Hubert Hermans- Creator of the Dialogical Self Theory

Foundation and Aim

In 1992 the Valuation Theory and the Self-Confrontation Method (SCM) Foundation was established in the Netherlands with the aim of preserving and extending the body of knowledge associated with this theory and method. The foundation does this by developing training programs for psychologists and other social scientists interested in becoming qualified users of the valuation approach at all levels: theory, method, and practice. An approach that explicitly integrates theory and practice, this method advocates a two-way cooperation between researchers and practitioners. In 2009 the foundation was replaced by new form that better served the purposes of the teachers involved in the program: the Self-Confrontation Method and Valuation Theory Partnership.

Training Program

The full training program consists of two parts: basic training and advanced training.

• Basic Training: The basic program is a series of sessions spread across a first year. Between the sessions participants study the relevant literature. In the sessions they learn the method by practicing it on themselves and on each other, in direct collaboration with specialized trainers.

• Advanced Training: The advanced program continues with a series of sessions spread across a second year and includes training in personnel management, education, and mental health. In the intervals between the sessions, the participants continue to study the literature and apply the theory and method in settings of their own, receiving supervisory assistence from experienced and specialized trainers.

Intensive Courses:

Another option is for a participant to take the full training program in a limited number of intensive courses (e.g., two summer courses) with practical applications, supervision, and study of the literature in between.  

Workshops 

Training facilities and trainers for both curricula (basic and advanced) are available in The Netherlands. Workshops and intensive training programs are also held in other countries than the Netherlands. Interested persons can contact the Partnership < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >. Workshops and training programs can be modified according to the needs of interested persons and organizations.

Certification

Upon successful completion of a full training program (long-term or intensive) participants are included on in international list of SCM consultants. This guarantees that the person has the requisite knowledge and skills in the application of valuation theory and the self-confrontation method.  

Guarantee for Quality

The Foundation cooperated with the research program Valuation and Motivation at the University of Nijmegen. The quality of the program was evaluated as 'excellent' in 1994, and again in 1999, by  review committees of research in psychology, installed  by the Association of Universities in The Netherlands. The program includes research projects on Valuation Theory, the Self-Confrontation Method, and the Dialogical Self, and the results of these studies have been published in a variety of internationally recognized scientific and professional journals. The research program has been a cooperative effort by researchers and practitioners from several countries. After Hubert Hermans became professor-emeritus, the research program is continued as part of the International Society for Dialogical Science (ISDS).

Contact Address:

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 see also: www.zelfkonfrontatiemethode.nl