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ForwardA Once Over of Internal Family Systems: Its Integration with Trauma and Dissociation, and Use with Countertransference
Abstract:
IFS is an elegant ego state model which has appealed to a wide range of clinicians – some 10,000+ over the world have been trained - many of whom would never have learned to work with ego states without it. Curiously and currently, IFS teaches that all clinicians need is IFS as IFS will treat everyone and, although, this is true for many people, it doesn’t work as well with people with complex trauma disorders. Learning the basics of Internal Family Systems is important for many reasons. Clinicians unfamiliar with IFS are often confused when discussing cases with IFS clinicians and clients as jargon is different, as is their path to healing. Thus learning basics of IFS will help provide clarity when consulting and sharing cases, and in teaching a mixed group of clinicians. In addition, IFS has much to offer to the treatment of clients with dissociative disorders and the clinicians who work with them, especially when it is integrated with the wealth of knowledge from the trauma and dissociation field. Participants in this webinar will learn the basics of standard IFS as taught by it’s developer Richard Schwartz, PhD, and where IFS differs from more traditional treatment for complex PTSD and dissociative disorders. After that, the basics will be put into use by learning and practicing IFS’s Fire Drill exercise which identifies and works through counter transference reactions. The Fire Drill will also be discussed as a strategy and teaching tool for use with consultees. Case examples will be presented throughout, and there will be time for questions and discussion.
This presentation was originally presented as a live webinar in August 2023.
Potential to Distress: Yes
Timed Outline:
15 Minutes: Introduction
45 Minutes: Standard IFS and IFS for Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
15 Minutes: Case examples and Questions
30 Minutes: Introduction of the Fire Drill
15 Minutes: Demonstration
15 Minutes: Demonstration of Fire Drill
15 Minutes: Wrap Up and Questions
Target Audience
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe Internal Family Systems’ healing process
- Compare IFS standard treatment with trauma and dissociation informed treatment
- Utilize the Fire Drill to identify and work with countertransference
Presenter: Joanne H. Twombly, MSW
Presenter Bio: Joanne H. Twombly, MSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts. She has over 30 years of experience working with Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders, provides trainings and consultation. She has written chapters on EMDR and Dissociative Disorders, EMDR and Internal Family Systems, and on working with Perpetrator Introjects. Her book “Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat Complex PTSD, and Dissociative Disorders” (2023) is the first book to integrate Internal Family Systems with knowledge from the trauma and dissociation field. Her commitment to providing clients with healing and has resulted in her becoming an EMDR Consultant and a Trauma and Recovery HAP Facilitator, Internal Family Systems Certified, and an American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Consultant. She is a past president of the New England Society of Trauma and Dissociation, served on various ISSTD committees and on the board. She received ISSTD's Distinguished Achievement Award and is an ISSTD Fellow.
Available Credit
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- 3.00 ISSTD Certificate ProgramThis program is eligible for 3.00 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program.
Price
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$59.00
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