MBT-F at conflict parents: master class
Mentalization based treatment for Families (MBT-F) is a systemic treatment aimed at (re)starting mentalizing within families and partner relationships. This improves the quality of mutual relationships. The basis lies in the explicit or implicit feeling of psychological connection with another person, which allows family members to feel seen, understood and loved. The harmful effects of conflict (divorce) on children has been exhaustively described. Treatment in clinical practice is often extremely difficult. Social workers sometimes get caught up in conflict themselves or see minimal effects of their interventions. A mentalizing-promoting therapy framework can provide tools for diagnosis, motivation and treatment in situations such as: - chronic conflicts between divorced parents over dealing with each other, living situation and dealing with the children - a long-term history of ongoing negative lawsuits and accusations by both parents about the quality of parenting or in cases of parental repudiation the desire to intervene early to protect the child/children and to reduce the impact of litigation on interpersonal relationships.
The master class provides a framework for diagnosing and treating families in the situations mentioned above. You are introduced to interventions that can help parents, families and (professional) networks around them when there is conflict (divorce). You have more insight into how to intervene quickly and how polarizing, guilt-laden narratives can be broken.
In the master class, we further address both group and individual family therapy approaches and interventions to restore any broken contact between parents and children. The parallel processes between parents and therapists often create tension among the social workers involved and their rapport. Therefore, creating and maintaining a safe and reflective team collaboration, as a prerequisite in working with parents in conflict, is given a place in the course program.
- You have learned how to perform diagnostics and gain commitment in families where parents are in conflict (divorce)
- You know how to motivate parents to keep the child in the picture
- You have been introduced to a number of mentalizing interventions with parents in conflict
- You know how to deal with the pressure and aggression that parents bring to conflict, for yourself, but also in relation to your colleagues.
Psychiatrists, psychotherapists, gz and clinical psychologists (or in training for them), family therapists, social workers, psychologists or remedial educationalist-generalists.
E. Asen & E. Morris (2020). ‘High conflict parenting post separation: The making and breaking of family ties’. London Routledge, 156 p.
E. Asen & P. Fonagy (2017). Mentalizing Family Violence part 1: Conceptual framework, Family Process, 56 (1) p.6-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12261
E. Asen & P. Fonagy (2017). Mentalizing Family Violence part 2: Techniques and interventions, Family Process, 56 (1) p. 22-44 https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12276
- NVRG: 12 points
- NVvP
- FGzPt: 13 points
- NVP
- NIP/NVO: 13 points
- : 12 hours
- : Approximately 10 hours
- : 20
- : 2
- : Nov 19, Nov 20, Kanaalpark 157, 2321JW Leiden
- : 09:30 AM - 04:30 PM
- : €675
- : Engels
- : Centrum Hecht Opleidingen, Kanaalpark 157, 2321 JW Leiden
For those who want to learn to apply mentalizing in their own practice, support and supervision according to this model is important. It helps you further develop a mentalizing attitude and implement techniques learned during the training.
Are you interested in this approach to your supervision? Send us a message at opleidingen@centrumhecht.nl.
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