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Frank Guastella Anderson – Treating Complex Trauma
Add additional power to your current clinical approach and make trauma treatment more effective in a shorter period of time when you incorporate Internal Family Systems (IFS) in your practice.
The IFS model has been proven to be effective in healing trauma even the most complicated after decades of scientific research and clinical breakthroughs. Join Dr. Frank Anderson, psychiatrist, author, and vice chair of the Foundation for Self Leadership — the leading organization dedicated to advancing the IFS model through research and training — in this comprehensive certificate course where he provides you a step–by–step guide for applying IFS into your clinical practice.
Special emphasis will be placed on understanding how the course works throughout. trauma How IFS can be used to improve your brain health Complex trauma and its common co-morbidities can be treated-morbidities, including anxiety, depression, panic, insomnia, obsessive-Compulsive behavior and many more
You’ll also get exclusive insight into How neuroscience can tell you why, how, and which IFS techniques are best to maximize your clinical results — so you’ll know Just what it says How to empower clients to overcome even the most complex traumas
You’ll end this online course prepared to start integrating Internal Family Systems with your current clinical models, plus you’ll Get your Certificate Treating Complex Trauma Internal Family Systems
Hailed by the world’s leading trauma authority, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, as “the treatment method all clinicians should know,” The powerful IFS model is a great option. Complex trauma healing can be accelerated — providing lasting relief for your clients in a shorter period of time.
You’ve likely heard your clients explain their feelings of conflicting emotions, “a part of me wants to…and then there’s a part of me that doesn’t…” As they struggle with their internal conflicts “Self,” Desires and behaviors
The transformative IFS approach to IFS makes the idea of multiplicity in the mind normal. Each part is capable of achieving a positive intention and all parts have value. Even for trauma survivors.
Involving case studies allows you to learn from the best.-Sessions demonstrations and masterfully delivered lectures by Dr. Frank Anderson This will help you take the next step-By-step how to apply the most effective, empirically validated IFS interventions to help your clients listen to and understand their conflicting parts to master their emotions — so they can discover deep, lasting healing.
Through nine comprehensive video modules you’ll learn…
How to Treat Different Types Of Trauma
- Acute trauma
- PTSD
- Complex Relational trauma or other types of trauma
- Attachment and developmental traumas
- Dissociative or extreme trauma
Internal Family Systems (IFS Model)
- The origins, goals & assumptions
- A non-Pathologizing, an accelerated approach, rooted within neuroscience
- IFS differs phase by phase-Treatment oriented
- Protective responses are crucial
- Treating emotional overwhelm head-On
- Multiplicity of the mind — we all have parts
- For clients who are suffering from abuse, there are clinical considerations
The IFS Technique
- Step 1 – Identify the Target Symptom
- Meditation practices
- Separating the person from the symptoms
- Find out more about its purpose
- Step 2: Gain Access to Internal Strengths & Resources for Healing
- From defensiveness to curiosity
- The “Self” Therapy-Definition of countertransference
- It is possible to heal by gaining compassion
- Role of empathy in healing — the benefits and the downsides
- Step 3: Find the Function and Fear of the Symptom
- It is important to focus on its fear
- The true story behind the symptoms
- Fostering an internal relationship
- Step 4: Healing Traumatic Wounds
- There are three phases to healing: First, you must observe the pain and then remove the hurtful part from the past. Then, let go of your thoughts, feelings and beliefs.
- Science behind the healing — memory reconsolidation
Attachment Disorders & Relational Trauma
- Internal attachment work using IFS
- Attachment styles are parts of the self
- Attachment trauma-The role of the therapist
- Heal the relationship wounds from childhood
- Client’s “Self” The corrective object
- Deal with preverbal trauma
Manage Common Co-Morbidities
- Depression, panic attacks and substance abuse are all possible. Eating disorders, ADD, OCD, and ADD can also be caused by OCD.
- A non-Pathological approach
- Protective responses to trauma: Comorbidities
- The following symptoms are common “parts of the self”
Differentiate between Biological and Therapeutic Conditions
- Intersection of biology & situation“Real Mind-Body Medicine”)
- Therapist’s role in biology — When to refer and when to work it through
- Psychopharmacology psychotherapy
Neurobiology Trauma
- Neuroscience for therapists — what you need to know
- Fear circuitry and the emergence of PTSD
- Extreme reactions, Autonomic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System
- Rage at suicide and dissociation from shame
The Extreme Reactions of Trauma
- Talking directly with the symptom
- Introduce the part to “Self”
- Dealing with the overwhelm — no need for building resources
- How to remain calm and clear when working with clients in extreme situations
How Neuroscience Informs Therapeutic Decisions
- Top-Bottom and down-Up strategies that are rooted within neuroscience
- When it’s necessary to take over and “be the auxiliary brain” Your client
- When it’s best to slow things down, hand over control and work with the body
- Sensing vs. understanding
- Home strategies
Integrate IFS into Your Treatment Approach
- EMDR/DBT, Sensorimotor/SE, and other methods
- Transformation vs. rehabilitation or adaptation
- Beyond the cognitive (experiential therapies).
- Integrating IFS into your existing clinical approach
This intensive training also includes:
- Live demonstrations
- Meditations
- Practice sessions
It’s easy to get shaken and lose confidence in your approach when a client’s trauma response edges into seemingly uncontrollable dynamics of rage, panic, or suicidal desperation.
In this bonus session, you’ll explore the neurobiological “whats and whys” Parasympathetic withdrawal and hyperarousal are some of the symptoms. You’ll also learn how to use neuroscience to inform you treatment model — so you’ll know exactly how to empower your clients with strategies that help produce deep, lasting healing.
This comprehensive manual includes everything you need. Downloadable worksheets and exercises, offers straight–forward explanations to help teach clients a new way to identify with their “Self” — separating the person from the symptom to gain control over traumatic experiences. You’ll get:
- Step-By-step techniques
- Annotated case examples
- Unique meditations
- Neuroscience applications
- …and so much more!
Dr. Frank Anderson in an exclusive recorded Q&A call where he’ll address questions from online course attendees and share additional insight into using IFS for treating complex trauma.
Who does this training serve?
This certificate training is for professionals working with complex trauma. It has been specifically designed for counselors and social workers, psychologists and marriage and family therapists. Case managers and addiction counselors are also included. This intensive online training program is intended to help clients overcome trauma’s toxic stress.
This online interactive certificate training offers you the opportunity to connect with mentors and peers, all of whom are focused on helping clients succeed.
Continued Education Credits are Available
Details specific to your profession
Learn more about the course outline.
Are you looking for additional information about this certificate program?
PESI can be reached at 800-844-8260.
Certificate of Completion
Participants will be given a certificate to acknowledge their completion of this intensive training.
Your certificate is not only a testament to your professional achievements, but it also distinguishes you among your peers. It also shows clients, colleagues and employers that your dedication continues to improve therapeutic outcomes.
“A gifted speaker and a national expert on trauma, Frank Anderson introduces a gentle, effective, mindfulness-based model for treating a wide range of clients — from the worried well to the most challenging of borderline clients.” – Janina Fisher, PhD
“Frank Anderson is a brilliant and delightful presenter who has a unique ability to integrate the neuroscience and treatment of trauma with IFS.” – Richard Schwartz, PhD – Developer of Internal Family Systems Therapy
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About Dr. Frank Anderson:
Frank Guastella Anderson, MD, He completed his residency at Harvard Medical School and served as a clinical instructor in psychotherapy. He is a psychiatrist as well as a psychotherapist. He is passionately interested in teaching brain.-Psychotherapy based on neuroscience and integration of current neuroscience knowledge into the IFS model.
Dr. Anderson The Foundation for Self Leadership vice-chair is he. He is a trainer at the Center for Self Leadership with Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., and maintains a long affiliation with, and trains for, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center at Justice Resource Center Boston MA.
Dr. Anderson Has lectured extensively about Neurobiology and Dissociation. He also wrote the chapter. “Who’s Taking What” For connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology, and the Internal Family Systems Trauma Internal Family Systems Therapy-New Dimensions He co-Authored a chapter “What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy” Recently, co-Authored “Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.”
Dr. Anderson He maintains a private law practice in Concord, MA. Trauma Professionals (IATP).
Speaker Disclosures: Financial: Frank Anderson Maintains a private business. He is paid a consulting fee by the Center for Self Leadership. Dr. Anderson PESI, Inc. gives a speaking honourarium Non-financial: Frank Anderson Is the President of The Foundation for Self Leadership.
You can access all course videos online and all materials forever. Plus, use The CE21 Mobile™ app to access the course content on-the-Use your mobile devices to go anywhere and whenever you wish.
Instantly connect with other professionals You can access the course materials via interactive message boards. You’ll be part of a community of hundreds of practitioners all focused on mastering Internal Family Systems for treating complex trauma, providing valuable opportunities to share insight and experiences and to build your professional network.
Completion of your CE online tests Earn up to 14.5 CE Hours!
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