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‘From Stigma to Strength - A Carer Perspective’ - Rita

7th Annual National BPD Conference Perth 2017: From Stigma to Strength Rita will be presenting to us “From Stigma to Strength: a Carer Perspective” based on her personal experiences of supporting a family member with BPD and her discussions with many other carers. She believes that the consistent support of others plays a vital role in supporting the person experiencing the distress of BPD. She will offer families and workers strategies to assist them to be supportive and to be able to maintain that role. Rita worked for nearly for 40 years in retail before embracing a career change to advocate for people impacted by BPD. Rita’s passion is to work with and advocate for the needs of carers while also remaining sensitive to the needs of people with BPD and clinicians and other workers. Rita is currently the Carer Consultant for Spectrum the Personality Disorder Service for Victoria and draws on her lived experience as a family member of someone with BPD to advocate for the needs of families and friends within Spectrum, other services and the wider community. She is a volunteer, founding and current board member of the Australian BPD Foundation and a co-facilitator of the Mind Australia BPD Family and Carer Support Group. This keynote presentation is proudly supported by the National Mental Health Commission