Postgraduate Degree in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Intended for
- Professionals from the field of mental health: Psychiatry, Psychology, Nursing, Medicine, Social Work, Education.
- Access criteria and special entry requirements or examinations: Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma or Undergraduate Degree.
Objectives
The Postgraduate Degree in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Developing Special Competences provides the knowledge and content necessary for developing the theoretical, technical and practical competences to correctly diagnose and treat patients with BPD.
These include the differential diagnosis of BPD in relation to other psychiatric pathologies, diagnosis for comorbid disorders and the application of the most suitable psychotherapeutic strategy in each case. Students will acquire a basic knowledge of treatments with scientific evidence and will be introduced to the scientific research methodologies for BPD.
Academic accreditation
Students who successfully complete this programme will receive a postgraduate diploma awarded by UIC Barcelona.
Presentation
Introduction
At present, BPD is regarded as the personality disorder with the largest impact in the field of healthcare due to its clinical severity and high prevalence. It is estimated to affect between 1 and 2% of the general population and may affect between 10 and 20% of all psychiatric patients.
BPD is considered a highly complex disorder both in terms of diagnosis and treatment. For that reason, in order to improve the prognosis of people suffering from this disorder, it is important to be able to provide early diagnosis, identify disorders that interfere in its evolution and know how to apply the basic strategies for treatment with most scientific support.
Teachers
Dr Óscar Andión
Psychologist.
Specialist in BPD research.
BPD Programme.
Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.
UAB.
Judith Barrachina Coll
Psychologist.
Trained in Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy.
BPD Programme.
CPB – SSM.
Dr Natàlia Calvo Piñero
Clinical psychologist Trained in Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy.
BPD Programme of the Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.
Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).
UAB.
Head of Teaching at Grup TLP Barcelona.
Prof Miguel Casas Brugué
Full professor of Psychiatry at the UAB.
Director of the Catalan Health Institute’s Corporate Programme “Neuropsychiatric Developmental Disorders and Learning in the Life Cycle”.
CIBERSAM.
Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).
Dr Jordi Cid
Clinical psychologist.
Therapist specialised in Schema Therapy.
Coordinator of the Mental Health Programme.
Healthcare Institute.
Xavier Costa Ortega
Psychologist.
Therapist specialised in BDP.
Orienta Foundation.
Dr Gustavo Faus Boronat
Psychiatrist.
Care director at the Institute for Eating Disorders (ITA).
Dr Marc Ferrer Vinardell
Psychiatrist.
Trained in Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy.
BPD Programme of the Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.
Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).
UAB.
Research manager for Grup TLP Barcelona.
Raquel Gamero Morcillo
Social worker.
Trained in Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy.
Orienta Foundation.
Dr Mercè Gibert Clols
Psychiatrist and psychotherapist.
Trained in Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy.
Gavà Outpatient Clinic for Adolescents, Orienta Foundation.
Alfons Icart Pujol
Psychologist and psychoanalyst.
Director-General of the Orienta Foundation.
TFP teacher and supervisor.
President of Grup TLP Barcelona.
Dr Josep Lluís Matalí Costa
Clinical psychologist.
Head of the Department of Psychology and Outpatient Services.
Addictive Behaviour Unit.
Psychiatry and Psychology Service.
Sant Joan de Déu Hospital.
Dr Juan Carlos Pascual Mateos
Psychiatrist.
BPD Programme.
Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
UAB.
Prof Víctor Pérez
Psychiatrist.
Director of the Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute, Hospital del Mar.
CIBERSAM.
UAB.
Dr Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga
Head of the Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.
Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).
UAB.
Teresa Ribalta Torrades
Clinical psychologist.
TFP teacher and supervisor.
Assistant director-general of the Orienta Foundation.
Dr Eulàlia Ripoll Sors
Psychiatrist.
BPD Programme.
Therapist specialised in BDP.
CPB – SSM (Llúria Clinic).
María Jesús Rufat Sabio
Clinical psychologist.
TFP teacher and supervisor.
BDP Programme at CPB-SSM.
UAB.
Dr Joaquim Soler Ribaudi
Clinical psychologist.
BPD Programme.
Therapist specialised in DBT.
Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
Associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine.
UAB.
Brenda Tarragona Medina
Psychologist.
TFP teacher and supervisor.
Head of Service at the Gavà and Castelldefels Mental Health Centre for Children and Young People, Orienta Foundation.
Dr Joan Vegué Grilló
Psychiatrist.
TFP teacher and supervisor.
Medical director at CPB-SSM.
Vice-president of Grup TLP Barcelona.
Esther Verdaguer Rosás
Psychologist.
TFP teacher and supervisor.
BPD Programme at CPB – SSM (CPB Outpatient Clinic).
Dr Violeta Pérez
Psychiatrist.
BPD Programme.
Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron.
Dr Óscar Soto
Psychiatrist.
BPD Programme.
Psychiatry Service.
CIBERSAM.
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron.
Dr Mariví Navarro
DBT - Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™
Coordinator of Psychology Research and the DBT Programme.
Borderline Disorder Institute-Psychiatry Service.
Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya.
Prerequisites & admissions
Required documentation
Students with an official university degree from within the European Union
- A photocopy of your degree certificate (or receipt of payment of the fees required to issue the degree certificate).
- A photocopy of your academic transcripts from past university studies.
*If the documents are in a language other than Spanish, please submit a sworn Spanish translation of your degree certificate and academic transcript.
Students with an official university degree from outside the European Union
- A legally certified original photocopy of your original degree certificate.
- A legally certified original photocopy of your academic transcripts from past university studies.
*These documents must be legalised in your home country through diplomatic channels: Hague Apostille or Andrés Bello Convention.
*If the documents are in a language other than Spanish, please submit a sworn Spanish translation of your degree certificate and academic transcript.
In all cases
- Two passport-sized photos.
- A photocopy of your national ID card (DNI) or passport.
- An up-to-date CV.
Reservation and enrolment
Once accepted, you must pay 20% of the full cost of the postgraduate degree in order to reserve a place.
The remaining 80% will be paid in one lump sum once enrolment is complete.
