Using Internal Family Systems as a framework - participants will be given an experience of giving voice to parts as a creative, self help practice. There will be a brief introduction to IFS - some examples of parts writing and some opportunities to explore this practice alone - with discussion in small groups.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Learn the basic assumptions of IFS - particularly the distinction between talking from parts and talking for them
- Experience writing from parts as a therapeutic self help tool
- Reflect on the benefit of parts writing for clients
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Therapists, clients anyone who is interested in self expression as a growth tool
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
They may become more familiar with the the idea of writing from parts which is a way of speaking for the parts.
Course Content
Presenter
I am an Internal Family System Therapist and Integrative Counsellor in Private Practice. I have also been a singer songwriter since my late teens and a regular performer at Open Mic’s. I have always written songs and poems from parts of myself and since training in IFS I am able to understand this through a model.
