- Foundational assumptions of the approach
- IFS concepts and terms
- Differentiate between managers, firefighters, and exiles
- Commonalities with other systems approaches
- Therapeutic benefits of parts work
- Cultural competence and humility
- The 6 F’s – how to identify and understand protective parts
- Recognize and honor the role of each part
- The 8 C’s – qualities of self-energy and their role in IFS
- The non-pathologizing essence of IFS
- Understanding your own parts as the therapist
The Therapeutic Powers of Play Meets IFS
- Why play therapy model lends itself seamlessly to IFS treatment outcomes
- How IFS and play help access and heal wounded parts
- Talk to kids about their internal world from IFS perspective
- Relationship between protective parts and exiles
- Exploring parts with external representation in play therapy
- Limitations of the research, potential risks
- Sandtray therapy – bringing the internal to the external
- Expressive arts – giving language and expression to experiences and parts
- LEGO® - based therapy – from internal to 3D
- Bibliotherapy – literature to express and understand the internal system
- Non-directive play therapy – staying core to the experiential concept of IFS and letting parts speak for themselves
- And more!




