Mentalising with complex clinical presentations in children and families: a systemic and trauma-informed approach

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Event type Expert knowledge session

EARLY BIRD SAVING!
Webinar, 1:00 – 5:00pm UK time
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‘Mentalising with complex clinical presentations in children and families: a systemic and trauma-informed approach’ is a webinar that will workshop help clinicians use a mentalizing and systemic approach to assess, formulate, and treat complex trauma in children, young people, and families. Through practical training and a pre-recorded MBT introduction, participants learn to apply trauma-focused mentalization techniques across clinical work and wider support systems.

Led by Dr. Emma Morris, DClinPsy is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, founder of MultiFamilyProject.org and co-director of The Trauma Recovery Space.

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Sign up at this link or on the Book Now buttons, and complete the form that follows. You’ll then receive an email confirmation and a link to the webinar, plus we’ll send you a calendar reminder nearer the time.

Delegates will have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. Plus you will get a personalised CPD/CME certificate via email.

  • ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar and get a CPD/CME certificate.
  • Non-members: this is a great time to join ACAMH, take a look at what we have to offer, and make the saving on these sessions.
Ticket Type Price
ACAMH paying Members (Online, Concession) EARLY BIRD £99 (until 08/09/26 then £129) (Join now and save)
ACAMH Learn Account Holders EARLY BIRD £129 (until 08/09/26 then £159)
Non Members EARLY BIRD £129 (until 08/09/26 then £159)
ACAMH Undergraduate/ Postgraduate Members £15
LMIC Members Free
Don’t forget as a charity any surplus made is reinvested back as we work to our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and our mission to ‘Improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 0-25’.

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Who should attend

Mental health professionals.

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About the session

This workshop supports clinicians to think and work with complex clinical presentations involving trauma and adversity, using a mentalizing and systemic lens, Including:

  • How to develop focused assessments and treatment plans tailored to children, young people and families who have experienced complex trauma
  • How to apply trauma focused mentalization based techniques with children, parents, families, and broader support systems
    This session is supported by a pre-recorded introduction to MBT concepts, to allow the live session to stay practical and focused.

Learning objectives:

  • To understand how mentalizing principles can be used within a systemic frame to develop case formulations for children, young people and families who have experienced complex trauma
  • To understand how mentalizing principles can be used within a systemic frame to inform interventions for children, young people and families who have experienced complex trauma
  • To understand how mentalizing principles can be used within a systemic frame to support the systems around children and young people impacted by complex trauma

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Meet the speaker

Emma Morris

Dr. Emma Morris, DClinPsy is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, founder of MultiFamilyProject.org and co-director of The Trauma Recovery Space, a specialist trauma service in the UK. She worked in the National Health Service for 15 years, and the Anna Freud Centre for 10 years, where she was involved with the development and evaluation of Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) for children and young people and families. She specialises in MBT, interventions for parental conflict and multifamily therapy. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals and co-authored and edited books on these topics.