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Pre-Conference Institute

Psychodynamics of Internal Family Systems

with Richard Schwartz, PhD

Thursday, March 26, 2015 | 8:45 am - 5:00 pm
at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA

8:15 am Registration

8:45 am Welcoming Remarks

12:30-1:45 pm Lunch (on your own)

5:00 pm Adjourn

Both Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy focus on the internal registering of early-on traumatogenic experiences within the child's developing mind. Both treatment approaches deeply appreciate the dysfunctional impact these inner schemas will have on how subsequent experiences are then interpreted and organized; furthermore, both schools of thought contend that individuals who have suffered at the hands of their parents will continue to enact their unresolved childhood dramas throughout life – until they have had an opportunity to process and integrate the unmastered relational experiences that have given rise to their maladaptive ways of acting, reacting, and interacting.

Both IFS and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy are "depth approaches" that offer such an opportunity. Whereas Psychodynamic Psychotherapy focuses on the gradual and spontaneous emergence of insight into the unconscious conflicts and psychodynamics that have created the internal tensions that are interfering with actualization of the patient's potential, IFS – while striving to achieve the same therapeutic goal – takes a somewhat divergent path. IFS is a more directive and focused method of treatment that prompts patients to delve into the psychodynamics of their interior world, where their inner resistances can then be disarmed, the exiled parts of the Self accessed, and competing internal "voices" categorized into discrete subpersonalities.

With curiosity and compassion, IFS therapist and patient can then work collaboratively to facilitate development of a more harmonious relationship between and amongst the various dissociated and conflictual "parts" of the Self, the ultimate goal being the promotion of integration, transformation, healing, and empowerment.

Educational Objectives – after completing the program, the attendee will be able to:

1. to explain the similarities between IFS and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy;

2. to describe the differences between IFS and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy;

3. to speak to the ways in which IFS conceptualizes the internal recording of early-on traumatogenic experiences;

4. to discuss the roles of managers, exiles, and firefighters in the patient's psychic economy;

5. to understand the ways in which IFS promotes psychic health, integration, and empowerment.

6 CE/CME Credits MFT
Program Code: IFS6

Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, earned his doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University, after which he began a long association with both the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago and The Family Institute at Northwestern University, ultimately attaining the status of Associate Professor at both institutions. He coauthored (with Michael Nichols) Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, the most widely used family therapy text in the United States. Grounded in systems thinking, Dr. Schwartz developed the Internal Family Systems model in response to patients' descriptions of various parts within themselves. In 2000, he founded The Center for Self Leadership (CSL) in Oak Park, IL; CSL offers three levels of IFS training, national and international workshops for both professionals and the general public and an annual national conference. Dr. Schwartz has either authored or co-authored a number of well-known books, including Internal Family Systems Therapy; Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model; The Mosaic Mind; Metaframeworks; and You Are The One You've Been Waiting For, and over fifty articles about IFS. A featured speaker for national professional organizations, Dr. Schwartz serves on the editorial board of four professional journals

Reduced tuition for attending BOTH Psychodynamic Psychotherapy conferences:

Pre-Conference Institute - The Psychodynamics of Internal Family Systems (IFS6), and
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 2015 (PP15)

When registering for both conferences we suggest that you write down the appropriate discount code noted in red (below) so that you have it available during the checkout process.

	Early Registration through January 31, 2015	Regular Registration after January 31, 2015	Students, Fellows & Interns, Unemployed & Retired Professionals
Thursday Conference (IFS6)	$195	$225	$125
Friday/Saturday Conference (PP15)	$350	$395	$195
Both Conferences (IFS6 & PP15)	$495 (save $50) TA-DS15	$550 (save $70) TA-MS15	$275 (save $45) TA-FS15

Event Type:Continuing Education Program

Category:Special Events