IFS MODEL – Online Introduction Webinar and Workshops – 4 x 90min sessions
February 4 @ 6:30 pm - February 25 @ 8:30 pm
$45 – $225
A whoa-to-go introduction to the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy – assumes no prior knowledge.
TICKETING OPTIONS
– Introductory Webinar ONLY (1 x 90 min session) – $45 (plus approx $6 EB ticketing fee)
– Introductory Webinar & 3 Workshops (4 x 90 min sessions) – $225 (plus approx $14 EB ticketing fee)
ALL SESSION TIMES | 6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT (Melbourne/Sydney time)
Session 1 – Overview of the IFS Model (Webinar, stand alone)
Tuesday 4th February 2025
6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT
Session 2 – Self, Parts and Burdens (Meeting style format with Experiential exercise)
Tuesday 11th February 2025
6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT
Session 3 – Flow of the Model (Meeting style format – Lecture)
Tuesday 18th February 2025
6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT
Session 4 – Video Demonstration (Meeting style format – Recorded Demo)
Tuesday 25th February 2025
6:30pm – 8:00pm
*All sessions are recorded and available for 30 days after each session only. It is the participant’s responsibility to view the sessions within the 30 days as re-activation of recordings will not be made available.
**Webinar participants can join the 3 sessions series following the webinar if places are available.
***Please note, certificates of attendance will only be provided to those who attend all the sessions live (watching the recordings later will not suffice for issuing attendance certificates, in accordance with accreditation associations’ requirements).
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ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP SERIES
In this workshop series you will immerse yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy. Simon d’Orsogna MA (IFS Institute’s International Partner for Australia and NZ) will offer an Introductory IFS Online workshop as a public webinar and 3 small meetings via the ZOOM platform. Webinar plus lectures combine to a 6 hours series total.
Participants in the Introductory Workshop Series will learn the basics of the IFS approach from the ground up. No previous knowledge of the model is assumed. Suitable to professionals (therapists, psychologists, counsellors, expressive and therapeutic arts practitioners, and social workers) as well as those seriously interested in their self-development. The focus in this series is on understanding the IFS approach, model and techniques. The Demos Series, Enriching Workshops, Small Groups, IFS Online Circle, and Level 1 Training will be a natural next step to those who have completed the Introductory workshop.
This Introductory lecture series (standalone 90 minute Webinar plus three 90-minute meetings) provides an opportunity for didactic presentation, watching a pre-recorded demonstration session with commentary, some (optional) experiential learning by doing, and develops a comfortable familiarity with the powerful attitudes and techniques that make IFS so effective. The sessions here provide an opportunity for group learning in a supportive atmosphere.
The webinar and the series will be recorded and with PPT and notes available. A certificate of attendance will be sent only to those who attend ALL sessions live in person.
Early registration is encouraged as previous Introduction workshops have sold out in the previous series.
This workshop will be conducted online, over the Zoom online conferencing platform.
Upon payment and acceptance into the course, instructions on links to Zoom will be sent to participants via the email address used at registration. Links will be sent in the day ahead of each session, and an hour prior to start (please check your spam and socials folders if not visible).
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Participation is for therapists and counsellors, mental health clinicians, or students in accredited graduate training programs. Practitioners working experientially and wholistically will find this approach broadens and makes more acute their existing work through using the steps of the IFS model of ‘Self and parts’ .
No assumption of the model is required, although pre-reading/pre-viewing of freely available online material can be helpful.
These intensive workshops will promote beginner and intermediate-level skill building through active participatory learning and live demonstrations. Come along prepared for optional learning by doing, through some individual and group exercises, invitations for self-reflection and Q&A.
See Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) from the Australian Psychological Society and Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) set down by the Psychology Registration Board of Australia.
The Australian Psychological Society advise that APS Members may accrue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours by participating in activities that they determine to be relevant to their specific professional approaches, and professional development goals. CPD activities do not need to be endorsed by the APS. A certificate of attendance will be available to participants who attend the Webinar and 3x sessions.
REFUND POLICY
Due to the limited size of each course, a refund can only be issued if cancellation notification is received 30 days prior to the workshop – less a $75.00 administration fee per person for the full course. Existing registrants will be sent the refund and should return any materials sent. We cannot reimburse any expenses you may have incurred. If you cannot attend, a suitably qualified substitute may attend in your place, assuming you forward all materials or information to them. Courses are pre-paid.
We reserve the right to cancel due to insufficient registrations or other reasons beyond our control at our discretion. Workshop fees will be reimbursed in full should cancellation be necessary.
Refunds will not be made after the first of the four sessions.
BIO
Simon d’Orsogna is a therapist, clinical trainer/facilitator, and systems-oriented coach based in Melbourne, with individual and organizational clients across Australia and the globe. He provides psychotherapy, process consultancy and adult developmental coaching. He is the founder of the Mind Beyond Institute and IFS Australia, and pioneered in successfully bringing IFS to the Australian and New Zealand region since 2012.
Based in Melbourne, Simon is a certified Kegan-Lahey Immunity to Change coach, process consultant and integrative therapist, and an Associate Instructor with the US Coherence Psychology Institute. Simon facilitates experiential learning workshops in Australia, including through 2016-18 offered a training series introducing Internal Family Systems to Australia, and since 2017 brought the first IFS official trainings from Dr Richard Schwartz’s US-based IFS Institute. He is IFSI’s International Partner in Australia and New Zealand, and is a Level 3 IFS practitioner with training specializations working with couples and working with survivors of trauma. Simon has facilitated and arranged more than 540 days of Internal Family Systems trainings and workshops since 2015. He has organised and led trainings of Coherence Therapy, Dreamwork in Groups, Systemic Family and Group Constellations, Person Centred Experiential Therapies, and Polyvagal informed Clinical Practice in the region. He has presented at the US annual IFS Conference as well as in workshops in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and across Australia and New Zealand.
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Testimonials from attendees of Simon’s earlier Introductory IFS workshops in this online format:
“I really enjoyed this training since it was very thought-provoking and triggered much self-evaluation. I was repeatedly drawn to giving consideration to my own parts and burdens and the roles they play – how they relate to each other and where they’ve come from. This training has invoked in a me a desire to continue to work on my own parts and burdens and to appreciate the value of doing this type of work with others.”
“It’s an introduction to a model of therapy that is more client focused and allows for deeper understanding of the psyche in a non threatening gentle way.”
“It walks the talk, Simon as facilitator both teaches and embodies the core principles of the IFS model it is both supportive and inclusive and respectful of our own multiplicity and each others. This makes for a relaxed and genuine learning environment where curiosity and non judgement are encouraged and welcome whilst holding space for whatever else might surface. I liked how Simon would pepper insights and facts from working therapeutically not just specifically from IFS”
“A really wonderful way to begin to gain knowledge in this model, offered some good further reading and listening resources, made IFS seem attainable and interested me to know more”
“Well Worth Doing ! The course both confirmed what i already knew about IFS and enlightened me on the model in several ways”
“It was a relaxed, interesting and informative workshop.”
“Insightful, gentle and genuine teaching, good overview of IFS”
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) is the signature work of Dr Richard Schwartz PhD, more at www.IFS-Institute.com
As a clinical treatment IFS is rated effective to improve general functioning and well-being by the US National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices as an evidence-based practice. In addition, it has been rated promising for each of: improving phobia, panic, and generalized anxiety disorders and symptoms; physical health conditions and symptoms; personal resilience/self-concept; and depression and depressive symptoms. For more read here.
Further Internal Family Systems Institute (IFSI) Level 1-2-3 trainings in Australia and NZ are planned to run in 2025 and 2026. This Introductory IFS workshop will be useful preparation for a formal training program as well as ongoing learning.
