Module 1 - Working with the Inner Child
In this module, Dr. Albert Wong introduces the concept of the inner child through a trauma-informed lens. He explains how early unmet developmental needs can cause parts of the psyche to fragment, ultimately becoming disconnected from an individual's integrated sense of self.
Key Concepts Covered
- Psychological Fragmentation: Understanding how early childhood trauma and unmet relational needs cause parts of the self to splinter off as a coping mechanism.
- The Three-Phase Approach: Implementing a structured framework for inner child work that strictly prioritizes safety and stabilization resourcing before navigating active memory work.
- The Window of Tolerance: Learning clinical boundaries to ensure clients remain somatically regulated and are never pushed into trauma-induced overwhelm.
- Compassionate Adult Presence: Shifting relational dynamics by guiding clients to revisit childhood memories while anchored in a resourced, adult presence to help the inner child feel seen and supported.
Learning Objectives & Format
Through a live participant demonstration and an interactive review, participants will observe the real-time application of parts-based healing. The module concludes with a comprehensive Q&A addressing clinical nuances such as working with protective parts, recognizing signs of emotional regression, the structural meaning of integration, and the viability of independent self-healing practices.
Module 2 - Integrative Somatic Parts Work
For many clients, trauma leaves a devastating impact characterized by debilitating symptoms, damaged relationships, and a profound fragmentation of the self. This structural splitting often leaves internal parts oppressed, polarized, dissociated, hidden, or exiled. Through presentation and guided exploration, this module provides a somatic framework for recognizing, engaging with, and safely integrating these fragmented states to foster deep inner coherence.
Key Concepts Covered
- The Parts Continuum: Examining various parts maps that span from adaptive, conscious everyday parts to deeply fragmented and dissociated traumatic states.
- Trauma and the Predictive Brain: Understanding how trauma and early developmental injuries influence cognitive prediction, physical embodiment, and ongoing relational functioning.
- Interoceptive Wisdom: Utilizing body-centered, interoceptive practices as the primary pathway to identify and communicate with marginalized internal parts.
Learning Objectives & Format
Through structural tracking and somatic practices, participants will learn clinical strategies to facilitate parts integration safely. This module focuses heavily on building a secure internal and external container, guiding clients out of polarization and toward greater safety, coherence, resilience, and somatic wholeness.
Module 3 - IFS and Spirituality with Dr. Richard Schwartz
In this module, Dr. Richard Schwartz presents emerging perspectives on the intersection of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and experiences often described as spiritual or transpersonal. Drawing from decades of clinical work, he explores phenomena that extend beyond traditional psychological frameworks, illustrating how transpersonal dynamics fit cohesively into a modern trauma-informed practice.
Key Concepts Covered
- Beyond Traditional Psychology: Exploring clinical phenomena that transcend standard psychological models, including the deeper dimensions of Self-energy.
- Ancestral and Inner Presences: Investigating the somatic and psychological reality of supportive inner guides, spiritual archetypes, and ancestral presences.
- Expanding Consciousness: Considering how transpersonal findings expand our systemic understanding of human consciousness, healing, and universal connection within the IFS framework.
Learning Objectives & Format
Through experiential exercises, guided practice, and clinical demonstration videos, participants will learn how to safely map and engage with spiritual and transpersonal material. This module equips practitioners with the tools necessary to support clients navigating deep spiritual openings or incorporating ancestral healing into their somatic parts work.
