AAIMH SA Event:

MENTALISATION BASED TREATMENT

Certificate Course – Practitioner Level

2 day training workshop


THE PRESENTER

Prof Anthony Bateman, MA FRCPsych consults to the Anna Freud Centre about MBT training. He is Visiting Professor University College, London and Honorary Professor in Psychotherapy, University of Copenhagen.

He developed MBT with Peter Fonagy for  borderline personality disorder and wrote the manual for mental health professionals on Structured Clinical Management of Personality Disorder. He has received numerous  awards in recognition of his contribution to the field of working with personality disorders.


DATE:             Tuesday  13th May – Wednesday  14th May 2025                
TIME:              9.00am – 5.00 pm – (registration from 8.30)
VENUE:          Adelaide Pavilion, Veale Gardens
                       corner South Terrace & Peacock Rd, Adelaide


AIM OF COURSE 
This two day workshop will expand on previous knowledge and embed the basic skills of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT). The aim is to facilitate skills development. Attendance at the course is part of the requirements for recognition as an MBT Practitioner.

Participants will

  • Receive an update of current knowledge
  • Learn how to use the adherence scale to monitor their practice
  • Develop their MBT skills through clinical demonstration, video ratings and role plays

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.

A maximum of 5 presentations from participants is possible. Please apply early by emailing sapresident@aaimh.org.au  if you would like to take up this opportunity.

Any video assessment and clinical presentation discussed on the course may be used towards recognition of practitioner status and competence

WHO IS THIS COURSE SUITABLE FOR?

This course is suitable for mental health and other professionals who are interested in the treatment of personality disorder and who have already completed the basic training course. Participants are expected to have been using mentalising skills in their everyday practice and when possible to have participated in supervision.


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