Schema-focused therapy: An integrative approach to psychotherapy supervision

Schema-focused therapy: An integrative approach to psychotherapy supervision

Greenwald, M., & Young, J. (1998). Schema-focused therapy: An integrative approach to psychotherapy supervision. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 12(2), 109-126.

This paper presents schema-focused therapy (SFT) as an integrative approach to psychotherapy supervision. SFT was developed to address personality dysfunction and to assist therapists with clients for whom straightforward cognitive therapy or other brief interventions are insufficient. It bridges cognitive-behavioral and depth-oriented approaches and includes developmental, interpersonal, and experiential elements. SFT serves as a useful guide in the supervisory process, providing a methodology for organizing case information about how clients operate. It is valuable in case conceptualization, strategy, implementing interventions, resolving difficulties and understanding the role of the supervisee's own schemas in the therapy process.

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