18-Hour Parts Work Trauma Specialist Certificate Program: Mastering the Best Tools from IFS Therapy, Gestalt, Somatic Therapy, and Other Parts Approaches

Full Course Description

Parts Work for Trauma: Treat PTSD and Complex Trauma with IFS Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Inner Child Work and More

Trauma doesn’t just live in your clients’ memories—it leaves them fragmented, with parts of themselves split off, suppressed or hidden away to survive the pain.

That’s why you need to be using parts work approaches.

Because whether you work with complex trauma, childhood trauma, dissociation, or relational wounds, parts work gives you a better way to treat your clients’ emotional fragmentation and resolve the inner conflicts that prevent healing…

…PLUS gives clients a life-changing gift, a new way to see every part of themselves with compassion and value in ways other therapies can’t match.

And now with this all-new training, you can master the very best parts work tools from IFS Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Inner Child Work and more.

Led by trauma expert and certified IFS therapist Stacy Ruse, LPC this program will give you:

And here’s the best part. These approaches easily integrate with therapies like EMDR, CBT, ACT and more – adding new dimensions to the approaches you already use.

Register now to secure your spot!

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Discuss how approaches that view the self as a set of parts can be therapeutically beneficial for clients.
  2. Describe how awareness of inner personality parts leads to emotional flexibility.
  3. Use tools such as ego state mapping and IFS mapping to identify and externalize parts in clients.
  4. Define the core principles of Gestalt therapy, including its emphasis on the present moment and the therapeutic relationship.
  5. Use the “empty chair” technique to facilitate emotional processing and conflict resolution in clients.
  6. Evaluate the limitations of the existing research on Gestalt therapy's effectiveness.
  7. Apply the core concepts of Ego State Therapy in clinical practice to work with clients with trauma histories.
  8. Use mindfulness-based techniques to facilitate the deactivation of dissociated ego states and promote emotional regulation in PTSD treatment.
  9. Use ego-strengthening strategies to help clients develop resilience and manage trauma-related distress.
  10. Summarize the fundamental principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how they apply to clinical practice.
  11. Identify the 3 core categories of parts in the Internal Family Systems model.
  12. Examine the potential risks, contraindications, and other considerations associated with using the IFS model.
  13. Evaluate the support for IFS therapy as a promising practice for the treatment of PTSD.
  14. Identify challenges and limitations in the existing research into the IFS framework.
  15. Teach clients how to effectively respond to the needs of their child part with care, mindfulness, and attention.
  16. Apply knowledge of dissociation and its relationship to trauma in identifying and addressing dissociative features in treatment.
  17. Incorporate spiritual and archetypes concepts into therapeutic work with clients.
  18. Navigate transference-countertransference dynamics in the treatment of clients with early relational trauma.

Outline

The Foundations of Parts Work for Trauma

Tools and Techniques to Map, Identify, and Connect with Inner Parts

Initiate Dialogue between Parts, Resolve Polarized Internal Struggles and More

Finding and Working with Hidden and Dissociative Parts: Somatic, Meditation and Creative Tools

Inner Child Work & Trauma Unburdening

Integration & Evaluation of Parts Work in Trauma Therapy

Research, Limitations, and Risks of Approaches Covered in This Program

Target Audience

Copyright : 11/13/2024