C-PTSD & Systematic Trauma from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Perspective

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Frank Anderson, MD Related seminars and products

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Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.

Dr. Anderson has lectured extensively on the Neurobiology of PTSD and Dissociation and wrote the chapter “Who’s Taking What” Connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Internal Family Systems for Trauma in Internal Family Systems Therapy – New Dimensions. He co-authored a chapter on What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy, and recently co-authored Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.

His most recent book, entitled Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems was released on May 19, 2021.

His memoir, To Be Loved, was released on May 7, 2024.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Frank Anderson maintains a private practice, is the co-founder of the Trauma Institute, and is the co-founding producer of Trauma Informed Media. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Frank Anderson is a member of the New England Society Studying Trauma and Dissociation and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

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Objectives

1. Define and differentiate between cultural, institutional, transgenerational, and relational trauma, identifying their unique aspects and points of intersectionality to inform case conceptualisation. 
2. Evaluate the similarities and differences in treatment approaches for individuals affected by cultural, institutional, transgenerational, and relational trauma from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective. 
3. Explore treatment options in context with a focus on which interventions are appropriate, and which interventions can be counterproductive. 

Outline

Defining Systemic Trauma 

• Types of Systemic Trauma: Cultural, Institutional, Transgenerational, and Relational 
• Intersectionality between these different types of trauma 

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Perspective on Trauma 

• The Internal Family Systems therapeutic model 
• Applying IFS principles to address Transgenerational Trauma 
• Risks and Limitations of using IFS for Systemic Trauma 

IFS Based Treatment Approaches for Systemic Trauma 

1. Individual Therapy with IFS techniques 
2. Group Therapy and Community-Based Interventions 
3. Mind-Body Approaches and Integrating IFS with somatic therapies 

Beyond Individual Therapy: Addressing Cultural and Institutional Trauma 

• Advocacy and Activism for social change 
• Community Healing and Resilience-Building 
• Policy and Institutional Changes to reduce trauma and inequality 

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Therapists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Physicians
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Other Mental Health Professionals