Description
Applying family systems concepts to the intrapsychic realm, the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model proposes that individuals' subpersonalities interact and change in many of the same ways as do families and other human groups. Seasoned practitioner Richard C. Schwartz illuminates how parts of a person can form paralyzing inner alliances resembling the destructive coalitions found in dysfunctional families, and provides straightforward guidelines for incorporating the IFS model into treatment. A valuable text and clinical resource, the book demonstrates in step-by-step detail how therapists can help individuals, couples, and families tap core resources, bring balance and harmony to their subpersonalities, and feel more integrated, confident, and alive.
Chapter
Chapter 1. The Basic Concepts: Multiplicity and Systems
Chapter 2. Viewing Individuals as Systems
The Importance of Seeing Individuals as Systems
Evolution of the IFS Model: A Case Illustration
Context at Beginning of Therapy
Chapter 4. Changing the Internal System
The Therapist-Client Relationship
Discussing Internal Relationships
Entering the Internal System Safely
Collaborating with Managers
Retrieving Parts That Are "Frozen in Time"
Chapter 5. Methods of Inner Work: In-Sight and Direct Access
Cautions for Doing Inner Work Safely
Chapter 6. The Model's Views of Families
Chapter 7. Working with Families
The Therapist's Role: Self-Leadership and Parts Awareness
Understanding Family Process
Chapter 8. Applying the Model at the Cultural and Societal Levels
The Parts and Self of a Society
The Middle-Class Mainstream U.S. Context
Traditional Ethnic Contexts
Contrasting Transitional and Hyper-Americanized Families
Chapter 9. Final Questions and Recommendations
Can the Model be Used Safely with All Clients?
Where Do Therapists Commonly Get Stuck?
Appendix A. Summary Outline
Appendix B. Glossary of Concepts
Appendix C. Bibliography of Models of Multiplicity
Internal Family Systems Therapy
( The Guilford Family Therapy Series )
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