Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Step–by–Step Treatment Manual with Patient Workbook

Utilizing both cognitive behavioral and experiential techniques, Schema Therapy (ST) is an innovative integrative therapeutic approach developed by Jeffrey Young for the treatment of individuals with personality disorders and personality disorder features. Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder represents the first treatment manual for group schema therapy–and is based on the only group ST model validated by published empirical evidence and ongoing international research. Practitioners are provided with step–by–step guidelines, in–group exercises, patient handouts, and homework exercises–all the necessary tools for the application of ST interventions in group and ways to make use of group process opportunities and therapeutic factors. All materials are presented in a user–friendly manner to benefit therapists at all levels of experience–practitioners new to ST are provided with session–by–session suggestions with corresponding patient materials; experienced schema therapists can create their own order of preference based on patient groups; cognitive therapists can try out the experiential exercises; and experiential therapists can utilize the cognitive and behavioral techniques. ′Guest′ chapters written or co–written by international experts in ST offer insights into a variety of related topics including the coordination of individual and group ST, future directions for GST and more.

Foreword, Jeff Young vii About the Authors xi Acknowledgments xv 1. Introduction 1 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 2. The Conceptual Model of Group Schema Therapy 8 JoanM. Farrell and Ida A. Shaw 3. Using the Therapeutic Factors of Groups to Catalyze and Augment Schema Therapy Interventions 22 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 4. The Therapist Role: Limited Reparenting Broadened to a Family 37 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 5. Some Basics of Group Schema Therapy 79 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 6. The Course of Group Schema Therapy Stage One: Bonding and Emotional Regulation 106 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 7. The Course of Group Schema Therapy Stage Two: Schema Mode Change 143 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 8. The Course of Group Schema Therapy Stage Three: Autonomy 225 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 9. The PatientWorkbook Materials and How to Use Them 244 J. M. Farrell and I. A. Shaw 10. Combining Individual and Group Schema Therapy 265 Hannie van Genderen, Michiel van Vreeswijk, Joan Farrell, George Lockwood and Heather Fretwell 11. Meeting Core Emotional Needs in Group Schema Therapy Through Limited Reparenting 271 Poul Perris and George Lockwood 12. A Systematic Review of Schema Therapy For BPD 286 Arnoud Arntz 13. Conclusions and Future Directions for Group Schema Therapy 295 Neele Reiss, Joan Farrell, Arnoud Arntz and Jeffrey Young Bibliography 302 Index 307

Joan M. Farrell is Clinical & Training Director Center for BPD Treatment & Research, Indiana University School of Medicine Midtown CMHC; Co–Director Schema Therapy Institute Midwest–Indianapolis; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis. Ida A. Shaw is Co–Director Schema Therapy Institute Midwest–Indianapolis; and Senior Schema Therapy Supervisor, Center for BPD Treatment & Research, Indiana University School of Medicine Midtown CMHC. Farrell and Shaw are the developers of the original Group Schema Therapy model and have specialized in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder for 25 years.

“My impression is that this would be great as the main reference for a specialist training workshop.”  ( Clinical Psychologist , 13 November 2013 “This helpful book provides a step–by–step approach to learning group schema therapy. Written by experts in the field, it is easy to read and the shaded boxes provide wonderful information. The book should be in the libraries of therapists who deal with individuals diagnosed with personality disorders and/or have suicidal/self–injurious behaviors.”  ( Doody’s , 1 February 2013)