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Survey for Professionals: Supporting Individuals with BPD/EUPD in Edinburgh

This survey is for mental health professionals in Edinburgh who provide support services to individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).

Who are we?
We are Much More Than A Label. We are a Lothian wide collective advocacy group for and by people who may attract the diagnosis of a personality disorder. In advocacy groups like ours, people with shared identities, experiences and challenges come together to have a stronger voice and take action. Our group is facilitated by CAPS Independent Advocacy, a charity which provides both collective and individual advocacy for people impacted by mental health difficulties in areas across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Why are we doing this survey?
Our group members think there are important changes that could be made in Edinburgh to help make services for people with BPD or EUPD better. We would like to hear the views of professionals who are directly providing support to people with BPD/EUPD about their experiences in their roles.

How are we using the information collected?
We will summarise it in a report to share with service providers. Your responses will help us understand what is available in Edinburgh, and what is lacking, for both people who use support services and for the people providing them. We hope this will influence provision of services and urge decision-makers to take people's needs into account.

Taking part:
The survey is for those who work or have worked in roles in Edinburgh that provide mental health support for people with BPD/EUPD. This can include people who work in generalised mental health services, but who come into professional contact with people who may have BPD/EUPD. Taking part is voluntary. You can answer as much or as little as you wish, and you can leave the page if you do not want to continue. Deciding not to take part or withdrawing from the survey will not affect you in any way. Your responses are completely anonymous. By filling in the survey, you indicate you have read and understood the above.

If you would like to share your experiences in another way, or have any questions, please reach out to the group facilitator Alex, at alex@capsadvocacy.org

You can find more about our group, and about Collective Advocacy, at CAP's website here.

Thank you for your time!

CAPS Independent Advocacy is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Scottish Charity Number: SC021772
1.In what area do you work?
2.In what locality do you work?
3.Do you personally identify as having BPD/EUPD?
4.If you identify as having BPD/EUPD, please tell us here how your condition and your work interact. Please feel free to draw from both your personal and professional experience, and take our separate lived experience survey if you would like to.
5.How effective in general do you think services for people with BPD/EUPD in Edinburgh are?
6.What are the main challenges for you in providing support to people with BPD/EUPD?
7.In your workplace, what is the referral pathway you use, if any, when working with someone with BPD/EUPD?
8.Do you feel the current services available have capacity to effectively support people with BPD/EUPD in Edinburgh?
9.Have you received any specific training around supporting people with BPD/EUPD in your role?
10.Do you feel you have the training you have received in your role is meets your learning needs around to support people with BPD/EUPD?
11.What services specifically for people with BPD/EUPD are you aware of in Edinburgh, if any?
12.What attitudes around BPD/EUPD from other professionals do you encounter at work? Please feel free to use specific examples.
13.How do you think the current waiting list times for services in Edinburgh affect the people with BPD/EUPD you work with?
14.How do you think the current waiting list times for services in Edinburgh affect your professional role?
15.What services do you think should be available and accessible in Edinburgh for people with BPD/EUPD but currently are not? If you wish to select more than one, please write your additional choices in the comment box.
16.Are you able to safely and effectively support people with BPD/EUPD in your current role?
17.People have told us that the lack of services for people with BPD/EUPD in Edinburgh has led to preventable deaths. From your experience, do you think this is the case?
18.Please tell us anything else about the current challenges you face effectively supporting people with BPD/EUPD in Edinburgh, and about services for BPD/EUPD in Edinburgh in general.
19.Where did you see this survey advertised? (This helps us reach more people for their views).
20.Some professionals have told us they would like to be involved in pathway development in Edinburgh for people with BPD/EUPD. If you would like to stay updated around MMTAL's work on services in Edinburgh, and about any opportunities for involvement from professionals the group becomes aware of, please share your email here and our group facilitator, Alex, will get in touch.
Thank you very much for your time!

If you or someone you work with identifies as having a personality disorder and would like to get involved or learn more about collective advocacy, more information can be found at CAPS website www.capsadvocacy.org. Anyone can also reach out to the group facilitator directly, by emailing alex@capsadvocacy.org. We are always more than happy to chat to teams, professionals or the people they work with about what we do and how to get involved.