Mentalization-Based Treatment with Families

By Eia Asen and Peter Fonagy

Examining clinical practice with families through a mentalizing lens, this innovative book is filled with practical therapeutic strategies and in-depth case illustrations. The expert authors focus on ways to help parents, children, and adolescents to overcome blocks in how they relate to one another by gaining a deeper understanding of--and openness to--each other's experiences and points of view. The volume draws on the empirically supported mentalization-based treatment (MBT) model and interweaves it with systemic concepts and interventions. It includes guidance for setting up sessions and engaging clients; addressing emotional and behavioral difficulties that frequently lead families to seek treatment; and implementing playful activities, exercises, and games that equip family members to change problematic relationship patterns.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462546056
• ISBN13: 9781462546053
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 9.1"