Marin CAMFT is offering a two-part series on Internal Family Systems in October
Note: This two-part workshop has been offered by Marin CAMFT in May 2021 and December 2022. If you took Dorothy's workshop previously, you are welcome to re-take this as a refresher, though note that BBS rules do not allow counting CEs from the same course multiple times (only new participants qualify for CEs). Part 2 will be offered the following Friday, October 18th, as a separate event. You may register for just Part 1 or for both workshops.
2 CEs available (for those who have not taken this course from Marin CAMFT before)
Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal chapter members!
Part 1: Workshop Description
People instinctively refer to parts of themselves. “A part of me wants to see my friends, another part of me wants to rest at home.” Internal Family Systems (IFS) harnesses this instinct as a tool for developing insight and self-compassion.
While studying Family Systems Therapy, Dr. Richard Schwartz observed clients using “parts” language and developed IFS. Since a family can be seen as a single entity composed of individuals, an individual can be seen as a single entity composed of parts.
Conflicting parts cause anxiety leaving us feeling stuck. Certain parts can feel intolerable. By gaining perspective on one part at a time, we can liberate parts that have been exiled to the unconscious. From an IFS perspective all parts are welcome, even when a welcoming attitude seems counter-intuitive.
Respect for any part’s positive intention invites liberation from suffering and helps the part to redefine its intended role. Eliminating the suffering, not the part, provides a clear foundation for self-compassion.
An Introduction to the IFS Model is an overview of IFS and its potential benefits. Completion of this workshop does not constitute being trained in the IFS model. Formal training is available through the IFS Institute at https://ifs-institute.com.
Educational Goals
- Learn the basic principles of the IFS model.
- Understand how basic IFS assumptions and tools are used for conducting an IFS session.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe the origin of the IFS model.
- Understand basic assumptions of IFS including how to distinguish a part from Self, and the role of a presenting problem in the system.
- Distinguish between basic elements of the IFS model: managers, firefighters, exiles, all distinct from Self.
- Distinguish between blended and un-blended states, and understand the different approaches to each.
- Listen for and identify discreet parts of a client’s system.
- Listen for and identify elements of a part.
Presenter
Dorothy O'Leary, LMFT Internal Family Systems (IFS) has provided the framework for Dorothy O’Leary’s psychotherapy practice since she began studying IFS in 2016. She has completed all three levels of IFS trainings and continues to cultivate her skills and style through additional trainings, consultations, practice groups, and using IFS in her practice as well as daily life. Dorothy has been a program assistant for trainings through the IFS institute, and assisted with introducing IFS to practitioners in Pakistan for the first time. Dorothy has been in private practice since 2012, and continues to find IFS a valuable tool growing as a person and as a practitioner.
The Zoom link and password are provided in the registration confirmation email after sign-up is completed.
Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs) for those who have never taken this course from Marin CAMFT before.
Date: Friday, October 11
Time: 12 noon to 2 pm Pacific
Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $30 for non-members.
Location: Online via Zoom. Password and link sent upon registration.
Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs
For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.
- Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs at programs@marincamft.org for more information.
- Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
- Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant. Please contact our Director of Programs at programs@marincamft.org with any questions.
- Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs at programs@marincamft.org.
- Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
- Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the workshop and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the event in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the meeting is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.
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