5th Annual National BPD Conference 2015 - ‘New Directions - New Opportunities’. Adelaide 2015
Dr Clara Bookless gave the first presentation in the ‘Commonalities in therapeutic approaches" concurrent session. In this presentation she talks about MBT (Mentalisation Based Therapy).
Dr Clara Bookless has researched the impact of various traumatic experiences for many years, including the impact of violence in the community and family, and victimisation of psychiatric inpatients.
She was awarded an NH&MRC Public Health Training Fellowship for her research into the personal experience of trauma and psychiatric disorder. Over the last decade she has focussed on early prevention of mental health disorders, particularly with regard to early childhood trauma and attachment relationships and the treatment of Personality Disorders.
Clara has published in international journals and presented at national and international conferences. She is recognised as part of the International Training Network for Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) and an accredited MBT supervisor. Dr Bookless currently works as Clinical Lead and Senior Psychologist for an early child parent service in South Australia. She also runs a private practice and has recently completed her training as a psychoanalyst with the Australian Psychoanalytical Society.
The Australian BPD Foundation wishes to acknowledge the support of Flinders University SA in making this video available.