Interpersonal Neurobiology Informed Approaches to Working with Complex Trauma

- an IFS perspective

 10 and 24 April, 8 and 22 May, 5 and 19 June, 3 July 2024, 9:00am - 12:00pm AEST

Structure of the course:
7 x 3 hour workshops comprised of didactic teaching, experiential exercises, demos, videos and Q&A 

Learning outcomes:

• Gain confidence with clients who are new to IFS and ‘cant go inside’
• Recognize and work with core shame in clients with complex trauma.
• Practice and master the skill of Implicit Direct Access with any client
• Understand the whole cascade of parts involved in a sequence with very polarized clients
• Learn more nuanced attunement skills with highly protected systems including those diagnosed with complex mental health disorders such as BPD or Schizophrenia
• Gain confidence in working with suicidal parts
• Learn simple approaches to working with the body and pre-verbal parts
• Understanding Transference and enactments with clients who have experience relational trauma

This course is not affiliated with the Internal Family Systems Institute (IFSI) nor is it a substitute for nor equivalent to the IFS Institutes Level 1, 2 or 3 trainings. To become IFS certified, you must complete the IFS Institute's Level 1 training and complete the certification process.

Presenter/s:

Stephanie Mitchell
Level 3 Certified IFS Therapist
Diploma of Counselling
Graduate Certificate in Family Systems Therapy
3 Years advanced training in Transactional Analysis 
Voice Dialogue training
Open Dialogue training
10 years post qualification experience working in Mental Health with clients who experience diagnoses of BPD and schizophrenia
Ethics approval as co-investigator in research on IFS and Psychosis, with Flinders Uni and University of California San Francisco - starting in 2024

This course counts towards 21 hours of category A CPD.

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