1) What is your degree? ________________ (psychiatrist, physician, psychologist, M.S.W., LCSW, etc.)

2) How long have you been in practice? ___________________

3) Do you find BPD patients difficult to treat, and if yes, how do you handle this?

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4) How do you approach friends or loved ones of people with the BPD? ____________________________________________________________________________________

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5) How many people with BPD have you treated? _________________________

7) How many are currently on your case load?

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8) Do you believe the BPD has a strong medical basis?

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9) What do you believe is the prognosis for the BPD?

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10) How do you handle people that cut themselves?

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11) If you prescribe medications, how familiar are you with the medical research on treatment?

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12) For therapists: Are you familiar with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and if yes, how do you use it?

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13) What financial arrangements do you participate in? (what insurance, cash, check, credit cards, etc.)

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14) Do you have a sliding scale?

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15) Do you do family therapy? _________________

16) Do you do groups, and if so what kind?

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17) Briefly discuss your training:

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18) How committed are you to maintaining a counselor/client relationship with the BPD? If the BPD went into the hospital, self-mutilated or attempted suicide, would you drop him/her as a client?

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19) Please leave any message you feel is important, particularly for patients and family members and why they would benefit from developing a professional relationship with you.