Książka skierowana do terapeutów, coachów, wychowawców i rodziców. Lisa Spiegel, bazując na swoim długoletnim doświadczeniu w pracy terapeutycznej, pokazuje uzdrawiającą moc modelu Internal Family Systems, który został opracowany przez dra Richarda Schwartza (więcej: www.selfleadership.org).
Autorka w bardzo przystępny i wyczerpujący sposób prezentuje założenia oraz poszczególne kroki tej metody, odwołując się do przykładów ze swojej praktyki. Relacjonuje przebieg sesji, dołącza zdjęcia rysunków i prac dzieci, które są wizualizacjami ich części. Lisa Spiegel bardzo zachęca do wprowadzenia języka części w codzienne życie. Ma to wielką szansę przyczynić się do spokoju i harmonii w wewnętrznym świecie małych i dużych ludzi, a także poprawić relacje rodzinne.
A great primer on IFS concepts and implementing IFS protocol in a developmentally appropriate way with children. I found that Spiegel's case examples were a bit too perfect/convenient/linear and did not address the challenges of using IFS concepts or dive further into treatment complications or challenges. I also found that Spiegel often infantilized her description of her child clients which made me a bit uncomfortable. Overall a great and clear read, would have liked more content beyond the 120 pages.
I listened to this entire book on my drive home from family christmas visits - I REALLY wanted to like it, and I found parts of it to be helpful and useful, but I found the majority of it to feel out of touch with what I feel like providing mental health therapy to children is really like. I can think of maybe 2-3 kids out of the 60+ i’ve provided therapy for over the years that would have been able to access parts work in the way the author claims to be “easy” for kids to do. I also found the “unburdening” to be… odd? idk. I was already feeling annoyed and then got to the chapter where the author is discussing her first IFS child client and shares that she put the child in a hold. The situation did not sound like one that should have ended in a hold and anyone who is trained properly would know that. So that left a bad taste in my mouth.
The clinical insights are wonderful and the IFS was well adapted to classical play therapy with children. There is nuance and flexibility in the IFS model so it is more suitable with children and families. There clinical cases were touching, and I loved the self-revelations of the author. Can’t wait to practice parts work with children
Different approach to therapy and eye opening for anyone who is trying to get know themselves better. I can visualize my parts like in the moving inside out. Thank you for the insight.