Internal Family Systems: Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed, Compassion- Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More

Sykes, Cece and Sweezy, Martha and Schwartz, Richard C

Internal Family Systems: Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed, Compassion- Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More - Eau Claire, Wisconsin PESI Publishing, Inc. 2023 - 129p

An Overview of Internal family systems Therapy,
The Core Assumptions of IFS,
Psychic multiplicity is not a Pathology,
Managers: Proactive and future focused,
Fire fighters: Reactive and present focused,
Exiles: Emotionally overwhelming and Past-oriented,
Self is the heart of the matter,
Basic concepts for the Clinical application of IFS,
Section 11: Conceptualizing Addiction,
Attachment wounds, Trauma, and the Addictive system,
The social context of Addiction: Polarization writ large,
Polarizations between protectors,
Is Psychotherapy enough?,
Section111: Assessment,
Creating context for collaboration and hope,
From standard assessment to IFS assessment,
When a firefighter presents first,
When a Manager presents first,
When an Exile presents first,
Section 1V: Treatment,
The Therapist role: Connection and collaboration,
Our Agenda,
The addiction polarity,
Intervening in polarizations,
De-escalating the Manager firefighter polarity,
Calming the addictive polarity,
Getting to know firefighters,
Asking about outside influences,
Befriending Managers,
Reorienting back to firefighters,
When firefighters run the system,
Exile interventions,
Witnessing and unburdening,
Backlash,
Recovery and recurrence

9781683736028

O65.3 / SY440

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