20-hour Internal Family Systems (IFS) Experiential Intro course
General Information
Title: 20-hour Internal Family Systems (IFS) Experiential Intro course: Working with inner parts of a person
Presenters: Lois Ehrman, PhD; Mary C. Green, M.A. and team of 10 trainers
Dates: June 2,3,9,10, 2024TIME: 8:45 AM –2:00 PM Eastern Time each day (15-minute break)
Fee: $1325 (Earlybird discount until 1/1 $1200). Includes full technical support, handouts, and CE credits
Venue: Online Webinar with experiential breakout rooms
We have copied below (with permission) feedback from previous participants of this workshop:
1) I cannot recommend a training more highly! Since learning the basics of IFS, I have been able to make breakthrough after breakthrough with clients who tell me how much they are benefiting from this new approach. Thank you Lois and Mary and all the talented assistants – as well as the folks at Nachas consulting
Koby Frances PhD,
Private Practice,
Boston, MA
2) I found the IFS Training very informative and will definitely enhance my practice. I found the experiential piece to be the most beneficial and really enjoyed the entire training as well. I highly recommend this training to anyone who wants to incorporate “Parts work” into their practice.
Efrat Turk LMHC
EFT Certified
347-508-1727
3) The IFS training through Nachas Consulting was informative, meaningful and worthwhile. Despite the inherent challenges an online training can present, the thoughtfulness, creativity and resources-especially of multiple facilitators- invested in the programming created an experience that was intellectually accessible and emotionally engaging, creating opportunity for honest and wholesome learning.
Thank you!
Tamar Perlman, Psy,D.
4) This training was superb! Bruce and Lois together with their highly skilled guides gave over the information in such an easy and friendly way. Everything was so relevant to my work and gained so much from the practice groups. Thank you for creating this learning experience from the comfort of my home! Looking forward to future trainings of this kind.
Sincerely,
Yosef Lax, LCSW
5) Safe, memorable, rich, authentic and very rewarding!
Jennifer Massey, LCSW
6) Introduction to IFS with Bruce Hersey & his team was an amazing experience, both as a person and as a professional. Together with Nachas Consulting taking care of all the details, it was truly a phenomenal learning environment. I highly recommend this course and look forward to many more opportunities with Nachas Consulting.”
Shifi Lieberman, LMFT
Passaic, NJ
7) This training was wonderful! The leaders and guides who were part of the presentation team were all so knowledgeable and professional but also approachable and gentle. During the experiential break-out groups, they invited and challenged us to give our best. Thank you, Nachas Consulting, for hosting such a terrific and valuable training as well as providing delicious food and a welcoming and comfortable environment.
Liz Blackburn-Gruver, LCSW
8) I want to thank you again for this wonderful training experience! I found it to be meaningful both personally and professionally. I would definitely be interested in additional training with Bruce and Lois in IFS experiential learning.
All the best!
Bracha Daum, LCSW
9) Simply calling this training amazing is shortchanging what I experienced!
Marc Rieder, MSW LSW
10) Thank you so much for this training. The presenters were absolutely superb at what they do, artists at their craft! It was SO refreshing to observe and learn from them! And they did not talk about themselves! Only their SELF. It was truly inspiring. Please bring these trainers for further IFS training!
All the best,
Libby Klein, LCSW, LLC
11) Although I was practicing the IFS model for quite some time, this training was quite a surprise in what it offered. Both trainers were extremely knowledgeable and so easy to learn from. Their level of expertise in the IFS model was evident in how they presented and answered questions on both the beginner and advanced levels. In addition, Nachas provided a wonderful environment for learning to take place. Their team effort paid off in making this training the success that it was!
Goldy Gorelick, LCSW
Director, The Jewish EFT Institute
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20-hour Internal Family Systems (IFS) Experiential Intro course
Description
This is a 20-hour introductory course in Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS is an evidence-based therapy (for more details, please see https://www.foundationifs.
The key concepts of this model: the Self, Exiled parts containing negative experiences, feelings and beliefs, and protective parts (Managers and Firefighters) which attempt to keep the exiles from reaching consciousness, overwhelming, and dominating our perspective, will be explored through experiential exercises, demonstrations, sup
Participants will learn to identify these states within their own internal systems and how to use this model to guide clients through a natural healing process toward integration and wholeness.
Ample demonstration and supervised training in guiding the process with peers in client roles will be provided. Much attention will be given to facilitating the emergence of Self-presence by encouraging parts to Unblend, and learning the healing processes of Witnessing, Retrieval, and Unburdening of wounded and extreme parts.
The value of both therapist and client Self–presence and welcoming of all parts with acceptance and non-judgment will be emphasized as essential to the healing environment. Participants will become familiar with both Insight (client has Self-presence) and Direct Access (client is blended with a part) methods of processing.
Previous exposure to the model would be very beneficial to anyone interested: this includes reading any of Richard Schwartz’s books on IFS, or Parts Work by Thomas Holmes. There will be a didactic overview presented in addition to the significant experiential component.
Please note: While the presenters are IFS certified and they are presenting on the authentic IFS model, the training is not affiliated with the Center for Self Leadership and this workshop does not count toward IFS Level One Training or IFS Certification.
The program will be recorded, with the exception of breakout practices. Participants may have access to the recorded workshop for a period of 90 days.
Instructors
Lois Ehrmann is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a certified distance counselor who has been working in the mental health field for 30 years. Her specialty areas include trauma and attachment struggles in children, adolescents and adults. She has worked intensively with adoption and issues of pre-natal fetal alcohol exposure. In the last 10 years she has extensively studied the art of holistic healing in regard to trauma through the use of EMDR and the Internal Family Systems Model as well as other methodologies that incorporate the body, mind and spirit. She is a highly experienced speaker and presenter, having presented for many years on topics such as trauma and attachment, clinical supervision, and IFS.
Mary C. Green is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist, a Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider, and a Board Certified Coach. She has worked in the mental health field for over 30 years, having extensive experience providing therapeutic services to adults, children and families, and clinical training facilitation. Much of Mary’s specialized focus in her private practice has centered on trauma healing, resolution and resilience.
In 2010, Mary was introduced to IFS, and this powerful model of transformation and open-hearted healing now serves as the backbone of her therapeutic approach. She has completed Level 3 Training, obtained Certification, and is an Approved IFS Clinical Consultant with the IFS Institute. Mary currently offers online IFS therapy, individual and group consultation, coaching, and training experiences for clinicians. She is committed to supporting the development and expansion of the global IFS community and a culture of Self-leadership, especially within the clinical professions.
20-hour Internal Family Systems (IFS) Experiential Intro course
Objectives
- Discuss the essential concepts of the IFS Model of Psychotherapy such as the following: Self, Parts, Protectors, Exiles, Polarities and Healing Stages
- Apply under supervision working with the protective nature of the person’s parts in at least three triad practices so that clarity in the person playing the role of the client can be increased.
- Describe the essential healing steps in order to help clients do the following: name, explore and befriend their parts, unblend with parts so as to minister more effectively to parts, increase Self Presence toward their own parts, retrieve and unburden parts who have survived harsh external constraints.
- identify at least three of their own parts that may at times interfere with the therapeutic process with their clients.
- Demonstrate the phenomenon of blending with parts and learn how to facilitate unblending with a client.
Application Deadline
June 1, 2024 or until all training spaces are filled, whichever comes first.
Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified, via email, of acceptance when registration is complete and payment is received.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Tuition/registration payments are refundable (minus $50) until May 2, 2024. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable. In this situation, we will attempt to find someone to take your slot (based on our waiting list).
Accessibility
Conference is via webinar. For live options, there will be handicap accessibility.
Course level
Level of clinician
Accessibility
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
CE Information
References
Satisfactory Completion:
Participants must have paid the tuition fee, signed in or logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (for pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% is required.) Failure to sign/log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available electronically after satisfactory course completion. A link will be provided for those who have completed the training.
20-hour Internal Family Systems (IFS) Experiential Intro course
Schedule
| Day One Outline Sunday 6/2/24 | 8:45 am- 10:00 am: Welcome & Introductions
History and Basic Assumptions of IFS
10:00 am – 10:30 am Insight (versus Direct Access): Going Inside Brief Meditation for parts awareness Role of the therapist in IFS, client’s Self in IFS
10:30 am – 11:30 am Practice: Parts Index Exercise: Identifying your learning parts cards/dyads Special sauce: 3 things to say
11:30 am – 11:45 am Break
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Self -presence requires unblending from parts.
Witnessing: Being Present, Curious, Accepting Not Doing (Efforting) Going slower gets you there faster. 6 F’s: Finding, Feeling, beFriending, Fleshing out, etc.
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm increasing Self-presence, six F’s
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Integration: Review & Discussion
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| Day Two Outline Monday 6/3/24 | 8:45 am- 10:00 am: Brief Q&A
Managers & Firefighters: The protective nature of the system Dynamics of the three-group system
Direct Access: When the part can’t or won’t unblend recognizing blended state typical reasons that parts resist unblending how to negotiate for space
10:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 11:30 am Integration: Review & Discussion
11:30 am – 11:45 am Break
11:45 am -1:15 pm
1:15 pm – 2:00
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| Day Three Outline Sunday 6/9/24 | 8:45 am- 10:00 am: Brief Q&A
Understanding Burdens: traumatic memories, negative beliefs, somatic disturbance, extreme habits, reactivity Closing sessions safely: Acknowledging and thanking all parts for cooperation, giving space Establishing ongoing link to Self for part Asking for any final important communication by any part Reorientation, debriefing
10:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am –11:30 am Integration: Review & Discussion
11:30 am – 11:45 am Break
11:45 am –1:15 pm
1:15 pm –2:00 pm Integration: Review & Discussion |
| Day Four Outline Monday 6/10/24 | 8:45 am- 10:00 am: Healing: The Final Steps Retrieval, Unburdening, & Reintegration of Parts Parts stuck in time, traumatic memories Safe space/ healing place Ceremonial v. spontaneous unburdening Role of the body in unburdening/reintegration Future projection w/ gifts & resources
10:00 am – 11:00 am Retrieval and/or Unburdening & Reintegration
11:00 am –11:30 am Integration: Review & Discussion
11:30 am – 11:45 am Break
11:45 am –1:15 pm
1:15 pm –2:00 pm Closing Discussion: Goals of IFS Therapy
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