Mentalizing Glasses: Multifocal Attention in Mentalization-Based Treatment and the Role of the Supervision

Bifocal attention has been conceptualized differently by various scholars; however, all converge in the idea that the therapeutic process includes the need for the therapist to focus his attention on more than one aspect of the therapeutic setting. We propose a novel view in the application of bifoc...

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Main Author: Tohme, Pia (author)
Other Authors: Kolev, Martin (author)
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Published: 2021
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708393
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Tohme, P., & Kolev, M. (2021). Mentalizing glasses: multifocal attention in mentalization-based treatment and the role of the supervision. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 708393.
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description Bifocal attention has been conceptualized differently by various scholars; however, all converge in the idea that the therapeutic process includes the need for the therapist to focus his attention on more than one aspect of the therapeutic setting. We propose a novel view in the application of bifocal attention within the mentalizing framework (MBT) of working with children, adolescents, and their families. We start by providing a short history of the evolution of the construct of bifocal attention, followed by a brief description of the structure of MBT for children and adolescents, emphasizing the crucial role of bifocal and multiple attentions in the mentalizing therapist. We close by discussing the importance of continued supervision in facilitating the maintaining of mentalizing glasses in therapy.
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spelling Mentalizing Glasses: Multifocal Attention in Mentalization-Based Treatment and the Role of the SupervisionTohme, PiaKolev, MartinBifocal attention has been conceptualized differently by various scholars; however, all converge in the idea that the therapeutic process includes the need for the therapist to focus his attention on more than one aspect of the therapeutic setting. We propose a novel view in the application of bifocal attention within the mentalizing framework (MBT) of working with children, adolescents, and their families. We start by providing a short history of the evolution of the construct of bifocal attention, followed by a brief description of the structure of MBT for children and adolescents, emphasizing the crucial role of bifocal and multiple attentions in the mentalizing therapist. We close by discussing the importance of continued supervision in facilitating the maintaining of mentalizing glasses in therapy.Published2024-05-28T11:28:59Z2024-05-28T11:28:59Z20212021-07-28Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1664-1078http://hdl.handle.net/10725/15636https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708393Tohme, P., & Kolev, M. (2021). Mentalizing glasses: multifocal attention in mentalization-based treatment and the role of the supervision. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 708393.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708393/fullenFrontiers in Psychologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/156362024-06-11T11:03:27Z
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/15636
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708393
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