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Start Time & Date: |
05/10/2026, 6:00 pm |
End Time & Date: |
05/10/2026, 7:30 pm |
Location: |
Online |
Contact Info: |
Telephone: 0458 469 274. Email: admin@bpdfoundation.org.au |
An evidence-informed webinar hosted by the Australian BPD Foundation (as part of BPD Awareness week); led by an international expert (Professor Michael Kaess), whose work directly intersects with early intervention, risk assessment, and youth clinical practice.
Professor Kaess (University of Bern, Switzerland) is a globally recognised leader in adolescent self-harm research, early detection of mental health conditions, and youth clinical risk trajectories. His work spans epidemiology, clinical science, and neurobiology, with a strong focus on translating research into practical, frontline clinical decision-making.
The session will explore:
• The relationship between self-harm (particularly NSSI) and emerging personality disorder
• When self-harm is clinically meaningful—and when it is not
• Implications for early identification, assessment, and formulation
• How over-reliance on self-harm as a diagnostic signal can contribute to over-diagnosis
• Evidence-based guidance for youth mental health and suicide-prevention practitioners
This webinar is designed for:
• Youth mental health clinicians
• Suicide-prevention workforce
• Psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, social workers
• Case managers and care coordinators
• Clinicians working in child and adolescent services
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