Foster Care Training

Training Summary: Developed by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., Internal Family Systems (IFS) is becoming one of the fastest-growing therapy models in the United States. The evidenced-based approach is non-pathologizing and attends to the complex impact of traumatic stress, making it effective for working with posttraumatic stress (PTSD) and Complex Trauma. This workshop provides an overview of the theory and core concepts of the IFS model, case studies using IFS principles and techniques to help clients with complex trauma histories such as system-involved and adverse childhood experiences, and examples of utilizing IFS as a self-care practice for therapists. In addition, this workshop demonstrates a non-pathologizing and compassionate view of trauma symptoms and psychopathology, so that we can invite more safety, connection, and healthy boundaries into the therapy room. Class Objectives: (what knowledge, ideas or skills will participants explore, learn, practice, etc during the training) 1. Introduce the theory and core concepts of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. 2. Identify the roles and qualities of the three types of parts in an individual’s system, and identify the effects of trauma on those parts. 3. Learn IFS principles and techniques in treating trauma. 4. Practice using the IFS-specific therapeutic techniques to manage “”resistance”” in therapy. 5. Gain an awareness of the therapist’s own parts and how those parts impact therapy, and apply IFS principles to transference and countertransference. Participants will be able to: 1. Integrate the IFS principles and techniques with your current treatment approaches such as EMDR, DBT, CBT, etc. 2. Apply an alternative view of symptoms and psychopathology using the IFS model, showing how the client’s “problematic behaviors” are actually trying to protect them from emotional pain and psychological pain. 3. Use IFS as a self-care practice to increase the therapist’s curious and compassionate self when working with clients who have complex trauma histories.
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