Background:

The following program “The Checker Club” is a schema therapeutic training program conceptualized for 6-12-year-old children. It is conceptualized and tested for a group size of 4-6 children that is guided by two therapists. The kids are introduced to a kangaroo hand puppet called “Checki” (Clever-Wise mode). Checki is the “Boss” of the “Checker-Club”, and he invites playfully all 4-6 group kids to join the “Checker-Team”. Checki and all group kids are investigating all kind of different modes, eg the happy mode but also the sad, vulnerable mode….