Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs
Mentalization has been described as the ability to understand oneself or others, and thus as a form of imagination capable of grasping the causal factors underlying both manifest behaviors and the underlying ideic content. Mentalization has been shown to protect the individual from mental suffering...
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| description | Mentalization has been described as the ability to understand oneself or others, and thus as a form of imagination capable of grasping the causal factors underlying both manifest behaviors and the underlying ideic content. Mentalization has been shown to protect the individual from mental suffering through the synergy exerted by effective coping factors and appropriate emotional skills. It is possible to reshape one’s mentalization skills also during adulthood, beyond just childhood and adolescence, especially during the years of study or training. In such contexts, in fact, the fundamental role that during the developmental age is played by parental figures is played by other subjectivities (e.g., teachers, mentors, tutors), facilitating the (re)definition of personal and professional identities during adult life. This phenomenon interests a wide range of professions in the occupational context, especially those interested in therapeutic relationships with patients or clients. For example, the role of the mentor has been observed as crucial in fostering a subsequent sense of accomplishment in the work environment, promoting the development of greater resilience against possible emotional exhaustion in the face of moral injury (e.g., death of a patient, organizational factors). In contrast, mistreatment, objectification, or frank exploitation suppress positive reinforcement of identity formation, increasing the risk of subsequent burnout. This narrative review will examine the role played by epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and mentors during professional training. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-069980bfca8b4e2bbd199845eb2919392025-08-20T03:28:56ZengEdizioni FS PublisherGIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro2785-13382023-12-013311812810.69088/2023/FDCP5Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programsLivio TARCHI0Arianna FICOLA1Giovanni CASTELLINI2Valdo RICCA3Unità di Psichiatria, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università di Firenze, Firenze, FI, Italia. Email: ivio.tarchi@unifi.itUnità di Psichiatria, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università di Firenze, Firenze, FI, Italia. Email: arianna.ficola@unifi.itUnità di Psichiatria, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università di Firenze, Firenze, FI, Italia. Email: giovanni.castellini@unifi.itUnità di Psichiatria, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università di Firenze, Firenze, FI, Italia. Email: valdo.ricca@unifi.itMentalization has been described as the ability to understand oneself or others, and thus as a form of imagination capable of grasping the causal factors underlying both manifest behaviors and the underlying ideic content. Mentalization has been shown to protect the individual from mental suffering through the synergy exerted by effective coping factors and appropriate emotional skills. It is possible to reshape one’s mentalization skills also during adulthood, beyond just childhood and adolescence, especially during the years of study or training. In such contexts, in fact, the fundamental role that during the developmental age is played by parental figures is played by other subjectivities (e.g., teachers, mentors, tutors), facilitating the (re)definition of personal and professional identities during adult life. This phenomenon interests a wide range of professions in the occupational context, especially those interested in therapeutic relationships with patients or clients. For example, the role of the mentor has been observed as crucial in fostering a subsequent sense of accomplishment in the work environment, promoting the development of greater resilience against possible emotional exhaustion in the face of moral injury (e.g., death of a patient, organizational factors). In contrast, mistreatment, objectification, or frank exploitation suppress positive reinforcement of identity formation, increasing the risk of subsequent burnout. This narrative review will examine the role played by epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and mentors during professional training.https://gipmel.it/wp-content/uploads/10.690882023FDCP5.pdfoccupational healthmentalizationtrainingattachment theory |
| spellingShingle | Livio TARCHI Arianna FICOLA Giovanni CASTELLINI Valdo RICCA Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs GIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro occupational health mentalization training attachment theory |
| title | Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs |
| title_full | Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs |
| title_fullStr | Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs |
| title_short | Epistemic trust, transformative experiences, and the role of the mentor: Implications for professional training programs |
| title_sort | epistemic trust transformative experiences and the role of the mentor implications for professional training programs |
| topic | occupational health mentalization training attachment theory |
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