MBT-F for Parents of Difficult/Emotional Children now offered in UK

Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship.

Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) (Detailed)

Name of intervention:
Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F)

Who is the programme for?:
Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties.

Child outcome:
Improved child behaviour

Age:
Primary (5-11 yrs), Secondary (11-14 yrs), Teenage (12-18 yrs)

Classification:
Targeted

Parental needs:
Any parent

Workforce:
QCF level 4/5

Setting:
Clinic/Health centre

Format:
Individual

Contact name:
Michelle Sleed

Contact email:
Michelle.Sleed@annafreud.org

Contact place of work:
The Anna Freud Centre

Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship. Parents attend 10 to 12 fortnightly individual sessions where they learn how to understand their child’s mental states and support his or her emotional wellbeing.

MBT-F has preliminary evidence of improving children’s behaviour.

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