Family Connections TM

A free program created by NEABPD to help family members and friend of those with emotion dysregulation

Family Connections™

is a free 8-week course that meets weekly to provide education, skills training, and support for people who are in a relationship with someone who has BPD.

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Focusing on issues that are specific to emotion dysregulation, FC is hosted in a community setting and led by trained group leaders who are usually family members of relatives with BPD. Dr. Alan Fruzzetti and Dr. Perry Hoffman developed the course based on their research as well as their significant professional expertise in counseling people with BPD and their loved ones.

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Family Connections provides: current information and research on BPD and on family functioning; individual coping skills based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); family skills; and group support that builds an ongoing network for family members.

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COURSE CONTENT

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• Research-based program typically taught as 8-week course

• Education & Research on BPD

• Skills training for families based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy

• Skills training for families based on      

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy

• Relationship Mindfulness

• Effective CommunicationValidation

•  Development of a support network