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Certification Workshops

 In order to complete ISST requirements for certification 40 hours of training are required, covered over 3 workshops, as shown below. It is best to do the workshops in order, unless you have completed other schema training. For a complete list of certification requirements see the ISST website.

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Schema Therapy from the “Inside Out”, Noosa QLD Aug 20-21

A$749.00

August 20-21 | Schema Therapy: Self -Therapy/Self-Reflective Practise for Practitioners

with Rita Younan, Ruth Holt & Megan Fry

In Schema Therapy, the therapist’s qualities are central to the therapeutic technique in providing limited re-parenting and a working model of a ‘healthy adult’. An important part of training for Schema Therapists (and therapists in general) therefore is self-reflective practice; to understand and manage the activation of our own underlying schemas and modes. This is especially important for therapists who routinely work with complex patients (e.g. complex trauma, eating disorders, personality disorders) and settings (e.g. prisons, inpatient wards, group therapy work) which can easily trigger our own schema-based reactions. Awareness and management of our own schemas and modes is therefore crucial to effective schema therapy and managing risk of therapist burnout. Participation in the workshop will include practice of new interventions to use with clients and give access to a deeper, ‘experiential’ understanding of schema therapy interventions.

There are three ways this workshop could be used for ISST Schema Therapy certification. 1.It can be counted as 3 hours (Standard level) or 6 hours (Advanced level) of the number of supervision hours required for ISST Individual ST certification. Or 2. Attendance could be used to meet the Group Schema Therapy certification requirement of 6 hours of group schema therapy self-practice. To meet this requirement one of the facilitators must be certified at the trainer-supervisor level in Group ST, Dr. Rita Younan meets the GST trainer-supervisor requirement. 3. It could also be counted for the 8 hours every 2 years of continuing education requirement to maintain ISST certification as a schema therapist. The workshop hours can only be used for one of these three ISST requirements, however, they could additionally be used to meet other professional continued education requirements.

This two day workshop is based on the Schema Therapy Self-practice/Self-reflection workbook for therapists by Joan Farrell & Ida Shaw “Schema Therapy from the Inside-Out”. Attendance is beneficial for both new and experienced therapists.

This workshop is being held in Noosa, Queensland; details to come.  Cost is $749, early bird before June 30th, $799 thereafter.

We recommend not booking flights and accomodation until close to the date given possible travel restrictions.

**Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

Location: To be announced, Noosa, QLD

Photo by Carles Rabada on Unsplash

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Schema Therapy for Chronic Mood and Anxiety Disorders Online Certification Training

3 Wednesdays 11:30 - 4:30 AEST, Melbourne time, starting October 6th | There is growing research on the effectiveness of Schema Therapy for chronic depression and some early work on other treatment resistant mood disorder presentations. This 3 session ONLINE workshop will cover Schema Therapy formulation and treatment approaches for working with these presentations, including case studies, demonstrations and opportunities to practice skills. 
Specific topics include;

• Schema Therapy models for Chronic mood disorders like Depression and Anxiety
• Schema Therapy for other Chronic Axis I Disorders like OCD & Eating Disorders
• Dealing with challenging client in session behaviours, like hopelessness
• Experiential techniques to address early adversity and schema development
• Assisting clients to build networks of support through behavioural pattern breaking
• Schema self-therapy to avoid compassion fatigue

Training Dates and Details:
Training is offered October over a three week period and where there will be in between session tasks to consolidate learning. The dates and times are as follows:

WEEK ONE: Wednesday Oct 6th 11:30am to 4:30pm
WEEK TWO: Wednesday Oct 13th 11:30am to 4:30pm
WEEK THREE: Wednesday Oct 20th 11:30am to 4:30pm

This training will be hosted by our Singaporean partners Elephant Therapy and Training, you can register here: https://www.elephant.com.sg/schema-1.php

Schema Therapy for BPD/Complex Trauma: ONLINE CERTIFICATION TRAINING

A$599.00

3 Fridays 9:00am-2:00pm AEDT starting October 8, 2021 | This Schema Therapy training for developmental trauma, incorporates Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal theory, Somatic Psychotherapy, bottom up and top down approaches and phases of intervention.

The training includes 3 mornings over 3 weeks.

Training Objectives Include:

• A focus on experiential and Emotion Regulation techniques in Schema Therapy to use in session with reference to the three phases of treatment, i.e., Bonding & Regulation, Schema Mode Change & Autonomy.
• Understanding the three phases of treatment (bonding and regulation, mode change and building autonomy)
• Looking at the typical mode conceptualisation for this treatment population
• Using experiential and emotion regulation techniques
• Cognitive, Experiential, Behavioural Pattern Breaking for this clinical population will be discussed in detail, including the importance of Safety & Stabilisation before the use of Schema Mode Change Techniques.
• Understanding Flight, Fight and Freeze responses, bypassing coping modes by building therapeutic presence
• Limited reparenting when working with child modes using connection,co-regulation and self regulation
• Incorporating ideas from Polyvagal theory, (Porges, 2016), Interpersonal Neurobiology (Segal, 2000), Somatic Psychotherapy (Fisher & Ogden, 2015) and Stages of Treatment (Ford & Cortois, 2000) when applying Schema Therapy Techniques.  
• This is the second workshop in the certification series for accreditation in Schema Therapy provided by Schema Therapy Institute Australia

*A working knowledge of Schema Therapy and the Mode Model is recommended

Facilitators are Dr Rita Younan and Ruth Holt, both Advanced Schema Therapists and Trainers in Individual Schema Therapy

A Pre-recorded discussion with leading experts Joan Farrell and Ida Shaw, on common obstacles and pitfalls when working with this clinical population will be included.

Training Dates and Details:

Training is offered in October over a three week period and there will be in between session tasks to consolidate learning. The dates and times are as follows:

WEEK ONE: October 8th 9:00am to 2:00pm

WEEK TWO: October 15th 9:00am to 2:00pm

WEEK THREE:  October 22nd 9:00am to 2:00pm

Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 9, Dyadic Hours 4

Who is eligible to attend:

This training is for therapists who are registered with their professional body, including psychologists, social worker and psychiatrists. Please note that ISST certification has requirements, including minimum study requirements. Please go to the ISST website for further details. You may be asked to provide proof of eligibility upon registration.

For registrations outside of Australia:

The training will occur 9:00am to 2:00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time which includes participant interaction in the dyadic work, so please ensure you are able to attend as per below ISST requirements.

ISST requirements

If you register for this training you agree to adhere to the Online Training guidelines stipulated by The International Society for Schema Therapy which includes the following:

1. To be monitored when completing dyadic exercises as in live workshops
2. You arrive on time and do not leave early (10 minute grace is acceptable)
3. You do not engage in other activities that are not related to the training
4. You are willing to make up for lost learning should there be a technological problem

Online training fee is $599 early bird before September 30th, 2021 or $649 thereafter. 

Training is offered via Zoom Platform; the training link and pre-reading materials will be emailed one week prior to the event.

For more information please email: ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com

Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

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Group Schema Therapy: The Basics ONLINE TRAINING

A$949.00

3 Wednesdays 9:30am - 2:30pm, AEST (Melbourne time) November 3, 10, 17 2021 | This 3 day Master Class gives you an opportunity to learn Group Schema Therapy and is part of the training component of the Standard level international certification in Group ST approved by International Society of Schema Therapy. 

The unique GST model integrates original group work with Young’s individual Schema Therapy (ST) (2003) & the ST outcome research of Arntz (2009). GST strategically uses the therapeutic factors of the group modality to catalyze the work of schema mode change. GST is an innovative approach to ST that goes far beyond traditional group therapy models; furthermore, it does not simply incorporate individual ST interventions into a group format, rather, has developed new adaptations of ST interventions for the group modality. The central idea behind GST is that the group members, with the guidance of the therapists, create their own “family” in which they add sibling socialization to the reparenting the therapists provide. As part of this group corrective emotional process patients do imagery and roleplaying exercises in which they take on the roles of each group member’s various modes (e.g., the Detached Protector, the Healthy Adult, Punitive Parent) and ultimately heal them. The experience of ST in a supportive, validating group can directly impact and heal key schemas such as, abandonment, defectiveness, emotional deprivation, social isolation and mistrust/abuse. Like individual ST, GST improves: stability of self, interpersonal relationships, social, family, and occupational functioning and quality of life. 

There is considerable research now supporting the effectiveness of the GST approach, including empirical validation from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) (Farrell & Shaw, 2009) and pilot studies conducted in the US, the Netherlands and in Germany (Reiss, Lieb, Arntz, Shaw & Farrell, 2013).

Training Dates and Details:

Training is offered over a three days, 9:30am-2:30pm AEST, Nov 3, 10, 17.

Certification hours include: 8 Didactic & 5 Dyadic hours

Who is eligible to attend:

This training is for therapists who are registered with their professional body, including psychologists, social worker and psychiatrists. Please note that ISST certification has requirements, including minimum study requirements. Please go to the ISST website for further details. You may be asked to provide proof of eligibility upon registration.

For registrations outside of Australia:

The training will occur 9:30am-2:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time which includes participant interaction in the dyadic work, so please ensure you are able to attend as per below ISST requirements.

If you register for this training you agree to adhere to the Online Training guidelines stipulated by The International Society for Schema Therapy which includes the following:

1. To be monitored when completing dyadic exercises as in live workshops
2. You arrive on time and do not leave early (10 minute grace is acceptable)
3. You do not engage in other activities that are not related to the training
4. You are willing to make up for lost learning should there be a technological problem

Facilitators

This advanced training is facilitated by Dr Rita Younan and Ms Ruth Holt.

Rita is the only certified Group Schema Therapist Supervisor-Trainer with an accredited training program in Australia. Dr Younan has been trialing a 20 week- group schema therapy model in private practice with the Medicare Model in Mind; the data of this trial was presented at the ISST Conference in Amsterdam in 2018. Dr Younan continues to research the efficacy of GST within a private practice setting. Dr Younan has been under the supervision an guidance of Professor Joan Farrell an Ida Shaw for almost 10 years, she is the chair for the Group Schema Therapy certification Committee of the ISST, member of the ISST research committee and has facilitated Joan and Ida in Group Schema Therapy workshops multiple times.

Ruth is an advanced ST Supervisor Trainer in both Individual and Couples Schema Therapy. Ruth has completed all the Group Schema Therapy Training By Joan Farrell and Ida Shaw including the Self Practice/Self Therapy. Ruth has run a number of Schema Therapy Groups in Private Practice .

The total for the two day workshop is $949* until January 30th 2021, $999 thereafter**

Training is offered via Zoom Platform; the training link and pre-reading materials will be emailed one week prior to the event.

For more information please email: ruth.holt.rh@gmail.com

*Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

Image: Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash

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Schema Therapy for Chronic Anxiety & Mood Disorders - An Introductory Workshop in Melbourne

A$749.00

November 22-23 | Schema Therapy for Chronic Mood Disorders with: Dr Rita Younan & Ms Ruth Holt 9am-5pm

There is growing research on the effectiveness of Schema Therapy for chronic depression and some early work on other treatment resistant mood disorder presentations. This two day workshop will cover Schema Therapy formulation and treatment approaches for working with these presentations, including case studies, demonstrations and opportunities to practice skills. Specific topics include;

• Schema Therapy models for Chronic mood disorders like Depression and Anxiety
• Schema Therapy for other Chronic Axis I Disorders like OCD & Eating Disorders
• Dealing with challenging client in session behaviours, like hopelessness
• Experiential techniques to address early adversity and schema development
• Assisting clients to build networks of support through behavioural pattern breaking
• Schema self-therapy to avoid compassion fatigue
• Certification hours include: Didactic Hours 8, Dyadic Hours 4

Facilitators are Dr Rita Younan and Ruth Holt, both Advanced Schema Therapists and Trainers in Individual Schema Therapy; This is the foundational workshop in the certification workshop series.

Ruth and Rita discuss the Vulnerability to Harm Schema a common schema found in Chronic Anxiety Disorders here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsY7KRRHWXs

 

Special Guest interview with SUSAN SIMPSON (leading expert on Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders) discussing ST for Eating Disorders & The Over-controller Coping Mode which is common in Chronic Anxiety & Mood Disorders. 

Workshop Fee is $749 Early Bird until 30th September 2021 ($799 thereafter); Fee includes workshop materials and catering fees.

For more information please email: info@schematherapyaustralia.com.au

Please note cancellations can be made up to one month prior to the workshop otherwise the cancellation is 50% of the registration fee. All cancellations incur a $50 administration fee. 

Photo by Carles Rabada on Unsplash

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​Schema therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder & Complex Trauma, Intermediate workshop (Melbourne)

A$749.00

November​ 24, 25 | ​9am-5pm 2 day workshop focussing on Schema Therapy for developmental trauma, incorporating Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Polyvagal theory, Somatic Psychotherapy, bottom up and top down approaches and the phases of intervention.

Training Objectives Include:

• A focus on experiential and Emotion Regulation techniques in Schema Therapy to use in session with reference to the three phases of treatment, i.e., Bonding & Regulation, Schema Mode Change & Autonomy.
• Understanding the three phases of treatment (bonding and regulation, mode change and building autonomy)
• Looking at the typical mode conceptualisation for this treatment population
• Using experiential and emotion regulation techniques
• Cognitive, Experiential, Behavioural Pattern Breaking for this clinical population will be discussed in detail, including the importance of Safety & Stabilisation before the use of Schema Mode Change Techniques.
• Understanding Flight, Fight and Freeze responses, bypassing coping modes by building therapeutic presence
• Limited reparenting when working with child modes using connection,co-regulation and self regulation
• Incorporating ideas from Polyvagal theory, (Porges, 2016), Interpersonal Neurobiology (Segal, 2000), Somatic Psychotherapy (Fisher & Ogden, 2015) and Stages of Treatment (Ford & Cortois, 2000) when applying Schema Therapy Techniques.  
• This is the second workshop in the certification series for accreditation in Schema Therapy.

*A working knowledge of Schema Therapy and the Mode Model is recommended

Venue TBA; Workshop is $749 (Early Bird until September 30 2021) and includes catering and workshop materials; $799 thereafter. Please register via the website to avoid disappointment.

Photo by Filip Hudcovic on Unsplash

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For all workshops please be advised of our cancellation policy.

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