Integrating Parts Work into Trauma Treatment Using Internal Family Systems Therapy
$45.00
Serving our clients with complex trauma and dissociative disorders can be challenging. Yet there is hope as the field of trauma studies rapidly grows and our knowledge base expands. In this training, participants will learn how to use clinical strategies based on Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) to inspire confidence in treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder. We will use Frank Anderson’s book “Transcending Trauma” as our guide as we explore a practical roadmap for healing from trauma based on parts work, neurobiology, and compassion.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Identify strategies to ameliorate severe symptoms of PTSD
- Recognize how Internal Family Systems integrates parts work in understanding trauma
- Discuss how parts work can be used to heal from trauma
- Apply strategies based on IFS with clients dealing with complex and dissociative trauma
Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 hours of Clinical continuing education training.
Course Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW, MSW
Recording Date: 7/26/2024
Recorded Live Webinar with downloadable presentation slides and/or handouts, evaluation, and a required quiz. The learner is required to pass with a 70% or higher to achieve the CE certificate of completion. The learner is able to reset the test until a satisfactory score is achieved. CE Training Workshops, LLC, provider #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/2/2022 – 8/2/2025. CE Training Workshops, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. System Requirements: Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Safari, Edge on any modern operating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS). A desktop browser is recommended. We do not provide support resources for issues encountered using a mobile device. For more information about our policies and board approval statements, please visit our FAQS page.
Dreya Blume, MA, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, with her MSW from Radford University and an MA in anthropology from the University of Hawaii. Dreya has twenty years of experience working in mental health, from case management to intensive in-home services to leading groups for addicts in recovery.
Integrating Parts Work into Trauma Treatment Using Internal Family Systems Therapy (3 HR) Syllabus
I. Understanding Complex PTSD
- Develops from chronic, inescapable trauma (e.g., childhood abuse, captivity)
- Involves emotional dysregulation, dissociation, interpersonal challenges
- Symptoms include hyperarousal, re-experiencing, avoidance, and negative self-concept
II. Overview of Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Therapy model by Richard Schwartz viewing the psyche as made up of parts
- The Self leads healing with qualities like compassion, curiosity, and clarity
- Each part plays a role: protectors, firefighters, and exiles
III. Goals and Process of IFS Therapy
- Identify, befriend, and understand each part’s function
- Strengthen connection between Self and parts
- Guide parts to release burdens and adopt healthier roles
IV. Parts Typology and Roles
- Managers: control environments to prevent trauma reactivation
- Firefighters: distract or numb pain through reactive behaviors
- Exiles: carry trauma memories and emotional pain
V. Building Relationships with Parts
- Establish trust between Self and parts through nonjudgmental inquiry
- Use compassion and curiosity to help parts feel heard and safe
- Develop internal harmony through respectful communication
VI. Healing and Unburdening
- Witness exiles’ pain and revisit trauma in a safe way
- Redo unmet needs during trauma with imagination and Self-energy
- Invite parts to release burdens and adopt new roles
VII. The 6 F’s Framework
- Steps: Find, Focus, Flesh out, Feel, Befriend, and understand the Fear
- Helps distinguish blended parts and elevate the Self’s leadership
- Reveals deeper protectors or hidden exiles
VIII. Self-Energy and Inner Qualities
- 8 C’s: Calm, Curiosity, Clarity, Compassion, Confidence, Creativity, Courage, Connectedness
- 5 P’s: Patience, Presence, Persistence, Perspective, Playfulness
- These traits foster trust and internal transformation
IX. Clinical Applications and Complications
- Ensure permission from all parts before trauma work
- IFS with DID and extreme systems requires attention to fragmentation and Self-accessibility
- Watch for reenactments, boundary challenges, and co-morbidities
X. Integration, Maintenance, and Resources
- Continuous inner dialogue and support for long-term healing
- Reinforce new internal roles through visualization and daily check-ins
- Recommended reading: No Bad Parts, Transcending Trauma, and IFS workbooks
