LECTURE FOR REATTACH: INTRODUCTION OF A NEW SCHEMA THERAPY BY PAULA WEERKAMP - BARTHOLOMEUS

Abstract

A lecture with topic "Reattach: introduction of a new schema therapy" was held on September 14, 2015 at the Faculty of Philosophy. It was organized under the auspices of The Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism. The lecture started at 10 am with the presentation by the President of MSSA Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski, who warmly welcomed the guests. There were 50 participants among which parents, professionals from different areas and students. He introduced the presenter Dr. Paula Weerkamp - Bartholomeus, who is a school psychologist. Dr. Paula Weerkamp - Bartholomeus has gained a lot of experience in the last 26 years with intensive work and education at the universities in Holland in the fields of psychology and special education and rehabilitation. Dr. Paula Weerkamp – Bartholomeus began the presentation of her work "Reattach: introduction of a new schema therapy", which is a multimodal approach for adults and children who suffer from different functional disabilities, as well as neuropsychological dysfunction. This treatment, despite the fact that it is used as a schema therapy, shows promising implementation in the treatment of people with autism.

Keywords

• ReAttach
• new treatment
• MSSA
• lecture