

The book is systematic and easy to grasp for therapists of different theoretical backgrounds, and the authors are outstanding experts in the field. SP/SR is a profound and practical training approach perfectly suited to ST, which combines the depth of psychodynamic psychotherapy with aspects of cognitive and behavioral therapy. "Why work with this book? Because it will make you a better therapist! This is a 'must read' for schema therapists and therapists in general. This lucid book is a valuable resource for therapists seeking to develop their skills as well as trainers and supervisors offering guidance to others."-David Edwards, PhD, Department of Psychology, Rhodes University, South Africa President, International Society of Schema Therapy The authors offer a clear and accessible account of ST theory and practice that makes it easy to apply, whether we are working with our own process or that of our clients. Self-practice and self-reflection are fundamental activities for anyone who wants to develop and mature as a schema therapist. As psychotherapists, when our own maladaptive schemas are triggered and we switch into defensive coping modes, our capacity to help our clients becomes significantly limited. "Leading schema therapists Farrell and Shaw draw on their great depth of experience to provide this comprehensive, authoritative guide.
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Shaw is the main clinical supervisor of an international multisite trial of group ST and supervises the practice component of additional research projects on avoidant personality disorder, dissociative disorders, complex trauma, and child/adolescent treatment. They provide ST training and self-practice/self-reflection workshops nationally and internationally and have written two prior books as well as numerous book chapters and research articles. Farrell, with whom she has worked since the 1980s. Shaw is the codeveloper of group ST with Joan M. With a background in experiential psychotherapy and developmental psychology, Ms.

She is Training Director of the Center for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment and Research, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, and a member of the Training and Certification Advisory Board of the International Society of Schema Therapy. Shaw, MA, is Codirector of the Schema Therapy Institute Midwest–Indianapolis Center and a Certified Schema Therapist Trainer/Supervisor in individual, group, and child/adolescent ST. Shaw, with whom she has worked since the 1980s.

Farrell is the codeveloper of group ST with Ida A.

A Certified Schema Therapist Trainer/Supervisor in individual and group ST, she is Coordinator for Training and Certification on the Executive Board of the International Society of Schema Therapy. Farrell is coprincipal investigator of an international study of ST for BPD underway in five countries and was principal investigator of a study of group ST for BPD, for which she was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health grant. She is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at IUPUI and served for 25 years as Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she developed and directed an inpatient schema therapy (ST) program for borderline personality disorder (BPD). Farrell, PhD, is Codirector of the Schema Therapy Institute Midwest–Indianapolis Center and Research Director of the Center for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment and Research, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
