Working with ‘Parts’ within Trauma Practice
Healing the Child(ren) Within
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This workshop introduces understanding how trauma can result in varying degrees of dissociation and fragmentation of one’s inner experience. This workshop draws elements from different parts of work/ego state models such as structural dissociation, transactional analysis, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and others
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Conceptualizing inner states
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Singular verse split subconscious states
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Dissociation as a division of the personality
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Dissociative parts of personality
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The role of ‘phobic reactions’ within parts
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Understanding the ‘self-protective’ roles of different parts or ego states including shame
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Tools to support relationship with fragmented ego state/parts of one’s inner world, foster a means to integration, inner coherence, regulation and the capacity for self-soothing
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Treatment interventions for overcoming the phobia of dissociative parts.
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Specific interactive strategies and exercises working with ego state parts.