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Empathy is an aspect of mentalization. Here Bruce Perry tells about empathy among other things and how this ability is developed in children. He underlines the importance of empathy and believes that the parts of the brain that have to do with empathy and relations are being understimulated in the Western world today.

In this role play we see Dr. Anthony Bateman perform a mentalization-based therapy with a young woman. Bateman developed mentalization-based treatment with Peter Fonagy for borderline personality disorder, and he is a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist at the Anna Freud Centre in London.

A little New Year’s treat from Center for Mentalization: A tool from “The Mentalization Guidebook” by Janne Østergaard Hagelquist. “The Parenting Card” is a tool for parents to actively work with themselves, their resources and challenges and thereby become more reflecting parents. You can find “The Parenting Card” here.  You can also read more about “The Parenting

A beautiful video from a kid’s perspective about being in foster care.

In the blog “Using Mentalizing in practice – The Mentalization Guidebook” Psychologist Janne Oestergaard Hagelquist blogs about the use of models and tools when working with vulnerable children, adolescents and their families.

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“The Mentalization Guidebook” provides inspiration and tools for using mentalization, when working with vulnerable children, adolescents, and their families. It is also designed to assist professionals with applying and maintaining mentalization-based teaching and therapy when working with those at risk.

Today the Mentalization Guidebook is available in stores and online. We are proud to announce that the book has a foreword by Peter Fonagy and has been endorsed by; Jon G Allen, Arietta Slade, Sheila Redfern and Alistair Cooper. Last but not least, we are now the top-one book on Karnac. Buy the book here,

This interesting video shows how our brain is able to maintain it’s plasticity through a lifetime, but it also explains why our brains are more flexible during our childhood and adolescence.