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Digital Seminar

Applying IFS Therapy for Addictive Processes

Bringing Compassion to Clients’ Polarized Parts
Faculty:
Alexia Rothman, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 53 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
22 Mar, 2024
Product Code:
NOS096367
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.
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Description

When therapists hear the word addiction, they often think about drugs and alcohol. Yet many clients are caught in the grip of addictive processes that include binge eating, self-injury, or other compulsive behaviours such as gambling, overspending, gaming, and more. Often, the underlying processes fueling addictions are shrouded in shame and judgment. In this workshop, you’ll explore different kinds of compulsive comfort-seeking behaviours and discover IFS strategies that facilitate compassionate, respectful, and collaborative healing work. You’ll learn to:  

  • Use specific IFS techniques to help clients address and resolve compulsory and addictive behaviours 
  • Help clients develop trusting, collaborative relationships with the parts of themselves seeking comfort through addictive processes 
  • Guide clients toward healing the vulnerability and wounding that often underlie addictions 

 

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

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Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

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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. Conceptualize the cycle of addiction through an IFS lens. 
  2. Discuss how to help clients with addictions approach their systems with compassion. 
  3. Explain the concept of intrapsychic polarization. 
  4. Apply the concept of intrapsychic polarization to understanding addictive processes in clients’ systems. 
  5. Apply IFS techniques for working with the polarized protective parts associated with addictive behaviours and processes. 

Outline

  • The cycle of addiction through an IFS lens 
  • Understanding the function of addictive processes and the role of polarized protector parts 
  • How to help clients with addictions approach their systems with compassion 
  • Helping clients to access their core, compassionate essence 
  • How to stay present with polarized protectors and urges to engage in addictive processes from a centred place 
  • The IFS definition of intrapsychic polarization and how it helps us understand addictive processes in clients’ systems 
  • How IFS can help clients access healing potential when working with and defusing addiction-related polarizations  
  • IFS techniques for working with polarized protective parts associated with addictive behaviours and processes 
  • The limitations of the research and potential risks 
  • Video Demonstration 

Target Audience

  • Psychologists
  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Counsellors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Social Workers

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