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This course offers a series of 5 two hour didactic seminars and 5 clinical group consultation sessions with Professor Eia Asen and Emma Morris. Participants may register for either the didactic seminar or the seminar plus consultation.
MIST Course Options
Option 1: Didactic Seminar Series
5 Live Online Seminars
Course Dates:
October 1
October 29
November 19
December 10
January 14
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Option 2: Small Consultation Groups
5 Clinical Consultation Sessions
5 consultation groups will be limited to 6 clinicians each on a first-come, first-served basis. Each group will be led by Dr. Eia Asen of Dr. Emma Morris.
*only available to past MIST participants.
Option 3: Full MIST Experience
5 Seminars + 5 Consultations = 10 sessions
Includes didactic seminar and clinical consultation group for a total of ten sessions.
PRESENTERS
Eia Asen, MD
Eia Asen, MD, FRCPsych, is a consultant child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families in London, United Kingdom, and is Visiting Professor at University College London (UCL). He was previously Clinical Director of the Marlborough Family Service, a systemically oriented service working with marginalized children, adults, and multiproblem families, which is based in central London and is part of the British National Health Service (NHS). Trained as a systemic psychotherapist, Dr. Asen has been instrumental in developing innovative multifamily therapy approaches that have been implemented internationally. He has authored or coauthored 12 books, as well as many scientific papers and book chapters.
Emma Morris, DClinPsy
Emma Morris DClinPsy, is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who worked at the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families in London. In her current role as Senior Clinician for the Specialist Trauma and Maltreatment Service at the Center she leads on several projects including a busy clinical service for contact and residence cases. She has published research in peer reviewed journals and regularly provides teaching and consultation in academic and professional settings both in the UK and Europe. She recently co-authored the book High-Conflict Parenting Post Separation with MBT family expert Professor Eia Asen.
WEBINAR TOPICS
Oct 1: Building Therapeutic Alliances
Explore strategies for forming strong therapeutic relationships with families and individual members. Learn techniques to overcome epistemic mistrust and foster epistemic trust as a foundation for effective treatment.
Oct 29: Developing Mentalizing Profiles & Relational Goals
Learn how to construct individualized mentalizing profiles, set meaningful relational goals, and tailor treatment plans based on each family's unique dynamics and developmental needs.
Nov 19: Working with Affect
Understand how to use up- and down- regulating interventions to manage emotional intensity and promote more effective, reflective mentalizing within family interactions.
Dec 10: Mapping & Managing Coercive Cycles
Gain tools to identify, assess, and interrupt coercive cycles of non-mentalizing. This session introduces innovative frameworks and interventions for shifting dysfunctional patterns into more constructive engagement.
Jan 14: Balancing Mentalizing Dimensions Across Systems
Examine how to support families in maintaining balance across different dimensions of mentalizing, especially when working within multicultural contexts and complex family systems.
CONSULTATION DATES
October 15
November 12
December 3
January 7
February 11
8:00AM - 10:00AM
FAQs
Are CE hours available?
Yes! Up to 20 CE hours are available. Partial credit cannot be given.
Can I sign up for just one day of the seminar/consultation?
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer partial registration.
What are the prerequisites, and how do I find out about them?
Completion of the Introduction to MBT course is a prerequisite for all MBT seminars and supervision. Participants may only join MIST consultation groups if they have previously completed a MIST course.
Is my registration refundable?
The Mentalizing Initiative is a registered non-profit organization and we are unable to offer refunds past the registration deadline. If you are unable to attend, you may request to have someone attend in your place.
What if I took the MBT Intro through another program?
As long as the training center was an approved MBT Global Network training center, you have met the requirement.
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