Schema Therapy Training Canada
Experiencing Schema Therapy from the inside out.
This training consists of three six-hour days of learning and prac7cing Group Schema Therapy (GST) and one day of Self practice/Self-reflection from Experiencing Schema Therapy from the inside out.
The training program is approved for ISST certification in GST. This course meets the Standard level 18-hour course requirement for those pursuing ISST certification in GST and is also open to those who just want to develop their group or ST skills. The 6-hour SP-SR day is required for ISST certification and is highly recommended for all,
but it is not obligatory for those not seeking certification . The training is conducted on Zoom, and the adaptations for delivering groups to patients on Zoom are discussed and will be experienced by attendees
during practice.
You will learn to adapt what you already know about ST to the group settng, and how to harness the
therapeutic factors of the group to catalyze schema healing. Using The Schema Therapy Clinician’s Guide and Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, you will learn to develop your own protocols for the populations you want to treat and the settng you are in. These two volumes were the protocols for the trials of GST for BPD. They contain a foundation program of ST, with session plans, sample therapist scripts, exercises, and homework, for 42 GST and 36 individual sessions, which can be flexibly adapted to your group. GST can be delivered in 20 to 30 sessions, or a tapering schedule over two years for severe PD, with varying amounts of individual sessions.. These protocols are designed for mixed diagnosis groups or homogeneous ones.
GST has been empirically validated in two RCTs. Our first RCT tested a 30-session outpatient group, demonstrating large symptom reduction and improved overall functioning for patients with BPD. Our recent 495-patient international RCT evaluated combinations of group and individual ST for BPD compared to specialized TAU. This trial also demonstrated the superior effectiveness of combined individual and group ST. Exercises from The Deliberate Practice of Schema Therapy will be employed to assist participants in achieving mastery of the interventions. The training is 50% didactic and 50% practice with observation in break-out rooms with coaching by Joan and Ida.
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Prerequisites to attending the training: at least 12 hours of basic ST theory; a Master’s degree or higher in Psychology or Counseling or qualification in art therapy, music therapy, occupational therapy, drama therapy, coaching or related practices. The later group can pursue Standard level ISST certification in GST. A master’s degree, Ph.D. or MD (Psychiatry), and a license to practice psychotherapy (or its equivalent in countries without licensing) are required to pursue Advanced level ISST certification in GST. We offer the Advanced GST ISST Certification Training Program annually. People who complete Standard level training with us are given preference for a space in the Advanced training program. Those who complete one of the certification programs with us have the advantage of joining our supervision groups. Cost info is on our website
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Questions about the training or your participation can be addressed
to Dr. Farrell at drjoanfarrell@gmail.com
More info is on our website www.schematherapy-training.com
Schema Therapy Training Canada is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Schema Therapy Training Canada maintains responsibility for the program.
