#F501 – Borderline Disorders

Course Details

• Instructor: Richard Alperin, Ph.D., LCSW
• Thursdays 8:30 pm to 10:15 pm
• Live webinar via Zoom
• Alternating weeks
• 9/10/26, 9/24/26, 10/8/26, 10/22/26, 11/5/26, 11/19/26, 12/3/26, 12/17/26

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In this course the borderline personality will be discussed from a historical, structural, dynamic, technical, and etiological perspective. Concepts from some of the major theorists will be contrasted. Countertransference with the borderline patient will be a major focus.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Richard M. Alperin, Ph.D., LCSW

Richard M. Alperin, Ph.D., LCSW is in full-time private practice of individual, couple, and group psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in Teaneck, New Jersey and New York City. In 1974 he received his MS.W. from Fordham University School of Social Services; in 1982 he received his doctorate (Ph.D.) in Social Welfare from Columbia University; and in 1988 a Postdoctoral Diploma in Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University.

Dr. Alperin is a member of the faculty and Training Board at The New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis, and a faculty member at the Object Relations Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in New York City. In 2001 he was inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Practitioner and is listed in Who’s Who in Healthcare and Who’s Who in the World. Dr. Alperin has written more than twenty articles, book reviews, and chapters that have appeared in professional publications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the completion of this course the students will be able to:

1. Name five analysts central to the development of the concept of the borderline disorder.
2. Identify the components of a structural diagnosis of the borderline disorder
3. List and describe the six defense mechanisms believed to be utilized by patients with borderline disorders
4. Describe the etiology of the borderline personality organization
5. Compare and contrast different clinical models for treating borderline disorders
6. Identify the countertransference reactions to borderline patients and point to how these feelings can be used therapeutically in the treatment of these patients

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Suitable for social workers. licensed professional counselors and other mental health professionals

ADA ACCOMODATIONS:

Available upon request: Requests required at least 14 days prior to course.

TECHNOLOGY:

This course takes place online with synchronous video on Zoom (fully interactive). System requirements are:

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL and any other medium that is internet accessible.

COSTS:

There is a $115.00 Fall Semester Registration Free which includes a one-year subscription to Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing PEP and a one-year membership to the Psychoanalytic Candidates Organization (PACO).

Refund policy: After the 4th class session, there is no refund. Monies paid for classes when candidates withdraw from the program after the 4th class, will be applied as a credit, if the candidate returns to NJI. If a candidate withdraws before the 4th class, 1/2 tuition will be refunded. (This excludes the registration fee of $115).

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS:

There is no potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support for this event.

CONTACT:

For more information or registration, please call 201-836-1065 contact us via email at info@njinstitute.com