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Assessment

Borderline Symptom List 23 (BSL-23) | Bohus, Kleindienst, Limberger, Stieglitz, Domsalla, Chapman, Steil, Philipsen, Wolf | 2009
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- Reference Bohus, M., Limberger, M. F., Frank, U., Chapman, A. L., Kühler, T., & Stieglitz, R.-D. (2007). Psychometric properties of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL). Psychopathology, 40(2), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.1159/000098493

Exercises

Identifying Relationship Patterns | Project Air
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Mindfulness of walking | Project Air | 2018
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How did I get here? | Project Air | 2018
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Mindfulness exercise: Five things | Project Air
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Mindfulness exercise: Bubbles | Project Air
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Mindfulness exercise: Sushi train | Project Air
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Mindfulness exercise: Leaves on a stream | Project Air
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Mindfulness exercise: Rhythms & sounds | Project Air
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Mindfulness exercise: Dropping anchor | Project Air
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Making and using a sensory box | Project Air
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Guides

Personality And Substance Use | NDARC: Mills, Marel, Baker, Teesson, Dore, Kay-Lambkin, Manns, Trimingham | 2011
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Information Handouts

You've been diagnosed with BPD, what now? | Project Air
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What are personality disorders? | Project Air
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What is Borderline Personality Disorder? | Project Air
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What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder? | Project Air
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What is Antisocial Personality Disorder? | Project Air
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What is Avoidant Personality Disorder? | Project Air
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What is Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder? | Project Air
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What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder? | Project Air
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What treatment is available to me? | Project Air
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Intellectual Disability & Personality Disorder | Project Air
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Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder | Your Health In Mind / The Royal Australian & New Zealand College Of Psychiatrists
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Myths And Facts About Borderline Personality Disorder | Project Air
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How to talk respectfully about Personality Disorder | Project Air
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Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder through the lens of the brain | Project Air
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Giving a diagnosis of personality disorder: A guide for mental health professionals | Project Air
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Providing compassionate, recovery-oriented care: A guide for mental health professionals | Project Air
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Managing distress | Project Air
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Managing emotions | Project Air
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The importance of self care | Project Air
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Effective communication: For families, partners, and carers | Project Air | 2018
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Understanding self-harm and suicidal thinking: For families, partners, and carers | Project Air
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Managing anger: For families, partners, and carers | Project Air
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Helpful tips for challenging relationships: For families, partners, and carers | Project Air
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Self-Help Programmes

Facing Your Feelings (Workbook) | Center For Clinical Interventions | 2012
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- Module 4: Tolerating Distress
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Treatment Guide

A quality manual for MBT | Anthony Bateman, Dawn Bales, Joost Hutsebaut | 2014
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Treatment guidelines for personality disorders | Project Air: Grenyer, Jenner, Jarman, Carter, Bailey, Lewis | 2015
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Brief intervention manual for personality disorders | Project Air: Grenyer, Jenner, Jarman, Carter, Bailey, Helyer, Bargenquast | 2015
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Adolescent brief intervention manual for complex mental health issues | Project Air: Grenyer, Jenner, Jarman, Carter, Bailey, Helyer, Bargenquast, Matthews, Marceau, Huxley, Townsend | 2019
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A modified DBT group therapy manual: For clinicians working with adolescents and young adults experiencing substance misuse (Clinician manual) | Misson Australia, Foundation For Alcohol Research And Education | 2015
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A modified DBT group therapy manual (Client workbook) | Mission Australia, Foundation For Alcohol Research And Education
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Worksheets

Understanding relationship themes | Project Air
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Family crisis care plan | Project Air | 2018
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Keeping on track: Goals for parents | Project Air | 2018
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Caring for myself, caring for others | Project Air
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