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3-Day Treating Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Retreat - Transcending Trauma with Frank Anderson, MD

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Frank Anderson, MD
Duration:
Three Days
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Presented in EN and FR
Product Code:
LWC059448
Brochure Code:
PLW96052
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Live Webcast
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Description

Hailed as "the treatment method that all clinicians should know to treat clients effectively" by Bessel van der Kolk, author of the New York Times Best-seller The Body Keeps the Score, IFS therapy is rapidly becoming one of the most popular and effective treatment approaches to heal emotional wounds — the wounds that prevent clients from moving forward in therapy.

Whether you're new to IFS therapy or you've been using it for years, you'll leave revitalized with the practical insights, strategies, and interventions you need to effectively treat complex trauma with IFS therapy.

What you’ll get when you register now….

  • 3 days LIVE training with Frank Anderson, M.D.
  • Breakfast, Lunch, and Coffee/Tea Included!
  • Earn Up to 14.25 CE Hours
  • Archive recording available for 30 days

Register today!

This event is not affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify toward IFS Institute credits or IFS Institute certification.

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Frank Anderson, MD's Profile

Frank Anderson, MD Related seminars and products

Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.

Dr. Anderson has lectured extensively on the Neurobiology of PTSD and Dissociation and wrote the chapter “Who’s Taking What” Connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Internal Family Systems for Trauma in Internal Family Systems Therapy – New Dimensions. He co-authored a chapter on What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy, and recently co-authored Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.

His most recent book, entitled Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems was released on May 19, 2021.

His memoir, To Be Loved, was released on May 7, 2024.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Frank Anderson maintains a private practice, is the co-founder of the Trauma Institute, and is the co-founding producer of Trauma Informed Media. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Frank Anderson is a member of the New England Society Studying Trauma and Dissociation and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

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Program Information

Access Period for Live Webcast

You will have access for 90 days after the program for review. For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. Please note that this requirement may vary by credit type. Please see detailed credit information for specific requirements for each credit type.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


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Please Note

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.


Objectives

  1. Explain the theoretical model of IFS and the concept of parts related to trauma treatment applications.
  2. Identify different symptoms and characteristics of trauma and CPTSD in order to inform an IFS based treatment plan.
  3. Integrate IFS into your current therapeutic interventions to improve trauma treatment outcomes.
  4. Recognize the risks and limitations of using IFS in trauma treatment.
  5. Apply techniques for identifying and separating target parts in your clients.
  6. Propose how to work with protective parts from an IFS perspective for assessment and treatment planning.
  7. Relate how self-energy, internal wisdom, empathy and compassion impact treatment outcomes.
  8. Understand how the neuroscience of trauma and dissociation affects your clients and use that knowledge to inform therapeutic decisions.
  9. Determine how to work with implicit and explicit trauma memories in clients.
  10. Comment on how the role of attachment and relational trauma from an IFS perspective informs clinical treatment interventions.
  11. Characterize common reactions to trauma such as vulnerability, shame cycles, and substance use in the context of case conceptualization.
  12. Examine the use of medications and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in conjunction with IFS interventions for trauma treatment.
  13. Utilize IFS based techniques to identify and manage dissociative symptoms in clients.
  14. Outline the order of progression and common roadblocks encountered during trauma treatment.

Outline

IFS and Trauma Treatment
Working with Various Types of Trauma

  • CPTSD and IFS
  • Trauma Types Defined
  • IFS Theoretical Model Overview
  • IFS and Phase Oriented Treatment
  • Integrate IFS into Your Treatment Approach 
  • Identifying a Part Meditation Exercise
  • Risks and Limitations

The IFS Technique: How to Work with Protective Parts
Getting Started with IFS in Your Practice

  • Identifying and Separating Target Parts
  • Using Self-Energy and Accessing Internal Wisdom
  • Befriending, Finding the Job, and Finding the Fear
  • Beyond the 6 F’s 
  • Direct Access of a Part Video Demonstration
  • Empathy and Compassion Experiential Exercise

The Neuroscience of Trauma and Dissociation
What You Need to Know as a Therapist

  • Fear Circuitry and PTSD
  • Implicit and Explicit Memory
  • Hormones and Other Chemical Factors
  • Anatomical Factors
  • Extreme Reactions and the Autonomic Nervous System
  • How Neuroscience Informs Therapeutic Decisions

Attachment, Relational Trauma and Common Reactions
The Role of IFS in Treating Attachment and Relational Wounds

  • The Stages and Styles of Attachment
  • Attachment and Preverbal Trauma 
  • IFS as Internal Attachment Work
  • Common Reactions to Trauma
  • Vulnerability
  • Shame Cycles Associated with Trauma
  • Substance Use as Protection

The Associated Features of Trauma
Master the key factors in a Trauma Treatment System    

  • Systems, Severe Trauma, and Polarities
  • Traumatic Feelings and Loss
  • Therapists’ Parts
  • Common Comorbidities
  • Medications and Trauma
  • Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
  • Identifying Therapists’ Parts Exercise

Working with Dissociation, The Self & Parts
Stay on Target Using IFS with the Most Extreme Parts

  • Dealing with Dissociation 
  • Dissociation as a Spectrum
  • Conflict Between Parts
  • Therapist parts
  • Meditation- Therapist Parts 

The Process of Transcending Trauma
Self as the Ultimate Corrective Experience

  • The Order of Healing
  • Features of Treating Emotional Wounds
  • Common Roadblocks
  • Forgiveness
  • Confrontation 
  • Trauma Memories
  • Integrating Spirituality
  • The Unburdening Process Video Demonstration

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Case Managers
  • Mental Health Professionals

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