MBT Practitioner Online Training FRENCH - August 31, September 1 (2023)

This training will be delivered in partnership with Le réseau francophone des thérapies basées sur la mentalisation.

Instructors: Dr. Martin Debbané and Dr. Mario Speranza.

The aim of this training is to help participants work towards Level B MBT practitioner.

The new MBT Practitioner one-month course is made up of 2 days of live, instructor-led content (including breaks) and 4 hours of self-guided content. Attendees will be required to do various tasks before, in-between, and after the live, instructor-led sessions.

This two-day workshop expands upon previous knowledge and embeds the basic skills of mentalization-based treatment (MBT). This training is suitable for mental health and other professionals who are interested in the treatment of personality disorders and have already completed the basic MBT training course. The aim is to facilitate skills development. Attendance at the course is part of the requirements for recognition as an MBT practitioner.

The MBT Practitione  r Online Training will cover the following topics:

• Benchmarking skills required to deliver MBT at a practitioner certification level
• Using the MBT adherence scale to monitor practice and rating treatment sessions
• Developing MBT skills through clinical demonstration, video ratings, and role plays
• Treating patients with personality disorder using MBT
• Participants are encouraged to apply to bring a clinical video or audio of their work to demonstrate their use of basic MBT interventions. Consent from the client for part of a session to be shown for training purposes is required.
• Alternatively, participants may present a clinical problem with an MBT focus. This will be discussed and role play used to identify appropriate MBT intervention process.

Participants are expected to have been using mentalizing skills in their everyday practice and to have participated in supervision.