Exploring the Heart of IFS Therapy

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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Alexia Rothman, PhD Related seminars and products

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Dr. Alexia Rothman is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Atlanta, GA, since 2004. She is a lead trainer for the IFS Institute, a Certified Internal Family Systems therapist, an international speaker and educator on the IFS model, and an IFSI-approved professional consultant. Dr. Rothman offers workshops and retreats on the IFS model throughout the U.S. and internationally. She co-hosts the IFS-based podcasts IFS Talks and Conversas IFS and has published a book chapter on the integration of IFS and Polyvagal Theory.
Dr. Rothman is a United States Presidential Scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was an Edwin W. Pauley Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She has held adjunct faculty positions at Emory University and Agnes Scott College.
To learn more about her, you can visit her website at dralexiarothman.com  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman maintains a private practice. She is co-host of the podcasts Conversas IFS and Explorations in Psychotherapy. She is a paid trainer with the IFS Institute, and she receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Rothman receives compensation as a consultant. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association, and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

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Objectives

1. Describe the fundamental components of the psyche according to IFS theory, including parts, burdens, and the Self.
2. Utilise IFS techniques to assist clients in transitioning from describing their concerns to engaging in guided internal parts work.
3. Implement the steps of the IFS protocol for helping clients befriend, understand, and honour the protective parts of their internal systems.

Outline

Internal Family Systems (IFS) 

• Comprehensive, compassionate, non-pathologising treatment approach 

• Paradigm-shifting perspective on “psychopathology” 

• Teach clients to access inner wisdom and self-compassion to heal traumatic wounds 

Evolution of the Model 

• Development of the IFS model by Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. 

• Limitations of the research and potential risks 

Composition of the Psyche 

• Concept of multiplicity 

• Components of the psyche: 

Protective Parts 

• Transition from the “story” to guided internal parts work 

• Access a state of compassion and curiosity essential for healing 

• Learn the history and benevolent intention behind the symptom(s) 

• Establish a trusting and appreciative relationship with proactive and reactive protectors 

• Understand the factors constraining parts in their extreme roles 

• Gain permission to proceed to healing 

Bringing IFS Concepts to Life 

• Experiential exercise: identify and befriend a protective part through the steps of the IFS protocol 

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Social Workers
• Physicians 
• Psychologists
• Nurses
• Addiction Counsellors

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