Schema Therapy for Clinical Practice | 4.0 ASWB CE Hours
Live, in-person training · 4.0 CE hours

Schema Therapy
for Clinical Practice

A clinically rigorous, scope-aware introduction to schema therapy — built specifically for licensed and pre-licensed mental health clinicians. Leave with a working command of schemas, modes, and schema-informed conceptualization you can apply Monday morning.

Format Live · In-Person
Length 4 Hours
CE Hours 4.0 Clinical
Audience All Licensure Levels
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Curriculum

Five segments. One coherent arc.

From theoretical foundations through assessment, modes, intervention, and ethics — built as a single integrated training, not a tour of disconnected topics.

Segment 01 · 70 min

Schema Therapy Foundations

  • Origins, theory, and integration with CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic models
  • What is a schema; adaptive vs. maladaptive
  • The role of attachment in schema development
  • The 11 core emotional needs
  • The five domains and all 18 EMS
  • Clinical vignette: case recognition
Segment 02 · 60 min

Assessment & Case Conceptualization

  • The Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-R)
  • The Schema Mode Inventory (SMI)
  • Schema-focused clinical interview skills
  • Building a schema-based conceptualization
  • Presenting the formulation to clients
Segment 03 · 50 min

Schema Coping Styles & Modes

  • The three coping styles: surrender, avoidance, overcompensation
  • How coping perpetuates the schema
  • The 10 core schema modes and their clinical signatures
  • Modes in the therapeutic relationship
Segment 04 · 35 min

Clinical Application

  • Introducing the schema model to clients collaboratively
  • Cognitive techniques: schema dialogues, evidence logs, reframing
  • Behavioral techniques: pattern-breaking, experiments, homework
  • Schema diaries & psychoeducation handouts
Segment 05 · 25 min

Ethical Considerations & Next Steps

  • Common client reactions and how to meet them
  • Working through resistance and rupture
  • Ethics & scope-of-practice across licensure levels
  • What requires additional training
  • Pathways for continued development
Materials Included

A full clinical toolkit to take home

  • Schema Domain Reference Guide
  • Schema Mode Cheat Sheet
  • Case Conceptualization Worksheet
  • YSQ-R Scoring Key
  • Certificate of completion (4.0 CE hours)
Registration is open. Call 704-534-5997.

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ASWB Approved Provider · Course ID 6740