Overview

The WA APS Clinical College and the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) are pleased to host:

"Schema Therapy with Challenging Clients" - a comprehensive one-day workshop tailored for psychologists and other clinicians seeking to enhance their expertise in managing severe personality disorders.

This hands-on session delves into the foundational schema model, equipping you with practical tools to identify early maladaptive schemas and modes, formulate complex cases, and apply targeted interventions for borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial presentations in both clinical and forensic contexts.

Through interactive exercises, real-world case studies, and forensic adaptations like integrating risk assessments, you'll gain actionable strategies to navigate resistance, build therapeutic alliances, and improve outcomes with high-risk clients— empowering you to transform challenging encounters into opportunities for meaningful change.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this one-day workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain the core schema therapy model, including early maladaptive schemas and schema modes, and their relevance to severe personality disorders.
• Identify key schemas and modes, and develop integrated case formulations for clients with borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial presentations in clinical and forensic settings.
• Apply targeted schema therapy interventions to effectively manage resistance, strengthen the therapeutic alliance, and improve outcomes with high-risk or challenging clients.
• Adapt schema therapy techniques for forensic contexts, including integration of risk assessment, and utilise interactive exercises and case studies to practical examples.

Presenter(s)

About the presenter(s)

An industry leader with 20+ years’ experience in the field of forensic psychology practice, Lars is an expert on matters of assessment and treatment of offending. He is also a passionate clinician and qualified schema therapist known for his warm, caring and active approach to therapy with patients across the full spectrum of clinical problems.

Lars Madsen is the Clinical Director of the Forensic Clinical Psychology Centre. His training and skillset have seen him work across clinical, community and custodial settings in both Australia and the UK as both a clinical and forensic psychologist.  Industry training and schema therapy and supervision complement the services he provides

Shay has been a working psychologist for more than 20 years. She is known for her warm, pragmatic and discerning nature as a therapist; and is an experienced forensic assessor and practitioner. Shay provides consultancy & training services for organisations in relation to the assessment and management of sexual offending.

Shay Addison is a Director of the Forensic Clinical Psychology Centre. Shay has worked since the mid-90s within both custodial and community settings in Australia and the UK. Her resourcefulness and bright and engaging nature enabled her to take advantage of a diverse range of professional opportunities, including being involved in university projects and research and presenting at international conferences.

Notes

Registration includes Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea and refreshments.

Target Audience

This activity is aimed at psychologists and health professionals.

Please note:

• This is a Member Groups event. All communication will be sent to the registrants’ registered email address. This includes event reminders with details (such as the Venue details) and any pre-event or post-event resources, if provided by the facilitators.
• A post-event email will be sent within two weeks of the event’s completion to each registrant’s registered email address. This email will include the CPD certificate, and any additional resources shared during the session.

Duration of Access

This event will not be recorded. 

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law.

If you are experiencing registration difficulties please contact APS Events Support.