Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents

Anna Freud

When

What

Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A) is a treatment approach for working with adolescents presenting with a wide range of mental health needs including;

• Interpersonal difficulties
• Emotional dysregulation
• Impulsivity and self-harm

MBT-A combines individual weekly sessions for adolescents along with Mentalization-based family therapy sessions (MBT-F) and aims to enhance an adolescent’s capacity to represent their own and others’ feelings accurately and in emotionally challenging situations. MBT-A has been shown to be effective in reducing self-harm and depressive symptoms in adolescents (Rossouw & Fonagy, P. 2012)

Fee

• Training Fee with prerequisite MBT-CYP Introduction: £850
• Training Fee if already completed prerequisite MBT-CYP Introduction: £750

Format

Online via Zoom

Session times and dates

• Day 1: 25th April 2024, 09:30-13:30
• Day 2: 26th April 2024, 09:30-13:30
• Day 3: 2nd May 2024, 09:30-13:30
• Day 4: 3rd May 2024, 09:30-13:30
• Day 5: 9th May 2024, 09:30-13:30
• Day 6: 10th May 2024, 09:30-13:30

About this training

This training will provide an introduction to Mentalization-Based Treatment for Adolescents (MBT-A) offering a practical approach to the key elements of the model and how it can be applied in work with young people in clinical settings. Participants will gain an understanding of the specific complexities in working with adolescents and the relevance of mentalizing in relationships and in the maintenance of self-esteem, affect regulation and impulse control. The course will also touch on issues such as; working with self-harm, trauma, and supporting participants to develop skills in using a mentalizing approach with adolescents which they can integrate into their clinical work.