Schema Therapy Individual (Adult) certification workshops

Module 1

This three-day workshop will help attendees gain a good understanding of the Schema Therapy model and provide a platform for learning skills and techniques used in Schema Therapy. It will provide significant role-play and experiential practice, and will also focus on BPD and its treatment. The workshop may be attended stand-alone or as the first of three workshops in the Schema Therapy certification programme. It covers:

• Basic theory of Schema Therapy: schema and mode models
• Client schema assessment and education
• Cognitive strategies
• Experiential strategies: imagery and chair work
• Limited re-parenting techniques
• Practice of experiential and change phase techniques
• Behavioural pattern breaking

Modules 2 and 3

This four-day workshop expands and deepens knowledge gained in module 1 and looks at the application of core Schema Therapy theory and techniques with specific complex presentations. It covers:

• Recap of Schema Therapy model
• In-depth look at using the Schema Therapy model with:
  • Cluster C personality disorders
  • Narcissistic personality disorder
  • Complex trauma
  • Eating disorders
• Further practice in chair and imagery re-scripting work
• Discussion of the supervision and certification process

Conditions

• Times: 9AM–5PM daily
• Cost of workshops: 3 day 750 NZD, 4 day 850 NZD

Who can attend

This workshop is open to mental health professionals. For those seeking certification, please see the ISST criteria.

Supervision for certification

If an applicant wishes to follow the standard certification process then they will be required to attend 20 hours of supervision and this can be provided by Estelle or a colleague, who is also a certified supervisor. Two video recordings of sessions will be required, one of these will be marked by an external examiner and an overall score of 4.0 is required.

For those wishing to pursue advanced certification, 40 supervision sessions are required and 4 video recordings. Two of these will be marked by external examiners and each one needs a score of 4.5 or higher. External examiners charge their own fees.

If receiving supervision from Estelle this will cost 210 NZD per 60-minute session. Estelle charges the same hourly rate for marking videos for ISST certification and providing feedback.

To attend this workshop

Please fill in our application form (Google Forms).