Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT): Practitioner Level

This two-day workshop expands previous knowledge and embeds the basic skills of mentalization-based treatment (MBT). The current MBT Practitioner course is made up of 2 days of live, instructor-led content (including breaks).

This workshop is suitable for mental health and other professionals who are interested in extending and enhancing what they have already learned and applied from having completed the 3-day Basic MBT Training. Participants are expected to have been using mentalizing skills in their everyday practice and, when possible, to have participated in supervision.

Participants learn how to use the MBT adherence scale for individual therapy and hone their MBT skills through clinical demonstration, videos, and role plays. Using video, participants demonstrate their use of basic interventions within a standardized scenario with an actor. This is required to attain MBT practitioner status.

Participants are encouraged to apply to bring a clinical video or audio of their work to demonstrate their use of basic MBT interventions. Those who present their work will receive credit for one supervised case on the path to practitioner-level status through the Anna Freud Center. 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 will be used to identify appropriate MBT intervention process.

A maximum of 5 presentations from participants is possible. Please apply early by emailing the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute if you would like to take up this opportunity.

Course Agenda

Agenda for this course can be found here.

Friday, March 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - Saturday, March 22, 2025, 3:00 PM EST, Online

1. Employ the MBT adherence scale for individual therapy
2. Demonstrate application of MBT technique in video-taped role plays
3. Describe how to apply MBT to disorders other than BPD
4. Work with trauma in MBT
5. Develop MBT services

Registration for this course has closed.

Please note Dr. Anthony Bateman will teach Day 1 (March 21) but not Day 2 (March 22).

Course Fees
$900 all registrants

Need Help?
Please contact the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute at McLean Hospital with any questions or concerns.

Refund Policy
Due to the small nature of our trainings, the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute cannot offer any refunds. If the participant is unable to attend, they may send a substitute trainee.

Physicians
McLean Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

McLean Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists
McLean Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. McLean Hospital maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Participants meeting requirements will receive 9.00 CE credits.

Nurses
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 9.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count toward 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.

Social Workers
For information about continuing education credit for Massachusetts social workers, please call 617.855.2738. Social workers from other states should check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

Licensed Mental Health Counselors
McLean Hospital has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6085. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. McLean Hospital is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This offering meets the requirements for up to 9.00 NBCC hours.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

McLean Hospital adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.