From case conceptualization to intervention – an in-conference Schema Therapy workshop
Tracks
Track 3
| Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Presenter(s)
Dr David Bernstein
Maastricht University
From case conceptualization to intervention – an in-conference Schema Therapy workshop
Outline
Case conceptualization is one of the most important, and often most neglected, steps in working with complex patients, such as those with personality disorders and other comorbid diagnoses. In Schema Therapy, case conceptualization provides a “blue-print” or “roadmap” to understand the patient’s problems in the context of a whole-person approach. A case conceptualization that is incomplete or inaccurate is one of the largest contributors to therapeutic impasses. When the case is correctly conceptualization, the obstacles in the therapist’s path, and the proper interventions for them, become clear, and the treatment can move forward.
In this workshop, Dr. Bernstein and Ms. Navot will ask three participants to present complex cases as a basis for making case conceptualizations, developing treatment strategies, and demonstrating interventions. For each case, they will create a “mode model” diagramming the patients’ schema modes, and use it as a basis for explaining his problems, and the emotional needs underlying them. Modes are a central concept in Schema Therapy, describing fluctuating emotional states that temporarily dominate the patient’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Schema Therapy focuses on ameliorating dysfunctional modes and strengthening healthy modes as a way of reducing harmful and promoting healthy forms of coping.
For each case, after making a mode model, Dr. Bernstein and Ms. Navot will use it to brain-storm possible interventions with the audience. Finally, they will demonstrate how to conduct one of the proposed interventions, asking the participant who presented the case to play the role of the patient in a live demonstration.
Participants who wish to present cases are asked to provide a brief summary of the case in advance to the conference organizers. The case summary should describe the patient’s background, diagnoses, and presenting problems, a short developmental history, and the main treatment challenges. Presenters do not need to have a Schema Therapy background to present a case for the workshop.
In this workshop, Dr. Bernstein and Ms. Navot will ask three participants to present complex cases as a basis for making case conceptualizations, developing treatment strategies, and demonstrating interventions. For each case, they will create a “mode model” diagramming the patients’ schema modes, and use it as a basis for explaining his problems, and the emotional needs underlying them. Modes are a central concept in Schema Therapy, describing fluctuating emotional states that temporarily dominate the patient’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Schema Therapy focuses on ameliorating dysfunctional modes and strengthening healthy modes as a way of reducing harmful and promoting healthy forms of coping.
For each case, after making a mode model, Dr. Bernstein and Ms. Navot will use it to brain-storm possible interventions with the audience. Finally, they will demonstrate how to conduct one of the proposed interventions, asking the participant who presented the case to play the role of the patient in a live demonstration.
Participants who wish to present cases are asked to provide a brief summary of the case in advance to the conference organizers. The case summary should describe the patient’s background, diagnoses, and presenting problems, a short developmental history, and the main treatment challenges. Presenters do not need to have a Schema Therapy background to present a case for the workshop.
Biography
David is a Clinical Psychologist (PhD, New York University, 1990) and Associate Professor at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He is one of the leading innovators in Schema Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for personality disorders. He is a former Professor of Forensic Psychotherapy (endowed chair), President of the Association for Research on Personality Disorders, and Vice-President of the International Society for Schema Therapy. He is the author or coauthor of over 120 scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychotherapy, personality disorders, forensic psychology, child abuse and neglect, and addiction.
His publications include the book, Schema Therapy: Distinctive Features, the DVD series, Schema Therapy: Working with Modes, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. He is an acclaimed educator and supervisor who has trained hundreds of therapists and other mental health professionals to work with challenging patients. His Safe Path program is devoted to helping people with personality disorders, aggression, and addiction recovery and lead safer and happier lives. He has created the iModes, together with comic artist, Vick, to enable patients and therapists to recognize, understand, and work with emotional states more effectively.
Ms Limor Navot
From case conceptualization to intervention – an in-conference Schema Therapy workshop
10:30 AM - 5:00 PMBiography
Limor graduated with an MA in Child Clinical Psychology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She worked in the Israeli prison service, serving primarily as the lead psychologist for the only women’s prison in Israel. She has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating prisoners who have committed serious violent offenses, as well as treating personality disorders. Limor is active in the world of Schema Therapy, lecturing at international conferences and giving workshops and is a certified trainer in SafePath Solutions, specializing in training teams. Limor is in the Netherlands Institute of Psychologists (NIP) and has a private practice in Maastricht.
