CBT Canada Caribbean CME Cruise (02.07.2026 - 02.14.2026)

CBT Canada Caribbean CME Cruise is organized by Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Canada and will be held from Feb 07 - 14, 2026 at Star Princess - Princess Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
Take action now to mitigate next February's Blahs! Please join us on our Caribbean vacation CME cruise, hosted from February 7 to 14, 2026 (7 nights) aboard the brand-new Star Princess (video tour). You'll enjoy the sun & warmth of Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel - and return home on Valentine's Day with a twinkle in your eye and a healthy glow. 

The CME is the extended version of the very popular Personality Disorders: Manage Them Before They Manage You. Personality disorders are, by definition, enduring and predictable. When you sharpen your skills in reading and managing them, you give yourself a little "superpower". That superpower makes both your clinical practice and your life in general a lot easier.

Fifteen percent of your patients have at least one personality disorder. Unfortunately, the personalities of our colleagues, family members, and friends can also contribute to some significant suffering.

This practical workshop begins with a review of the science of personality assessment. We examine the most popular inventories, doing a fair bit of debunking along the way. Fortunately, some inventories are indisputably evidence-based. You'll have an opportunity to analyze yourself (and your loved ones, if you're so inclined) using one of the very best.

The core of the workshop is the systematic review of DSM’s ten personality disorders: the insensitively-named "MAD" (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal), "BAD" (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic), and "SAD" (avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive) "clusters". For each, we focus on rapid diagnosis, modular treatment, and—always—clinician coping.

Borderline personality disorder receives special attention, as it's increasingly common even among tweens. You'll learn practical, evidence-based approaches for managing emotional dysregulation, self-injury, and other BPD common symptoms. We also devote extra time to coping with Dark Tetrad personalities (i.e., those with narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism). There are plenty of these "charming" individuals in both our professional and personal lives—and they cause a lot of pain. 

Personalities and their disorders are by definition enduring and predictable. When you improve your skills in reading others, you give yourself a little "superpower". That superpower will make both your clinical practice and your life in general a whole lot easier.