Continuity Program

Fall 2023 | Legacy and Cultural Burdens

Ann Sinko and Dick Schwartz

An invitation from Dick Schwartz….

I’m thrilled to invite you to join our global community of advanced IFS learners in the Continuity Program. This offer is available to those who’ve completed an IFS Level 1 Training or Online Circle.

For over five years, we’ve developed programs focused on IFS applications of current clinical topics. We’ve witnessed a phenomenal community of thousands develop and connect from around the world. I’m always excited to see how our IFS trainers and thought leaders are on the front lines of innovation with the model.

A highlight for me, are my monthly connections with the IFS Continuity community. During my live events, we provide opportunities for members to present case consultations, as well as selective review of client demonstration videos.

You now have two options for joining our Continuity Program.

1. You can purchase an Annual Membership which includes 12 months of programming, a total of three courses.

2. If you’re not ready to commit for an entire year, you can now make an Individual Purchase of just one course.

Enrollment is now open until September 30.

I look forward to you joining us!

— Dick Schwartz

Annual Membership

Subscribing to our annual membership for the IFS Continuity Program will provide you access to three programs at a discounted rate:
Legacy and Cultural Burdens with Ann Sinko (Fall, September-December 2023)
Values and Beliefs in the Therapy Room with Einat Bronstein* (Winter, January-April 2024)
Healing the Global Majority: An IFS Perspective with Tamala Floyd* (Summer, May-August 2024)

Each program includes:

4 live events with Dick Schwartz featuring review of client demonstration videos and live clinical consultations
4 live Q&As with each teacher
Access to a global IFS community

Plus, special discounts on previous IFS Continuity courses!

*titles and presenters subject to potential change

Fall 2023 (Individual Purchase)

Includes:

Access to Legacy and Cultural Burdens with Ann Sinko (Fall, September-December 2023)
4 live events with Dick Schwartz featuring review of client demonstration videos and live clinical consultations
4 live Q&As with Ann Sinko
Access to a global IFS community

Fall 2023 | Legacy and Cultural Burdens

Ann Sinko and Dick Schwartz

Program Details

Legacy and cultural burdens are ubiquitous; we all have legacy burdens that have been passed down the generational line as well as absorbed burdens from the culture in which we grew up. Therapists must have the tools and skills to work with the impact of unresolved generational trauma and protector driven systems (both internally and externally).

This program will help the IFS therapist understand the dynamics that create legacy burdens and the patterns that support the multigenerational transmission process. An IFS protocol will be taught for unburdening legacy and cultural burdens as well as honing the therapists’ legacy burden detector.

The program features teaching videos, experiential exercises, clinical consultations, demonstrations, and live Q&A.

Earn up to 14 Continuing Education credits when completing this program. Credits are available for an additional purchase of $47 at the completion of the program.

September 2023 | The Multigenerational Transmission of Legacy Burdens and Shame

Teaching Video with Ann Sinko (available September 1)
Live Demo Review with Dick Schwartz
- September 13 at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT / 1 p.m. PT
Live Q&A Event with Ann Sinko
- September 18 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. MT / 11 a.m. PT

Each live event is 75 minutes. Live events will be recorded and added to the IFS Learning Hub.

October 2023 | Addressing Protective Systems

Teaching Video with Ann Sinko (available October 1)

Live Q&A Event with Ann Sinko
- October 16 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. MT / 11 a.m. PT
Live Clinical Consultations with Dick Schwartz
- October 18 at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT / 1 p.m. PT

Each live event is 75 minutes. Live events will be recorded and added to the IFS Learning Hub.

November 2023 | Addressing Cultural Burdens

Teaching Video with Ann Sinko (available November 1)
Live Demo Review with Dick Schwartz
- November 8 at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT / 1 p.m. PT
Live Q&A Event with Ann Sinko
- November 27 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. MT / 11 a.m. PT

Each live event is 75 minutes. Live events will be recorded and added to the IFS Learning Hub.

December 2023 | Unburdening a Legacy Burden

Teaching Video with Ann Sinko (available December 1)
Live Clinical Consultations with Dick Schwartz
- December 6 at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT, / 1 p.m. PT
Live Q&A Event with Ann Sinko
- December 11 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. MT / 11 a.m. PT

Each live event is 75 minutes. Live events will be recorded and added to the IFS Learning Hub.

Your Teachers

Dick Schwartz, Ph.D., IFS Founder began his career as a systemic family therapist and an academic and he is now on the Faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also a Senior Fellow of The Meadows, a treatment center in Arizona. Grounded in systems thinking, Dr. Schwartz developed the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. In 2000, he founded the IFS Institute which offers trainings and workshops in IFS for professionals and the general public, both in this country and abroad. A featured speaker for national professional organizations, Dr. Schwartz has published many books and over fifty articles about IFS.

Ann L. Sinko, LMFT has over 30 years of clinical experience and is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Connecticut. She is in private practice and has been teaching as a adjunct Professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Central Connecticut State University for 26 years. She has integrated IFS theory and technique in all facets of her creative work with families, couples, individuals, and groups. She establishes a safe environment in which clients experience unconditional acceptance. She has a background in gestalt therapy and uses sandtray therapy in her work. Ann is passionate about teaching and believes that theory is best integrated though experiential learning. She brings a down to earth, concrete style along with a sense of humor to her teaching.

What Others Are Saying

I resisted registering for a few months because I found online training to be so technically undependable, complicated to access, user-unfriendly, poor sound quality, etc. I'm NOT techie so I just didn't want the hassle. This training, in addition to its expert, excellent leadership, provides a refreshing experience using technology to learn counseling. A colleague showed me how easy it was to access modules & materials, I gave it a try, and I was hooked! Thank you for all the obvious effort you've put into this remarkable training from a content perspective and the technical side.

...and rewind in order to understand the details of presentations, demos, etc. Having several people presenting gave me a more varied interpretation of the model. Being able to watch the demos being explained by the therapist gave me a deeper unique understanding of the process.

...and I like that it is an ongoing way for me to keep thinking in an IFS framework. I also learned a lot about the flow of the model.

...and monthly calls, I feel like I have your wisdom and answers accessible whenever I need to ask. Ditto for the Facebook group. They deepen and further articulate issues that have been covered in the Level 1 & 2, but it's great to have online sessions to refer to.

I have recommended it to many many colleagues...I like the part about the therapist watching her own parts and recognizing that as soon as the client walks in the room you are doing direct access. SOme of the language has changed since I was trained and that was helpful. Love the authenticity of al the trainers! Really like the idea of revisiting the unburden part for at least four weeks, encouraging follow-up at home. You all worked beautifully together and are a superb example of Self energy. I am re-energized and more excited than ever about IFS. Thank you!

...for implementing IFS into my practice. The videos were engaging , the tech part was easy, the visual presentation was very accessible.

...I am finding that listening to the videos 3-4 years after completing level II is very helpful with respect to enabling me to further integrate my understanding and use of the IFS principles.