Introduction to Mentalization based approaches: Theory and application to clinical practice.

Thursday 30th April 2015 at Trinity Park, Ipswich

Mentalizing is the capacity to understand and reflect on the causes of thoughts and feelings as intentional mental states of self and others and the connections between them. The ability to mentalize can be beneficial in forming secure attachments, appropriate affect regulation and attentional control in addition to developing less externalizing and internalizing problems. Originally Mentalization based treatment was developed for people with borderline personality disorder. More recently, a number of other training programmes have been developed to work with families, adolescents and adults with a number of different presentations.

This workshop will begin with an overview of the theory of mentalization and mentalization based treatments. The workshop will then provide details of the application of the theory of mentalization to different clinical contexts. Consideration will be given to working with; adults with personality disorders, parents, children, families, and fostering and adoption services.

Learning outcomes and objectives:

• Gaining an understanding of Mentalization-based treatment for therapeutic work
• Increased understanding and formulation skills to integrate with current therapeutic approaches
• Increased proficiency in using principles of mentalization-based interventions
• Extending these skills to indirect work with teams

Who is the course intended for?

All psychologists and mental health professionals.

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