Ready to Inspire Us? New Deadlines to Submit Your Proposal for INSPIRE 2016 ISST Vienna Conference With the holiday season fast approaching, we want you to have a little extra time to submit your proposal to present at the INSPIRE 2016 ISST Vienna Conference on June 30 - July 2, 2016. The conference theme is: "What is it with Modes? The Transdiagnostic Power of Mode Work in Schema Therapy."  Using our online portal, the process to submit your proposal is easy to complete. Take a few minutes to review the instructions, and submit your proposal before the deadlines pass. New Deadlines for Submissions: December 15, 2015: proposals for pre-conference workshops  January 20, 2016: proposals for panels, symposia, hot-topic talks, case discussions, workshops, and poster presentations For directions to submit your proposals, visit: SUBMISSIONS

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Young Investigator Award Announced The ISST Board invites submissions for the 1st Biennial Young Investigator Award. The recipient of the award will receive a certificate and a cash prize of €1000. The award will be based upon a presentation (poster, symposium talk, or hot topic talk) to be presented in the Vienna 2016 ISST conference, as well as on evidence of engagement in a program of research that is consistent with the mission of ISST and holds a promise of developing theoretical or practical applications that represent clear advances to the field. The work should eventually take the form of independent or collaborative work published in high-impact journals, competitive grant support, etc. Submissions should include the following: Submission of a poster, symposium talk, or hot topic talk which includes designation that the submitter is interested in being considered for the Young Investigator Award. This is done through the regular submission portal. Concurrent with the submission (i.e., by the January 20, 2016 deadline), all candidates for the Award shall send a Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the conference email address: EMAIL   Candidates must be within their graduate (or post-graduate) training, or no more than 10 years after the completion of the terminal degree in their field (e.g., PhD, MD) Keynote Speakers Announced  Schema Modes: Bridging Clinical Practice and Scientific Research by Arnoud Arntz Harnessing a Sturdy and Effective Empathically Attuned Caregiver Mode in the Treatment Room by Wendy Behary From what you see to what you need -- towards an Interpersonal Schema Therapy by Eckhard Roediger Self-States: What they are, what they aren't by Richard Chefetz  Whole Trait Theory: How personality changes across hours, and symptoms along with it by Will Fleeson Integrative Themes in Psychotherapy  by Marvin Goldfried

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Schema Therapy for the Aged: an Interview with Bruce Stevens Do you apply schema therapy for the aged with clients or patients? If so, you will want to watch Bruce Stevens discuss his latest endeavours in the field of schema therapy. Bruce shares about his prior experiences with schema therapy, including schema couples therapy and his latest publication, Schema Therapy with Couples, co-authored with Chiara DiFrancesco and Eckhard Roediger. He previews an upcoming book he is working on involving emotional learning and schema therapy about relationships, and lays out his initial experiences in the speciality area of the aged population. Watch: BRUCE STEVENS Join the "Members Only" schema therapy for the aged forum: FORUM

Upcoming Schema Therapy Events December 5: Advanced methods using empathic confrontation in schema therapy by Neele Reiß and Friederike Vogel in Mainz, Germany December 12: Schema therapy basic techniques III with Alp Karaosmanoglu in Istanbul, Turkey December 12: Supervision workshop in schema therapy with Igor Nenadic in Mainz, Germany December 14: Schema couples therapy interest group meeting online January 15-16: Introduction to schema therapy with Neele Reiß and Friederike Vogel in Mainz, Germany January 18: Schema couples therapy interest group meeting online January 21: Introduction to group schema therapy with Joan Farrell and Ida Shaw in Kongsvinger, Norway January 27-29: Advanced training in group schema therapy with Ida Shaw and Joan Farrell in Copenhagen, Denmark View more schema therapy events on the website: EVENTS Sponsoring an event that is not yet listed on the website?  SUBMIT EVENTS Created by Travis Atkinson, ISST Board Public Affairs Coordinator. Send questions or comments to: EMAIL