This e-learning is based on a webinar by prof. dr. Anthony Bateman and dr. Dawn Bales. They talk in depth about Mentalization Based Treatment, the basic principles of MBT and how this approach can be applied in an online setting.

This e-learning is based on a webinar by prof. dr. Anthony Bateman and dr. Dawn Bales. They talk in depth about Mentalization Based Treatment, the basic principles of MBT and how this approach can be applied in an online setting.

The introduction between therapist and patient has already taken place, this is one of the first therapy sessions. In this session, Dawn starts to develop her treatment plan with Anne. They agreed together to start formulating a goal around her problematic anger outbursts (self-destructive behavior). Dawn uses the intervention 'transference tracers' to create a dynamic formulation with Anne. A jointly prepared treatment plan with the accompanying dynamic formulation is an important step in increasing epistemic confidence.

During this 10th session, Anne is very emotional after an argument with her boyfriend, where she hit him. Dawn uses several techniques to demonstrate how to regulate tension and get the patient to mentalize more effectively. When the patient is effectively mentalizing, Dawn demonstrates the next step in a session, mentalizing the affective narrative: microslicing the event and the mental states (thoughts, feelings, desires, etc.) to mentalize about self , the other and the interaction stimulated. Mentalizing the affective narrative is part of relational mentalizing.

In this 25th session, Anne talks about a conflict with a group member in group therapy. During the conversation, Anne gets angry with Dawn. Dawn demonstrates an important element of MBT, mentalizing in the relationship. This is also an important part of relational mentalizing.

This is the 50th session, with 5 sessions left before the end of therapy. Central themes in this last session are: the evaluation, checking back on the origin of the goals (using the dynamic cause), relapse prevention, and saying goodbye. In this session we look together at how the patient wants to do this.