Schema therapy for Neurodivergent Clients: From Neuroscience to Therapeutic Techniques

Schema therapy for Neurodivergent Clients: From Neuroscience to Therapeutic Techniques

Format: 3-day Online Interactive Zoom Workshop

Dates: January 16th, 17th, February 14th, 2025

Recording available for those who are unable to attend in person

Trainer: Dr. Olga Dobrushina

Description:

On the first day, we will discuss neuroscience concepts that schema therapists can rely on when working with both neurodivergent and neurotypical clients. From understanding, we will move to practice, learning to conceptualise clients’ difficulties in terms of brain systems and to adjust therapy accordingly. On the second day, we will delve into the world of neurodivergence to identify and attune to ADHD and autistic clients. We will cover the topics of double empathy, masking, burnout, and phenomena like meltdown, shutdown, and rejection-sensitive dysphoria. Cases, video examples, and memes will help us grasp the nuances of neurodivergence. Being good re-parents, we will learn to meet the special needs of neurodivergent clients, including sensory needs. The third day is dedicated to adapting schema therapy for neurodivergent clients and is built on the base of two simulated cases. We will protect the autistic Mary from the ableist critic and help ADHD Peter learn to regulate himself more effectively than his demanding critic does. We will use contextual schema therapy to recognise the many-faced coping mechanisms of masking, understand and meet the needs behind them. Finally, we will see how happy a neurodivergent child can be when seen and supported rather than being moulded into a “normal person.”

Email: info@schematherapyscotland.com

Registration - Website: http://www.schematherapyscotland.com