This course is now open to all therapists, counsellors, coaches, pastoral counsellors or other mental health professionals actively engaged in 1:1 work with clients.
Please go to this link to register for this group.
Welcome to the IFSCA Stepping Through Program! If you are familiar with the MAPPS studies with MDMA and Trauma then you will be aware of the parallels between IFS work and some medicine work.
This course is designed for mental health professionals/coaches/shamans who wish to learn the IFS model in a cohort of like-minded practitioners. Increasingly practitioners and clients are working with medicines - Psychedelics, Empathogens, Entheogens etc. to facilitate their healing and growth. IFS offers the possibility of facilitating the integration of non-ordinary experiences by attending to the different parts connected to the set and setting of the experience, as well as providing the tools to navigate the various journeys. Exploration and loving of the parts post-journeying can also facilitate integration.
The main difference between this course and the regular Stepping Stone course will be most noticeable in the Consult Q&A sessions. Content from your work with medicines and clients is welcome. You will learn how to attend to some of the common parts arising in preparation for journeying (anxious, excited, hopeful etc.) You will also be able to help clients be present to their parts during their journeys as well as being able to help them with integration; which may involve working with invalidating parts, confused parts, parts holding trauma etc.
Program Materials
You will receive a 90 page course manual that supports the course and many vídeos of live IFS sessions that demonstrate the application of the IFS protocol. The vídeos are annotated so each intervention is clear.
Each didactic teaching session and consult group is recorded for your use alone and each of the four modules is accompanied by a teaching video outlining the key points.
Course Structure and Class Size
4 modules will be repeated 4 times. The course structure is:
Week 1: Teaching and Demonstration - With Derek Scott or a Senior Staff
Week 2: Practice session - With an IFSCA support staff person or fellow learners
Week 3: Practice session - With an IFSCA support staff person or fellow learners
Week 4: Consultation Group - With Derek Scott or senior IFSCA support staff
Weeks 2 and 3: students will meet in groups of 4 to practice with fellow learners or with fellow learners and an IFSCA support staff person. Weeks 2 and 3 alternate between these two ways of learning. In one week you will be in a supervised session, and in the other students meet by themselves.
Holiday break: December 23, 2022 - January 2, 2023.
For more information about the course please CLICK HERE
Duration: 48 hours = 16 sessions of 3 hours.
Each cohort is limited to 20 participants. Graduates of Stepping Stone may refer to themselves as "IFS Informed therapists".
Location
The Stepping Stone course is 100% online. Sessions take place on the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
Time-zone: US/Canada Eastern time (Toronto time)
CEs
IFS CEs are available upon request and may only be used towards IFS recertification with the IFS Institute.
*CEUs are not available.*
Requirements
Stepping Stone is open to therapists, counsellors, coaches, pastoral counselors or other mental health professionals; however you must be actively engaged in 1:1 work with clients to be able to practice and implement the teachings.
- 1:1 work in a Mental Health Capacity
- Participants are expected to be fully fluent in English.
- A stable internet connection
- Computer or tablet
- A private environment to participate in the sessions.
Registration
If you meet the above requirements, please follow these steps:
1) Go to this link to register
2) Pay the deposit to secure your place.
3) You will receive an email from IFSCA requesting payment for the remaining registration fee (balance) if it has not been paid.
4) You will receive recommended readings and other resources.
5) One month before the training you will receive the training manual.
6) You will receive Zoom links close to the start of the training. These links provide access to the training.
***Requests to move to a different cohort will be accommodated where possible. An administrative fee of USD$ 125 will be applied. No requests will be considered 8 weeks prior to the beginning of the course. ***
Attendance
Students must attend at least 42 hours of the 48 hours of live sessions to graduate.
Payment Details
The total cost for the course is USD $1,900
After paying the full amount your registration is automatically complete.
If you are not ready to fully commit please register for a "provisional" place (at no cost). We will contact you when we have 20 paid/provisional for the cohort - i.e. when it is potentially full - to see if you are ready to commit. Alternatively, we will be in touch one month before the start date.
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- Prices are in US dollars.
- IFSCA is not responsible for credit card foreign transaction fees charged by your bank.
- IFSCA accepts payments via Ticketleap only. Ticketleap accepts all the usual forms of payment and adds a processing fee.
- IFSCA supports applicants from marginalised communities and offers the opportunity for community leaders to take the course with a view to using and/or adapting all the teaching materials for use within their own setting. Scholarships may be availble and will be considered on a case by case basis.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel, we will do our best to find someone to fill your spot. However, if we cannot find a replacement the deposit is non-refundable.
Full refund of deposit or deposit and balance minus USD$ 125 admin fee until 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the course.
No refunds 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the course.
FAQ
This document has been created to answer the most common questions about the training. If you have any questions about the following, please click here:
- Admission and Registration
- Course Structure
- Structure of Practice Sessions
- Course Fees
- Staff Availability
- The 4-Day Intensive
- After the course