Internal Family Systems Therapy (Live, Online)
Class meetings are held on Mondays, January 8, 22, 29, February 5, 12, 26, March 4, 11, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:50 pm.
This course will introduce Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), a model that offers psychoanalytically-oriented clinicians an unique perspective and set of interventions that can complement psychoanalytic work and expand our treatment options.
When we encounter defenses and entrenched symptoms, including the ones that can create “stuckness” or treatment impasses, the IFS process engages these “parts” directly and collaboratively, inviting a dynamic exploration to unfold.
Like other modalities that work with self-states, ego-states and parts, IFS emphasizes the normal multiplicity of the mind. It facilitates a deepening connection between present-day difficulties and the historical injuries that prompt parts (self-states) to develop. IFS can be helpful for enhancing affect regulation, decreasing shame and healing attachment problems.
We will discuss the options and considerations for integrating IFS into psychodynamic treatment. Detailed examples from the instructor’s clinical work will be provided, and participants will be invited to discuss cases from their practices. Experiential exercises and demonstration sessions will also be included.
This course can be taken as a stand-alone course, or as a required part of NIP’s Certificate Program in Psychotherapy Integration. The course will be taught at NIP in eight seminar-style classes, each lasting one hour and fifty minutes.
Students will be charged $650.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
I. Recognize and engage with protector “parts” (defenses) and vulnerable “parts” (shame, fear, helplessness, aloneness)
II. Utilize IFS interventions when issues in psychoanalytic treatment feel "stuck".
III. Utilize IFS interventions to enhance affect regulation, decrease shame and enhance “internalized attachment repair”
Nancy Bravman, LCSW is Associate Director and a faculty member of NIP’s Integrative Trauma Program. She has a particular interest in the integration of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and trauma-informed approaches to treatment. She is certified in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, an EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) Consultant and is also trained in Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Her psychotherapy practice is located in Manhattan. www.nancybravmanlcsw.com
Continuing Education
This class is approved for 14.0 CE contact hours for psychologists, social workers, and licensed psychoanalysts:
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education credits for psychologists. The National Institute for the Psychotherapies maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0018.
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts #Psyan-0004.
Personalized CE certificates will be emailed at the end of this event after completing and passing an online quiz and evaluation form. Attendance on all days are mandatory for CE credits.
Refunds, & Cancellation Policy
Cancellation requests made more than a week prior to the event will be given a full refund of registration fees. Refunds will not be granted for cancellation requests made within a week of the first day of the event or for no-shows on any of the days event take place.