Power Hour: An Overview of Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) 7/21/26
Date/Time
Time: 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $19.99
Credits: 1 CE Credits
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
Presenter(s)
This event will be a previously recorded training proctored by a live, licensed professional.
CEU Creations presents:
Power Hour: An Overview of Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) 7/21/26
This event will be a previously recorded training proctored by a live, licensed professional.
FEATURING:
- A jam-packed overview of Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) so you can quickly recognize good vs. poor mentalizing
- Supports immediate real-world application in your work and life
EVENT INFO:
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 1 Clinical CE credit
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 1 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 1 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 1 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 1 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – This course is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – 1 Contact hours
Case Managers:
CCMC – 1 Contact hours
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers
Counseling Skill Group:
N/A
OVERVIEW:
Clinicians require a vast array of therapeutic tools, approaches, and skills to provide evidence-based treatment to patients and clients. In this jam-packed 1-hour course, we’ll take a deeper dive into Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT). Griffin Smith, LCSW, provides the history and origin of MBT, a better understanding of the core concepts of MBT, and how mentalizing can be useful in your professional practice and personal life. Participants will gain evidence-based practice information and skills to incorporate into their everyday practice.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Describe good versus poor mentalizing and its respective impact on interpersonal relations, as well as its role in personality functioning.
2. Summarize the core concepts of MBT and articulate the theoretical rationale underpinning them.
3. Identify ways in which a focus on mentalizing can be useful in your life and work.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presentation
PRESENTER BIO:
Griffin is a psychotherapist, consultant, and founder of Totus Intuor Counseling & Consulting, specializing in the treatment of complex trauma, personality disorders, and relationship challenges. With a foundation in clinical social work, Griffin has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including as an Assistant Center Director at the Dekalb Community Service Board, a clinician within Grady Memorial Hospital’s Inpatient Behavioral Health Department, and in various clinical roles within residential substance abuse recovery and CORE service agencies. Griffin is a BPC-accredited practitioner of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT), as well as APsA-accredited in Psychoanalytic Theory, trained at the Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute. Griffin has additional training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, EMDR, ACT, and DBT.
Griffin is passionate about fostering deep, authentic connections within both individual and community contexts. As a former Membership Committee Chair for the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work, he has been an advocate for building collaborative networks of support among mental health professionals. Additionally, he frequently speaks and presents on topics related to mental health treatment, mentalization, and building successful private practices. In his work, Griffin emphasizes the importance of relationship-building through collaboration, authenticity, and compassionate care. His approach focuses on helping clients achieve emotional balance, relational health, and personal growth in an empathetic and understanding environment.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
To ensure you are ready to participate, please review these tips and tricks to ensure a better webinar experience.
This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 Clinical CE credit.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 1 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This event is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
NURSES: 1 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.
Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.