Schema-informed CBT for the Perinatal Period:  
Formulation and Experiential Skills 

with Dr Helen Startup and Dr Cathy Green, Clinical Psychologists 

Running in 2020
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More than one in ten women will develop a mental illness in pregnancy or the year after birth. These illnesses can cause intense suffering for women and their families. They can also have an adverse impact on the interaction between a mother and her baby, affecting the child’s emotional, social and cognitive development. For women who have suffered complex developmental trauma the transition to motherhood can be a particularly challenging and vulnerable time. Pregnancy or parenthood may trigger painful memories, precipitate strong emotions which are hard to manage, reduce access to usual ways of coping and make relationships, particularly with baby difficult to navigate.

This is a unique workshop designed for clinicians with experience in cognitive behavioural approaches (or other allied modalities) working with women in the perinatal period, interested in expanding skills for working with women with more complex needs and where there are significant relational challenges, or where she has not responded to standard treatment.

The workshop will cover the fundamental concepts and techniques of schema theory. There will be a practical emphasis on supporting attendees to feel confident in (1) formulating complex perinatal presentations via mode mapping, and (2) in the change techniques of: chair work, imagery work, limited reparenting and empathic confrontation. We will also explore methods for enhancing the ‘Healthy Adult’ mode where individuals have limited positive internal dialogues. We will discuss strategies for their integration within time-limited CBT.

Training costs and to book:

£345 for two day workshop (£315 early bird rate)