommend listening to our podcast on YouTube with the closed captioning feature enabled (to do this, click the button in the YouTube video player with the 'CC' on it).

  • CERTIFICATE ACCESS DETAILS

    Once you've completed the course, your certificate will automatically populate in the 'Certificate' section of your account; it will also be emailed to you. Course certificates will be on file for ten (10) years from date of course completion regardless of a user's paid membership status.

  • COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

    There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this CE program, presenter, sponsor, instructor, or content. The instructor references their own resources as a potential option for further learning.

Interviewer and Interviewee

Daniel S. Lobel, PhD, PSY

Expert on Borderline Personality Disorder

Daniel S. Lobel, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Katonah, New York. He is an internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of borderline personality disorder and consults with individuals and institutions worldwide.

Dr. Lobel is the author of five books focused on borderline personality disorder and its impact on families and adult children:
• Adult Children of Borderline Parents: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Recover from a Toxic Childhood and Discover a Healthy Sense of Self
• When Your Daughter Has BPD: Essential Skills to Help Families Manage Borderline Personality Disorder
• When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Adult Children
• When Your Loved One Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Compassionate Guide to Building a Healthy and Supportive Relationship
• Stop Walking on Eggshells for Parents
Dr. Lobel also writes for Psychology Today on his blog, My Side of the Couch.
He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and has lectured at universities across the United States. Dr. Lobel is retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where he proudly served veterans for nearly two decades.

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias, MS, LMFT

Interviewer & Clearly Clinical Founder

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias (she/her) is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the Founder and President of Clearly Clinical. She has specializations in Clinical Documentation, Feedback Informed Treatment, Best Practice, and Utilization Review, and works closely with clinical teams across the US as a trainer and national conference presenter; Beth was formerly an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in the Graduate Psychology and Education department. Licensed in California and Oregon, she provides therapy via her private practice to young adult and adult clients, members of the LGBTQ population, and those with addictive disorders. She has two young children, a super cool spouse who helps out with Clearly Clinical's tech, and a rescue dog.

Why is Clearly Clinical the nation's premier CE provider?

  • CONVENIENT: All courses are 1-hour podcast episodes, available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, and all other free public podcast platforms

  • AFFORDABLE: We offer quality CE courses through a reasonably-priced membership

  • SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE: We make ongoing donations to The Trevor Project for LGBT youth suicide prevention, and have also previously donated to Black & Brown Founders, the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Black Women’s Blueprint, Feeding America, and The Center for Reproductive Rights.

  • WOMAN-OWNED & QUEER-OWNED: We are founded and run by Elizabeth Irias, LMFT

  • DIVERSE: We highlight expert presenters from historically-marginalized communities


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