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Advanced course exploring Internal Family Systems (IFS) concepts and practical strategies for integrating IFS into EMDR Therapy. Part 1 Focuses on History Taking, Preparation, and Desensitization phases with experiential and clinical tools through lecture and demonstration to enhance trauma processing and support clients’ internal systems. Part 2 expands integration of IFS and EMDR, focusing on Discovery—the exploration of protective parts’ roles, fears, and motivations. Covers Unblending, an EMD protocol addressing protectors’ fears, and cognitive interweaves to reduce blocking beliefs, improving stabilization and desensitization with complex trauma clients.

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    This course is awaiting approval for 8 CE Credits by
    CE-Classes.com and by EMDRIA for 8 CEs. See eligibility and approvals list below.

  • Course Enrollment

    EMDR Professional Training Members: $239 Regular Enrollment: $279

Instructor: Josie Juhasz, MA, LPC


Josie Juhasz, MA, LPC, has been a psychotherapist for 35 years, practicing in Vermont, Washington D.C., and currently Bend, Oregon.  She is EMDR certified, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Basic Training Facilitator,  and the Coordinator for Central OR Trauma Recovery Network.  She’s  provides additional specialty trainings specific to trauma and complex trauma and IFS informed EMDR. In her practice, she specializes in IFS informed EMDR Consultations. 

After traveling with an international training team to Uganda where she taught EMDR to mental health practitioners, Josie co-authored a chapter entitled “Learning EMDR in Uganda:  An experiment in cross-cultural collaboration” in Mark Nickerson’s book, Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy (revised 2022).



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IFS and EMDR: A Primer

    1. Welcome!

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    2. Course Description & Objectives

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    3. Course Time & Content

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    4. Instructor: Josie Juhasz, MA, LPC, EMDR-AC

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    5. References

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    6. CE Information

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    7. PLEASE READ: How to Obtain your CEs for this OnDemand Course

    1. Handouts Part 1

    2. Handouts Part 2

    3. Practice Exam

    1. IFS and EMDR Video 1 (Part 1)

    2. IFS and EMDR Video 2 (Part 2)

    3. IFS and EMDR Video 3 (Part 2)

    1. Course Evaluation

    1. You've Finished the Course! Now What?

    2. YOUR COURSE EXAM and CE CERTIFICATE

    1. Advanced Training!

IFS and EMDR: A Primer

  • $279.00
  • OnDemand Advanced Course
  • 8 Professional CEs and 8 EMDRIA Credits

Course Description, Learning Objectives, Schedule


Program Abstract/ Program Description 

This training focuses on how Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) can support EMDR Therapy, allowing a client’s internal system support the healing process.  Part 1 of the training provides practical strategies for incorporating IFS into EMDR Therapy. The course covers the basic tenets and concepts of IFS as well as the how and where in EMDR these interventions can interconnect, focusing on 3 phases of EMDR:  History Taking, Preparation and Desensitization.  In Phase 1, History Taking, participants explore how to incorporate IFS language and concepts into the initial stages of therapy. In Phase 2, Preparation, participants identify how to assist clients to understand and befriend their protective parts. These protective parts play an integral role when processing traumatic memories. In Phase 4, Desensitization, the training outlines specific IFS interweaves that supports the re-consolidation of memories more effectively.

Part 2 of this training further expands ways to integrate IFS and EMDR, specifically focused on expanding the role, motivation and fears of protective parts. In IFS, this is called Discovery. Through the Discovery interactions, clients will develop a stronger benevolent relationship with their protective parts, allowing for the client to have more self-agency and feel more empowered in the therapeutic process. Participants will learn how Discovery assists in stabilization with complex trauma clients. The training will further teach strategies for "Unblending" in order to better work with a particular protector. The training will provide an EMD protocol for working with protective parts’ fears. These strategies will allow the desensitizing phase of EMDR to move more effectively and decrease negative responses to unprocessed or incomplete processing of Targets. Participants will also gain more understanding of the relationship between blocking beliefs and protective parts, enhancing the use of cognitive interweaves. Through didactic, demonstration, and practice sessions, participants will experience their own internal system and gain skills in working with their clients’ systems.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Recognize the basic constructs of IFS, including Protectors, Exiles, Self Energy, and the roles of Manager and Firefighter Parts.
  2. Describe at least one skill to support Self Energy and one method to map a client’s internal system using IFS concepts.
  3. Identify strategies to incorporate IFS into EMDR Therapy, including recognizing therapist parts and using cognitive interweaves.
  4. Distinguish steps to assist clients in identifying, understanding, and befriending their protective parts during EMDR phases.
  5. Describe the process of and identify the six steps of “Discovery” and accompanying interventions in the Internal Family Systems model.
  6. Identify the client’s protective parts and two strategies for unblending within the Internal Family Systems model.
  7. Describe at least one additional skill to support self energy in the IFS model.
  8. Recognize at least one EMD protocol in working with protective parts fears.
  9. Identify at least three cognitive interweaves when addressing Protective Parts within the Desensitizing Phase of EMDR. 


Schedule 


Time: Course Content:


1 hour
  • Intro to IFS concepts
  • Guided Imagery related to taught concepts


1.5 hours
  • IFS and History Taking
  • Intro 6 F’s in IFS
  • Mapping of parts


1.5 hours
  • Working with Part’s worst fear
  • Demonstration


1 hour
  • IFS interweaves


2 hours
  • Basic concepts
  • Discovery with Protective Parts
  • Unblending
  • Demonstration


2 hours
  • Working with Protector Fears
  • Demonstration
8 Hours


Eligibility and Approvals



Eligibility

This course is an advanced course open to  EMDR therapy clinicians.  

If you have not yet taken EMDR Basic Training, please go to our Basic Training schedule on our EMDR Basic Training home page at EMDR Professional Training.

CE INFORMATION

This course is a CE course. Participants are responsible for checking with their state boards to verify CE requirements.

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) CEs

EMDR Professional Training is an approved EMDRIA CE Provider (#18023), and this program is awaiting approval by EMDRIA for 8 EMDRIA Credits, Approval #18023-.

TRAINING LEVEL: Beginning level

Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.


Continuing Education Credit - Professional CEs

Continuing Education Credit is approved for 8 CEs through EMDR Professional Training's CE partner, CE-Classes.com. See the information below for professional approvals.

CE-Classes.com is approved by:

  • The American Psychological Association (APA). CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 
  • Florida Certification Board 
  • The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2027. 
  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant coursework/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements. 
  • California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0225 
  • The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.  Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • The Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD) 
  • Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB. 
  • New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120. 
  • New York Mental Health Practitioners Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260. 
  • New York Psychology Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211 
  • Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPCs, LMFTs and LBCs) 
  • South Carolina - CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696). 
  • Illinois - CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 
  • The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026. Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years. 
  • The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.
  • This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.
  • This course does not offer NBCC hours.

Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.

Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.

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More information about obtaining your CE Certificate for this course is available at the end of the workshop.

ADA Assistance

Facilities used by EMDR Professional Training for on-location training events are ADA compliant. Please contact Michelle Gottlieb at [email protected] should you need any special accommodations (ADA) at an on-location training event.

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Our Participants say it Best

Course Reviews

“I knew from the title that this is exactly what I wanted because I am reading Richard Schwartz's No Bad Parts. Josie was excellent and I received everything I needed to begin my incorporation of IFS into my EMDR practice!”

Bonita N.

“Excellent. Josie's style, candor, professionalism and expertise were front and center. Thank you.”

Chris D.

“Excellent presenter. Loved the gentleness, knowledge, and cadence of this presenter. ”

Manisha D.

“Grateful. This was a very helpful training to integrate the two models into a more cohesive framework. Josie was so knowledgeable and was so available to help us clinicians integrate more into our own understanding of these models.”

Carol W.

“Really wonderful training. I'd take it again.”

Nancy W.