PARENTS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: PSYCHOSOCIAL WORKERS’ PERCEPTIONS, EMOTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
Parents with borderline personality disorder have clinical features that impact their parenting and their ability to benefit fully from the helping relationship. Interventions with them are a challenge for psychosocial workers. This study aims to define and explore perceptions, emotional experiences and interventions of those working with parents who have BPD. Results highlight the challenges perceived by the workers and point out avenues for reflection on best practices.