This book is the first comprehensive clinical introduction to using Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) with children, 5-12 years old, who experience emotional and behavioral problems including anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties.
\nMentalization\u2013based treatment (MBT) promotes clients\u2019 ability to interpret the meaning of others\u2019 behavior by considering their underlying mental states and intentions, as well as clients\u2019 capacity to understand the impact of their own behaviors on others.\u00a0Written by an international team of clinician\u2013researchers who are pioneering the MBT model with children, the authors begin by exploring the significance of mentalization and then devote the core chapters to the process of conducting short-term (9\u201312 sessions) MBT for children, including problem assessment and case formulation in terms of mentalizing techniques, the therapist\u2019s stance, and treatment termination.
\nThe approach draws on traditional psychodynamic principles, but integrates them with findings from attachment theory, the empirical study of mentalization, and features of other evidence\u2013based 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book is the first comprehensive clinical introduction to using Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) with children, 5-12 years old, who experience emotional and behavioral problems including anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties. Mentalization\u2013based treatment (MBT) promotes clients\u2019 ability to interpret the meaning of others\u2019 behavior by considering their underlying mental states and intentions, as well as clients\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[17],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-14827","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-child-psychology","first","instock","sale","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n