IFS and the neurodiversity paradigm are natural allies in that both celebrate the humanity of all people. IFS from a neuro-inclusive lens is a powerful modality for helping all clients, including neurodivergent clients with ADHD and/or Autism. This program will help therapists to broaden their strategies for bringing IFS and IFIO to the neurodivergent population, particularly with regard to relationship functioning. Through didactics and case examples, you’ll come away with some concrete tools and guidelines for better serving neurodivergent and neurotypical clients alike within the IFS framework.
An IFSI Certificate of Completion will be available upon completion of this program. Your completion status will be tracked automatically as you progress through the program modules. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to download a Certificate that acknowledges you have received 14 IFS Credits for completing this program.
Note: Materials and methods included in this course may include interventions or practices that are beyond your scope of practice. As a professional in your given field, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined by applicable law as beyond the boundaries of your practice, and applying your learning in compliance with your professional standards. Â
Meet Your Instructors
Kim Bolling
Kim Bolling, PsyD, is a Licensed Psychologist, IFS™ Certified Therapist, and approved IFS-I Clinical Consultant. Kim is a Co-Lead Trainer for Intimacy from the Inside Out® (IFIO), a transformative approach for healing relationships based on the IFS model of therapy. She and her husband Rick live in southern New Hampshire. Kim holds a BA in Computer Science and Linguistics from Cornell University and an MS and PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University New England. A former engineer, she has lived and worked in communities comprising both neuro majority and neuro-minority individuals. As a committed humanist, Kim advocates for a shift to the non-pathologizing neurodiversity paradigm in how neuro-minorities are perceived in research and supported in therapeutic practices. A sought-after speaker and consultant, Kim has presented her work to groups in the U.S. and Europe, on podcasts and conferences geared toward mixed-neurology couples, and at IFS Conferences. She maintains a private practice specializing in work with mixed-neurology couples and complex PTSD.
Richard C. Schwartz
Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, therapeutic model with a growing evidence base, that de-pathologizes the multi-part personality. Richard is also the Founder of the IFS Institute that primarily offers training for professionals. He is currently a Teaching Associate in Psychiatry, at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate. Richard has authored or co-authored more than ten books on Internal Family Systems and related topics, including No Bad Parts and Internal Family Systems Therapy. He lives near Chicago with his wife Jeanne, Vice President of the IFS Institute, close to his three daughters and six grandchildren.
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