diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 195eab9..195ef52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ class AccountsTable extends Table
     * @param TableSchemaInterface $schema
     * @return TableSchemaInterface
     */
-    protected function _initializeSchema(TableSchemaInterface $schema): TableSchemaInterface
+    public function initialize(array $config): void
     {
-      $schema->setColumnType('account_number', 'encrypted');
-      $schema->setColumnType('email', 'encrypted');
+
+        parent::initialize($config);
+
+        //... rest of initialization
+
+      $this->getSchema()->setColumnType('account_number', 'encrypted');
+      $this->getSchema()->setColumnType('email', 'encrypted');
+
       
-      return $schema;
     }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/Database/Type/EncryptType.php b/src/Database/Type/EncryptType.php
index f75bf11..e9a22f3 100644
--- a/src/Database/Type/EncryptType.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type/EncryptType.php
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class EncryptType extends BaseType
      * @param Driver $driver
      * @return mixed|string|null
      */
-    public function toDatabase($value, DriverInterface $driver){
+    public function toDatabase($value, \Cake\Database\Driver $driver): mixed
+    {
 
         if ($value === null) {
             return null;
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ public function toDatabase($value, DriverInterface $driver){
      * @param Driver $driver
      * @return mixed|string|null
      */
-    public function toPHP($value, DriverInterface $driver){
+    public function toPHP($value,  \Cake\Database\Driver $driver): mixed
+    {
         if ($value === null) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ public function toPHP($value, DriverInterface $driver){
      * @param $value
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function marshal($value)
+    public function marshal($value): mixed
     {
         if ($value === null) {
             return null;
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ public function marshal($value)
      * @param Driver $driver
      * @return int|mixed
      */
-    public function toStatement($value, DriverInterface $driver)
+    public function toStatement($value,  \Cake\Database\Driver $driver): int
     {
         if ($value === null) {
             return PDO::PARAM_NULL;
@@ -85,5 +87,4 @@ public function toStatement($value, DriverInterface $driver)
 
         return PDO::PARAM_STR;
     }
-
 }