20th Annual Yale NEABPD Conference
On behalf of the Yale-NEABPD planning committee, we are pleased to announce the 20th Annual Yale-NEABPD Conference, taking place on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. The conference theme this year is Increasing access to effective tools: Universal skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Shireen Rizvi. Researchers, clinical experts and people with lived experience and their families will present on increasing access to effective treatment and resources and share their stories of change and growth .
This year's talks will address focal topics such as barriers to treatment, resource accessibility, and methods to bolster community support in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). This theme was chosen to reflect the vision of NEABPD: Building a world where emotional wisdom prevails for all.
This conference will be held in hybrid format, with in-person attendance available at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut and live streaming available for those looking to attend virtually. We look forward to a day filled with a spectacular lineup of professional and lived-experience speakers!
Details regarding the availability of CEUs, schedule, and more will be available on our website: https://medicine.yale.edu/event/psychiatryeducationconferencesbpdconference/
Our day-long virtual conference will feature:
- Keynote presentation by Dr. Shireen Rizvi, leading expert in research and treatment of chronic emotion dysregulation
- A range of presentations by leading researchers and clinicians in the field, including Dr. Suzanne Decker, Dr. Andrea DePetris, and Dr. Sarah Fineberg
- Presentations by individuals with lived experience of borderline personality disorder and their family members
- A poster session featuring the latest research and initiatives for borderline personality disorder
- An Exhibition Hall with opportunities to visit our sponsors’ and exhibitors’ booths and resources
All conference events are open to mental health professionals, training clinicians, researchers, those with lived BPD experience, and their family members.
Co-Providers:
- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
- National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD)
- Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
- YIELD: Yale Instruction/Investigation/Intervention in Emotional Lability and Dysregulation
Sponsored by:
McLean Hospital
Compass Behavioral Health, California
2025 Exhibitors:
Emotions Matter, The Pines and Shrub Oak, Office of the Healthcare Advocate, DBT Works, The Pines at Shrub Oak, The DBT Institute of Michigan
Continuing Education Credits:
Professionals looking to receive continuing education credits must register as a professional. APA and NASW CE applications have been submitted. Yale-NEABPD has been able to offer Continuing Education Credits for all past conferences, and we will provide more information (e.g. number of credit hours offered) as soon as it becomes available to us.
For further information please contact bpdconference@yale.edu
*American Sign Language interpretation will be available if requested in advance*
Registration Fees:
- Professional including CEU credits: $150.00
- Family Member: $50.00
- Lived Experience: $25.00
- Trainee: $50.00
For those attending in-person:
We are excited to offer three community-building lunches at the conference: a Family Member Lunch, a Lived Experience Lunch, and a Trainee Lunch. If you would like to attend one of these lunches and purchase a pre-ordered meal, please opt in within the registration portal. Lunches will be offered to the first 75 registrants!
We will send out an additional link to all attendees who opt in to select your meal choice.
For those attending virtually:
You will receive a Zoom link to access the conference 72 hours prior to the conference starting.
For more info: www.psychiatry.yale.edu/bpdconference or contact bpdconference@yale.edu.