Mentalization Based Treatment Training Programme

Mentalizing lies at the very core of our humanity – it refers to our ability to attend to mental states in ourselves and in others as we attempt to understand our own actions and those of others on the basis of intentional mental states. A focus on this very human activity as a therapeutic intervention forms the core of mentalization based treatment (MBT). It was initially developed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) although it is now being used on a wide range of disorders. This training programme focusses on MBT for BPD.

There are three components to training in Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) - a basic training course, supervision, and an advanced course. Following attendance at the four day basic training course clinicians can participate in the supervision of their practice of their newly acquired mentalizing skills whilst using them in their everyday work. Once the skills are embedded in daily practice clinicians can attend the advanced course and then consider supervision to become supervisors of others in their work place.

An additional course on training ‘mentalizing skills for mental health professionals’ is available to people who have completed the advanced training and who are leaders of training in their own organisations.