Title: Internal family systems therapy /
Authors: Schwartz, Richard C.,; Sweezy, Martha,
Year: 2020
Subjects: Psychotherapy patients Family relationships.; Multiple personality; Psychosynthesis; Families Psychological aspects; Family psychotherapy; Family Therapy methods; Family Relations psychology; Families Psychological aspects; Family psychotherapy; Multiple personality; Psychosynthesis; Psychotherapy patients Family relationships
Abstract: Now significantly revised with over 70% new material, this is the authoritative presentation of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, which is taught and practiced around the world. IFS reveals how the subpersonalities or "parts" of each individual's psyche relate to each other like members of a family, and how--just as in a family--polarization among parts can lead to emotional suffering. IFS originator Richard Schwartz and master clinician Martha Sweezy explain core concepts and provide practical guidelines for implementing IFS with clients who are struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, and other behavioral problems. They also address strategies for treating families and couples. IFS therapy is listed in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. New to This Edition *Extensively revised to reflect 25 years of conceptual refinement, expansion of IFS techniques, and a growing evidence base. *Chapters on the Self, the body and physical illness, the role of the therapist, specific clinical strategies, and couple therapy. *Enhanced clinical utility, with significantly more "how-to" details, case examples, and sample dialogues. *Quick-reference boxes summarizing key points, and end-of-chapter summaries.
Contents: Part 1: An overview of internal family systems therapy -- 1. The origins of internal family systems therapy -- 2. Individuals as systems -- 3. The self -- 4. Burdens -- 5. IFS and the body -- 6. The role of the therapist in IFS -- Part 2: How to practice IFS therapy with individuals -- 7. Setting the table for treatment -- 8. In-sight and direct access -- 9. Finding, focusing, and fleshing out protectors -- 10. Feeling toward, befriending, and exploring protector fears -- 11. Changing protector polarizations -- 12. Unburdening exiles -- 13. Doing inner work safely -- Part 3: IFS therapy with families, couples, and larger systems -- 14. The IFS model's view of families -- 15. Releasing constraints in IFS family therapy -- 16. Unburdening in IFS family therapy -- 17. Treating couples with IFS therapy -- 18. Applying the IFS model to social and cultural systems -- Pat 4: Research and conclusion -- 19. Research on IFS -- 20. The laws of inner physics -- Glossy of terms -- References -- Index