Official Course Start: October 3 (2023)
Course Overview:
From time to time, we all experience "Tough Cases". Narcissistic clients and those with strong overcompensation often present as angry, critical, and counter-attacking. At other times these clients can present as unmotivated, unwilling, and impulsive. Substance abuse and addictions complicate the picture too. This population can also be among the most triggering for therapists to manage. This course will focus on a schema therapy approach to the conceptualisation and schema mode treatment of problems related to narcissism and other 'overcompensating' presentations - so called "Tough Cases".
Therapists own schema activation will also be explored; registrants will learn how to provide empathic, but sturdy and resilient responses to difficult clinical presentations. Learning resources include a combination of video presentations, movie-clips, podcasts, skills role-plays, and reflection tasks. Access to our dedicated forums (including our closed Facebook Group) is included to support your learning and access to our community of learners).
This course, designed for busy professionals, can be done at your own time and at your own pace. It is designed to be completed over the course of 6-weeks, but registrants will be given access to the course for either 16-weeks (Standard Access) or 12-months (Extended Access for those that want longer with the materials). The training constitutes 16-hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and will include a 1-hour Zoom Q&A meet-up with Chris & Rob towards the end of the course. A certificate of completion will be provided on completion. Facilitated by ISST Accredited Supervisor/Trainers Chris Hayes & Rob Brockman
Please Note: All Course Materials, Streaming Videos, and Downloadable Readings, slides, and scripts are made available immediately on purchase - so you can get a head start (All interactive elements of the course start from October 3 2023)
See below for Free Video Teaser & Outline
Presenters
Chris Hayes & Rob Brockman,
ISST Accredited Supervisors.
Imagery Rescripting with the Impulsive Child Mode
Skills Clip (Teaser) - Chris Hayes with "Little Greg"
In this shortened clip you see Chris set up the floatback by going into a recent impulsive child image/feeling and then floating back to childhood - course includes full clips and practice scripts for Imagery Rescripting for both the Impulsive and Undisciplined child modes.
Course Overview
Introduction and Preparation for the Course
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Module 1: Tough Cases - Overview, Mode-Work, Empathic Confrontation & Limit Setting Reboot
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- Intro to Week 1 with Rob Brockman (1:42)
- Presentation: Tough Cases Reboot - Schema Mode Work Principals, Conceptualising Difficult Behaviour (28:04)
- Webinar: Limited Reparenting and Empathic Confrontation (26:42)
- Skills Video: Mode Work: (9:21)
- Skills Video: Using Gestures (5:27)
- Reflection Exercise: Empathic Confrontation
- Imagery Work with Tough Man (19:37)
- Week 1 Reflection Exercise: Any Questions?
Module 2: Working With Angry and Enraged Child Mode
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- Welcome to Module 2 with Rob (2:06)
- Presentation: Interplay Between Angry and Vulnerable Child Modes (15:37)
- Presentation: Step by Step - What to do with Angry Child Mode (8:16)
- Skills Video - Angry Child How to Respond (6:16)
- Skills Videos: Setting Limits (8:02)
- Podcast: Anger Schema Therapy and Tennis Champions
- Reflection Exercise: Understanding Your Angry Child Mode
Module 3: Working with Aggrandiser Mode and Narcissistic Presentations
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- Skills Video: Working with Criticism and Resistance Using Mode Work (16:02)
- Webinar Presentation: Conceptualisation of Narcissistic Personailty Disorder With Schema Therapy (15:02)
- Video Presentation: Schema Treatment of NPD (22:56)
- Skills Video: The Aggrandiser and Empathic Confrontation (9:28)
- What's The Schema? Video Podcast Recording - Interview with Wendy Behary Author of Disarming the Narcissist (49:57)
- Skills Practice: Empathic Confrontation with Aggrandizer or Overcompensator
- Reflection Exercise: Working with Anger, Criticism, and Difficult Behaviour in Your Practice
Module 4: Resistant & Unwilling Tough Cases
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- Video Presentation: Conceptualising Aggression, Resistance, and Motivation in ST (15:13)
- Skills Video: Using Mode Work to Manage Angry Protector (11:31)
- Webinar Presentation: Strong Resistance to Doing Experiential Work (19:08)
- Skills Presentation: Client Resistant to Imagery and Chair Work (11:51)
- Skills Video: Stealth Imagery, Client Doesn't Want to Do Imagery (3:35)
- Reflection Exercise: Deliberate Practice of New Skills
- Bonus - Wendy Behary Video Podcast NPD and Empathic Confrontaion (49:57)
- Skills Video: Working with Bully and Attack Mode (15:15)
Module 5: Healing the Impulsive and Undisciplined Child Modes
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- Save the Date: Live Zoom meeting Workshop Tuesday 11th July (2023) Melbourne (Sydney/ Melbourne), with Rob
- Video Presentation 1: Conceptualisation of the Impulsive and Undisciplined Child Mode Modes (29:51)
- Skills Video 1: Imagery Rescripting with the Impulsive Child Mode (16:45)
- Skills Video 2: Imagery Rescripting with the Undisciplined Child Mode (18:39)
- Skills Exercise: Imagery Rescripting with the IC/UC Modes
- Week 5 Reflection Task: Seeking and Harnessing Leverage in the Treatment of Tough Cases
- Homework Task for Module 6: Filling Out the Needs Questionnaire - Reflecting on Our Own Needs Background
Module 6: The Importance of Self-Practice and Self-Reflection (SP-SR) in Dealing with 'Tough Cases'
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- Refresher: What is Self-Practice and Self-Reflection? (15:34)
- Interpreting the Needs Questionnaire (Homework Exercise from last Week)
- Self-Reflection Task: Doing Our Own Formulation of Transference - Counter-Transference: Continuing the Journey (5:48)
- Keeping an Active PD Record/ Downloading Your Certificate & Course Finish Date