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Child-Adolescent Schema Therapy Certification

The ISST  Executive Board has approved a separate certification in Child-Adolescent Schema Therapy upon the recommendations of a work group of experts in this area. 

Submit your Applications for ST-CA Certification for approval.

Applications must be submitted in English.  

If you need help with translation contact the certification reviewer for your country listed on the individual ST certification page of this website.

The same academic and licensing requirements of the ISST for individual ST certification apply to applicants for any of the specialty area certifications including ST-CA.

The approved curriculum and

requirements can be found

in the attachments below.

CA Schema Therapy details:

ST-CA Certification Requirements

ST-CA Certification Curriculum

ST-CA Case Conceptualization 2.0


RATING SCALE Forms

STCRS-CA V. 2.0 Rating Scale

ST-CCRS-CA V.1.0 Rating Scale


Child and Adolescents Certification history 2025 (002)

2025  ISST REQUIREMENTS for CERTIFICATION  as a SCHEMA THERAPIST for CHILDREN and ADOLESCENTS (STCA) V. 4.0

Version Author(s)  rationaleApproved by EB 
 1.0Loose, Graaf, ZarbockGuidelines & Content 2014
 2.0Loose, Graaf, Baumann-Frankenberger, ZarbockClarifications & additions 2015
 3.0Shaw, KasyanikClarifications & additions Dec 19th, 2019
 4.0

Loose, Zens, Haubitz
Pre-work from CA committee 2024-2025: Loose, Haubitz, Aggeli, Galimzyanova, Geffen, Kasyanik, MacDonald, Peckham, Teodorescu

Clarifications & additions, Integration of STCRS- & STCCRS- CA and facilitation for Advanced Individual Schema Therapists

 Jun 8th, 2025

2025  SCHEMA THERAPY CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION FORM-Child and Adolescents 
(STCCF-CA) V. 2.0

Version    Author(s) Approved by EB
 1.0Loose, Graaf, Zarbock 2014
 2.0

Loose, Zens, Haubitz
Pre-work from CA committee 2024-2025: Loose, Haubitz, Aggeli,
Galimzyanova, Geffen, Kasyanik, MacDonald, Peckham, Teodorescu

 Jun 8th, 2025

2025 SCHEMA THERAPIST COMPETENCY RATING SCALE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
(ST CRS-CA) V. 2.0

 VersionAuthor(s) Approved by EB 
 1.0Original version STRS by J.Young & G. Fosse,
adapted from ST-CA workgroup Loose, Graaf, Zarbock		 2014
 2.0

Loose, Zens, Haubitz
Pre-work from CA committee members 2024-2025:
Loose, Haubitz, Galimzyanova, Kasyanik

 Jun 8th, 2025

2025  SCHEMA THERAPY CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION RATING SCALE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (ST CCRS-CA) V. 1.0

Version Author(s) Approved by EB 
 1.0

Loose, Zens, Haubitz
Pre-work from CA committee members 2024-2025:
Loose, Haubitz, Galimzyanova, Kasyanik

 Jun 8th, 2025


Child-Adolescent Schema Therapy Trainer & Supervisors    

Australia

Rachel Samson

Alison Bocquee

Graham Kell

Finland

Niina Jukkara

Arja Suovesi-Pöysti

Greece   

Katerina Ageli

Roza Laious

Germany

Christof Loose  

Peter Graaf  

Gerhard Zarbock

Claus Lechmann

Leokadia Brüderl

Eva Dresbach

Anke Kaupe

Andreas Hager

Christine Zens 

Christian Ferreira de Vasconcellos

Sussanne Röder

Anja Kalbfus

Nicole Haubitz

Janine Peckham

Marion Pothmann

Israel 

Ofer Peled

Gal Geffen

Italy 

Stefano Terenzi

Mexico

Marcela Pedroza Atitlán

Sergio Alejandro Morales Hernández

Netherlands

Mieke Boots

Jeffrey Roelofs

Eelco Muste

New Zealand  

Estelle Macdonald

Romania  

Diana Teodorescu

Russian Federation  

Maria Galimzyanova

Elena Romanova 

Paul Kasyanik

Natalia Shilnikova

Uliana Rozova

Switzerland

Katja Molnar

Margitta Krahmer

Saskia Bommer

Melanie Achermann

Turkey

Z. Deniz Aktan

Gökçen Güven

United Kingdom

Suky Macpherson

USA  

Ida Shaw 

Marsha Blank  

Child-Adolescent Schema Therapy Supervisors    

Mexico

Sergio Alejandro Morales Hernández

Turkey

Alp Karaosmanoglu


Child-Adolescent Schema Therapy Advanced Level Certified

Germany

Nikolaos Dimitriadis

Lina Bischoff

Italy

Lavinia Lombardi

Lithuania

Rasa Audickienė

Russia

Anna Buslaeva

Turkey

Ayşenur Güngör

Duygu Pamir Akın


Child-Adolescent Schema Therapy Standard Level Certified

Austria

Mareike Krieger

Alexandra Prauchner

Kerstin Eckstein

Finland

Reetta Aalto-Setälä

Germany

Hendrik Buech

Kati Tönnis

Denis Duca

Sarah Wuenn

Ursula Neumann

Julia Hensel

Maik Mersmann 

Hannah Schult

Joana Elisa Pieroth

Jeanette Piekny

Jenny Hampel

Bianca Tetzlaff

Tabea Dorothee Spilger

Joanna Geduldig-Wies

Karin Dachsberger

Barbara Heinemann

Johanna Christine Schilke

Carolin Rühl

Andrea Ottenschläger

Franziska Waldmann

Hungary

           Maria Kollar

Iran

Fatemeh Seifi

Israel

Hila Gabbay

Galy Moshkovits

Italy

Roberta Rubbino

Russia

Yulia Gracheva

Switzerland

Judica Rapp

Turkey


Emel Güler

S.Sinem Kaya Özçelik

Helin Yılmaz Kafalı

Sarre Aytekin

Sinem Çelenk

Aysu Ersin Eren

Ezgi Koşar

Büşra Yurtseven Gedik

Sevginur Tiryaki Güven

Cihan Aslan


Child & Adolescent Approved Training Programs:

Australia:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs: 
https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Australia-Training-Programs

  • Schema Therapy Academy of Australia (STAA)
  • Centre for Schema Therapy Australia
  • Australian Training, Supervision and Certification Program in Schema Therapy for Children & Adolescents, and Families


Finland:
Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:
https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Finland-Training-Programs

  • Lasten ja Nuorten Skeematerapian Koulutus

Germany:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Germany-Training-Programs

  • IST- IFKV, Bad Dürkheim, Germany
  • Institut für Schematherapie Hamburg
  • Institut für Schematherapie Köln
  • Institut für Schematherapie Stuttgart
  • Institut für Schematherapie Rhein/Ruhr
  • Institut für Schematherapie München
  • Rhein Main Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents
  • Schematherapie für Eltern und Kinder (Schematherapie KJP)


Israel:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Israel-Training-Programs

  • The Schema Therapy Center Raanana, Israel
  • The Israeli schema therapy institute for child and adolescent


Italy:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Italy-Training-Programs

  • Società Italiana per la Schema Therapy SIST & Istituto di Scienze Cognitive
  • Instituto Di Scienze Cognitive, Italy
  • Training in Schema Therapy Per Bambini e Adolescenti

Mexico:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Mexico-Training-Programs

  • Instituto Mexicano de Terapia de Esquemas

New Zealand:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/New-Zealand-Training-Programs

  • Training Programme in Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescent


Romania:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Romania-Training-Programs

  • Romanian Training Program in Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents


Russia:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Russia-Training-Programs

  • Schema Therapy Institute St. Petersburg

Switzerland:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Switzerland-Training-Programs

  • STBS – Institute for Schema Therapy, Basel
  • Institut Romand de Thérapie des Schémas in Switzerland


Turkey:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/Turkey-Training-Programs

  • Uluslararasi Çocuk ve Ergen Şema Terapi Sertifikasyon Eğitimi
  • Çocuk ve Ergenlerde Şema Terapi ile Çalışma ve Uluslararası Sertifikasyon Eğitimi


USA:

Click the link below for contact details and information about these training programs:

https://www.schematherapysociety.org/United-States-Training-Programs

    • Schema Therapy Institute Midwest (STIM) Cleveland Program






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