Book contents
- Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy
- Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies
- Reviews
- Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- A Note from the Series Editor
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Overview of the Schema Therapy Model
- Part II The Model of Schema Therapy in Practice
- Part III Applications and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations
- Part IV Application of Schema Therapy in Different Populations and in Different Settings
- Chapter 16 Schema Therapy for Forensic Populations
- Chapter 17 Group Schema Therapy
- Chapter 18 Schema Therapy for the Schema Therapist
- Chapter 19 Supervision and the Supervisory Relationship in Schema Therapy
- Chapter 20 Schema Therapy in the Online World
- Epilogue Continuing the Journey
- Afterword from Jeffrey Young, PhD, Founder of Schema Therapy
- Appendix Interview Questions/Guidance for the Assessment Process (Chapter 3)
- Index
- References
Chapter 18 - Schema Therapy for the Schema Therapist
Improving Therapist Well-Being and Enhancing Client Outcomes Through the Awareness and Healing of Therapist Schemas
from Part IV - Application of Schema Therapy in Different Populations and in Different Settings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy
- Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies
- Reviews
- Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- A Note from the Series Editor
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Overview of the Schema Therapy Model
- Part II The Model of Schema Therapy in Practice
- Part III Applications and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations
- Part IV Application of Schema Therapy in Different Populations and in Different Settings
- Chapter 16 Schema Therapy for Forensic Populations
- Chapter 17 Group Schema Therapy
- Chapter 18 Schema Therapy for the Schema Therapist
- Chapter 19 Supervision and the Supervisory Relationship in Schema Therapy
- Chapter 20 Schema Therapy in the Online World
- Epilogue Continuing the Journey
- Afterword from Jeffrey Young, PhD, Founder of Schema Therapy
- Appendix Interview Questions/Guidance for the Assessment Process (Chapter 3)
- Index
- References
Summary
Schema therapy is built on the assumption that we all have schemas. Just as our clients are caught in self-perpetuating lifetraps that prevent them from getting their emotional needs met, so are we as schema therapists. Within the context of our therapeutic work, our schemas can function as blindspots, potentially leading to reduced empathy and misattunement in our therapy sessions, as well as putting ourselves at risk for suffering from emotional difficulties, including burnout. Over the past twenty years, as the ST model has expanded so have opportunities for us to explore and work on our own schemas and access both professional and emotional nourishment. In this chapter, opportunities for building therapist well-being are explored through four main areas: (1) professional nourishment through participation in continuing professional development and schema therapy committees and special interest groups; (2) self-therapy, including personal therapy and self-practice/self-reflection; (3) individual and peer supervision with a focus on therapists’ own schemas and modes; (4) self-care based on core needs, including mindfulness, self-compassion practices, connection with nature, breathwork and movement, as well as connection with peers and colleagues.
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- Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy , pp. 314 - 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023