MBC Curriculum for Clinicians:
MBC curriculum for clinicians was developed by Dr. Aboraya (link) and include the following:
- Introduction.
- Trainer and trainee qualifications.
- MBC Core Element I: MBC didactic lectures.
- MBC Core Element II: MBC Videotaped Interviews.
- MBC Core Element III: Clinician-administered scales and self-administered scales.
- Psychiatric Interview Contribution to MBC.
- Principles of rating symptoms and signs of mental disorders.
- Principles of creating reliable questions and clinically useful psychopathology dimensions.
- Selection of episodes
- Guidelines for Timing and Frequency of Using the MBC Scales
- IMPORTANT NOTE: This is the outline of the MBC training protocol (curriculum) designed for psychiatrists and mental health professionals. Access to the full MBC training curriculum, including the MBC didactics and videotaped interviews, is available by contacting Dr. Aboraya at ahmed.s.aboaya@wv.gov