Part 1: Conceptualization of Cases

            -Demonstration of the conceptualization of cases in plenary(full) group

            -Supervised conceptualization exercise utilizing participant cases

Part 2: Imagery Techniques

            -Description/instruction of technique

            -Role play demonstration

            -Discussion, feedback and challenges

Part 3: Mode Dialogues and Chair Exercises

            -Description /instruction of techniques

            -Role play demonstration

            -Supervised exercises in pairs

            -Discussion, feedback and challenges

Part 4: Cognitive Techniques

            -Description/instruction of technique

            -Role play demonstration

            -supervised exercises in pairs

            -Discussion, feedback and challenges

Part 5: Applications with Specialized Populations

            -Borderline personality disorder

            -Narcissistic personality disorder    

This workshop is intended for: 

Intermediate (Participants have had basic ST Training)

About the Presenters:

Jordi Cid Colom

Jordi Cid Colom is Clinical Psychologist, He’s actual position is Coordinator for Mental Health & Addiction Programs in Girona, Spain. He works implementing, coordinating and assessing mental health programs. His research interest is the area of effectiveness, developing multi-site, multi-trial therapy programs in early psychosis, depression and personality disorders. He has been taken part in multiple European and national projects on service assessment and financing systems of refinement of long term care in Europe. Furthermore, he is an Advisor for the Catalan Government in the departments of Mental Health & Addictions and the Social/Welfare.

He is advanced certified trainer/supervisor in Schema therapist in Spain. His Schema therapy training and direction took place under the direct supervision of Jeff Young. He has been directly responsible for the translation of all questionnaires and worksheets in Schema Therapy from English to Spanish. He was awarded the translation rights for Jeff Young’s, Reinventing your Life. He was also the technical reviewer of Schema Therapy by Young, Klosko and Weishaar. The focus of his PhD was Spanish Validation of Young Schema Questionnaire-S2. He has conducted many schema therapy workshops in Spain since 2000.  He also teaches ST in several Universities in Spain, including: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Alicante, Universidad de Deusto and Universitat de Girona.

Mr. Cid along with Mr. Carlos Rojas, are co-founders and co-directors of the The Latin American & Spanish (Bilingual) Certification Program in Individual Schema Therapy, approved by the ISST. They together with Mr. Matias Valente are leading figures in the development and organization of Schema Therapy in Spanish speaking countries. He is also involved in ISST society, he was the local organizer of ISST Summer School in Barcelona 2017.

Dr. Matias Valente 

Dr. Matias Valente was born in Argentina, where he was trained as a clinical psychologist. He lives in Germany since 2002, working as a licensed cognitive-behavioral therapist. He is head psychologist of the department for psychosomatic medicine of the Psychiatric Hospital "Klinikum am Weissenhof" in Weinsberg, Germany, specialized in working with personality disorders and trauma-associated disorders. After finishing his PhD he’s been in the last years conducting clinical research projects regarding schema therapy with inpatients.

He was trained in ST by Eckhard Roediger and is an advanced Schema Therapist (individual, couples) and Trainer/Supervisor. He is Training director of the Schema Therapy Center in Stuttgart, Germany. 

He released in 2017 his second book together with Yvonne Reusch “Impulskontrolle und Selbstregulation mit Schematherapie aufbauen” (Schema Therapy for impulse control disorders). 

Mr. Carlos Rojas

Mr. Carlos Rojas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years clinical experience. Mr. Rojas was born in Colombia and is fully Bilingual/Bicultural in Spanish. His professional career includes clinical practice, community based agency settings, hospitals, schools, program management and clinical supervision of staff and graduate students. He have also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in mental health, psychopathology and substance abuse.

He has earned a Masters in Social Work from NYU’s School of Social Work and also holds a Masters degree in Leadership from Fordham University.  He is trained in cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and psychoanalytic therapies. He holds an ISST Advanced Certificate in Schema Therapy Trainer/Supervisor his training took place under the direct supervision of Ms. Wendy Behary.  Mr. Rojas is the ISST certification coordinator for Latin America under Joan Farrell.

Along with Mr. Jordi Cid, Mr. Rojas is a co-founders and co-director of The Latin American & Spanish (Bilingual) Certification Program in Individual Schema Therapy, approved by the ISST and operating out of Barcelona Spain and Miami, Florida.  They together with Mr. Matias Valente are leading figures in the development and organization of Schema Therapy in Spanish speaking countries.