Workshop: When teaching pushes your buttons

Using ideas from Schema Therapy, Samuel Hilgefort from Maastricht University’s Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN) explores what happens when teaching ‘pushes our buttons’ and how teachers can respond more constructively to challenging situations.

What to expect

The workshop begins with real examples of stressors and challenging teaching situations. Samuel will introduce key Schema Therapy concepts, including schemas, coping styles and modes, and explore how these may show up in teaching and professional development. Participants will then reflect on situations from different faculties in small groups.

These discussions will help participants identify practical ways to manage stress and consider how to apply them in everyday teaching practice. The workshop will close with a shared discussion of insights and strategies to take away, with time for questions.