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Chapter 17 - Mentalizing in Other Settings

from Part IV - Application of Mentalization-Based Treatment in Different Populations and in Different Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2023

Anthony Bateman ,
Peter Fonagy ,
Chloe Campbell ,
Patrick Luyten  and
Martin Debbané
Anthony Bateman
Affiliation:
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London
Peter Fonagy
Affiliation:
University College London
Chloe Campbell
Affiliation:
University College London
Patrick Luyten
Affiliation:
University College London
Martin Debbané
Affiliation:
University College London
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Summary

This chapter outlines the use of mentalizing as an essential process for unifying teams and creating a caring environment in relation to schools, fostering of children, and caring for babies in adverse circumstances. An individual’s mentalizing is strongly influenced by their social environment. Any intervention that aims to treat a person with mental health problems must take into consideration that person’s social milieu and the context of their treatment. This chapter discusses how to create a mentalizing milieu. In particular it describes the four quadrants of Adaptive Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT), a relatively new approach that focuses on creating a mentalizing team, and it outlines Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment (CAPSLE), a program that facilitates the development of a mentalizing environment in order to reduce bullying and aggression and improve learning in schools.

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aggressionAMBITbullyingCAPSLEfosteringmentalizing environmentMinding the Babyreflective parenting
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Cambridge Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) , pp. 353 - 363
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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