Working with Parents in Therapy: A Mentalization-Based Approach

Author(s) : Norka Malberg, Author(s) : Elliot Jurist, Author(s) : Jordan Bate, Author(s) : Mark Dangerfield

Working with Parents in Therapy: A Mentalization-Based Approach

Book Details

  • Publisher : American Psychoanalytic Association
  • Published : 2023
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 390
  • Category :
    Child and Adolescent Studies
  • Catalogue No : 98403
  • ISBN 13 : 9781433836114
  • ISBN 10 : 1433836114

Table of Contents


Introduction - Our Framework to Mentalization-Based Therapy With Parents

I - A Mentalization-Based Framework for Working With Parents
1. Mentalization and Parental Reflective Functioning in the Context of Development
2. Our Mentalizing Framework: Building on a Foundation of Epistemic Trust and Mentalizing Affectivity
3. Developmental Psychopathology: Ghosts in the Nursery
4. Assessment With Parents From a Mentalizing Approach
5. Mentalization Informed Treatment with Parents: A Scaffolding Process

II - Mentalizing Parenting Across the Lifespan
6. Parenting Today
Chapter 7. Just a Twinkle in My Eye: Mentalizing and the Transition to Parenthood
8. Learning to Let Your Child Walk Away and Come Back: Mentalizing the Toddler Years
9. Working with Parents of School-Age Children (5 to 12)
10. Adolescence: Redefining Boundaries
11. David and Goliath: Mentalizing Young Adulthood
12. Couple Therapy With and for Parents
13. Concluding Remarks: Bringing It All Together Is Never Easy

Appendix A: Assessment Measures for Mentalizing Reflective Functioning
Appendix B: Mentalizing-Informed Work With Parents—Assessment and Formulation Worksheet
Appendix C: Mentalizing-Informed Work With Parents Adherence Scale

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