Personality 101: Recognizing and Responding to Personality Disorders in the Workplace

Duration: 60 Minutes

Webinar Id: 800770

Overview:

Have you ever had an employee who was excessively dramatic or who repeatedly monopolized meetings in a know-it-all, domineering, or aggressive fashion? Perhaps you've encountered someone who was so odd or anxious that they weren't able to participate in team activities or complete assignments. It's hard to know what to do when an employee's personality just seems to take over the workplace, but you can't just stand by and do nothing. If they are not managed effectively, employees with personality disorders take up a lot of time and can move your whole team in counterproductive directions.

Sometimes these challenging workers have a Personality Disorder, which is a persistent pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and themselves that is maladaptive, rigid, pervasive, and enduring. Personality Disorders also manifest in the person's emotional response and impulse control and can negatively impact the workplace. It's not your job to diagnose them as having a personality disorder, but it is helpful to recognize and understand signs of a personality disorder.

This webinar will identify different personality disorders and review their common traits and characteristics. You will learn essential tools for dealing with Personality Disorders such as boundary setting, clear communication, and effective behavior management. In addition, you will review relevant mental health resources and when and how to make appropriate referrals.

Why you should Attend: If employees with personality disorders are not managed effectively, their behavior can have a negative impact on the workplace.

Areas Covered in the Session:

Ten types of Personality Disorders
revalence and Demographics
Developmental issues
Common traits and characteristics of Personality Disorders
Workplace behaviors common in people with Personality Disorders
Boundary Setting
Clear Communication
Behavior Management strategies
Relevant mental health resources
When and how to make appropriate referrals

Who Will Benefit:

Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders
C-suite executives
Project Managers and Directors
Employee Assistance (EAP) Professionals
Executive Coaches
Professional Development Coordinators
Human Resources
Mental Health Professionals

Speaker Profile

Dr. Peggy Mitchell Clarke is a clinical psychologist, mental health consultant, and retired psychology professor who earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brown University and her M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia. Dr. Clarke worked as a psychotherapist in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient mental health settings, and served on the Colorado state board of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and as an executive officer for the Virginia and Rocky Mountain chapters of the Association of Black Psychologists. Her experience in higher education includes teaching psychology for 19 years at colleges and universities in Virginia and Colorado and serving as Director of Faculty Professional Development at Community College of Aurora and Associate Director of Career and Counseling Services at Christopher Newport University. She currently serves on the Behavioral Intervention Team at Community College of Aurora and is the President of Living Well Press, LLC, a mental health and wellness consulting firm and publishing company.