ERIC Number: ED625949
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 268
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ISBN: 978-1-4338-2732-7
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Mentalization-Based Treatment for Children: A Time-Limited Approach
Midgley, Nick; Ensink, Karin; Lindqvist, Karin; Malberg, Norka; Muller, Nicole
APA Books
This is the first comprehensive clinical introduction to using a time-limited mentalizing approach for working with children, ages 5 to 12, who experience emotional and behavioral problems, including anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties. Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) promotes a child's ability to make sense of their own mind, and the minds of others around them. The authors, an international team of clinician-researchers who are pioneering the MBT model with children, explore the significance of mentalization and describe in detail the process of conducting short-term (9-12 sessions) MBT for children, including problem assessment and case formulation in terms of mentalizing techniques, the therapist's stance, and treatment termination. The approach draws on traditional psychodynamic principles but integrates them with findings from attachment theory, the empirical study of mentalization, and features of other evidence-based approaches. This book includes a chapter-length case illustration and an appendix that lists measures of reflective functioning in children and their parents as well as validation articles.
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Psychotherapy, Children, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence, Theory of Mind, Counseling Techniques, Attachment Behavior, Evidence Based Practice, Allied Health Personnel
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Language: English
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