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SUMMARY:Reaching the Inner Child: Using Brain-based Internal Family Systems Therapy to Treat Trauma and Personality Disorders
DESCRIPTION:Reaching the Inner Child: Using Integrated\, Brain-based Internal Family Systems Therapy to Treat Trauma and Personality Disorders\nPresented by: Hannah Smith\, MA\, LMHC\, CGP\nWhen: Thursday\, November 5th\, 2026 | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM\n\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 6 CEs | $190.00 \nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nModern neuroscience has provided us with valuable and targeted information to help in understanding and healing the traumatized brain\, including those with severe developmental trauma who later end up with “personality disorder” diagnoses. \nUnfortunately\, much of this valuable information remains abstract and out of reach to those doing the actual work of trauma treatment. \nThis workshop will address these issues by combining insights from neuroscience with an evidence-based treatment approach known as Internal Family Systems. \nInternal Family Systems is a treatment modality created in the 1980s by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz. Trained as a couples and family therapist\, Dr. Schwartz realized the same dynamics he found in family systems also presented within individuals. His work reveals the brain’s natural ability to create different parts\, known as Managers\, Firefighters\, and Exiles\, to protect the core\, undamaged self. His theory is non-pathologizing\, allowing us to see “diagnoses” as “strategies” and recognizing the protective nature of the “Internal Family.” Using modern brain science and these well-established concepts\, we can isolate and treat the “Inner Child” – those parts that carry traumatic memory – more effectively. \nIn this dynamic\, experiential session\, you will learn the underlying framework of Internal Family Systems from both traditional and neuroscience-informed perspectives\, allowing for greater understanding of yourself and your client and providing higher precision in therapeutic work. By applying narrative and imagery-based techniques in real time\, you will incorporate what is known about brain processing into your work\, enabling you to reach “the Inner Child” more efficiently and safely. Attendees will grow in their practical understanding and application of neuroscience to help reduce shame\, increase client engagement\, improve outcomes\, and – as an added bonus – reduce clinician burnout! \nCONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES: \n• Consider Internal Family Systems (IFS) structure and techniques from both traditional and neuroscience-informed perspectives\n• Apply a non-pathologizing treatment model to reduce shame and increase client ability to grow and change.\n• Use “Externalization of Parts” and other somatic\, imagery- and analogy-based techniques to develop the concept of the “Inner Child” to promote experiences that create new neural connections that lead to lasting change and healing\n• Learn techniques to teach internal communication and self-compassion and define and measure success in more effective ways\n• Communicate modern neuroscience principles of neuroplasticity\, mentalization\, and somatic responding as they relate to IFS and the “Inner Child” in a user-friendly manner\n• Apply newly learned skills in real-time to build competency and confidence as a practitioner \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/reaching-the-inner-child-november-2026/
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SUMMARY:Menopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause
DESCRIPTION:Meets Health Equity or Cultural Competence Continuing Education Requirements!\nMenopause and Mental Health: Navigating the Challenges from Perimenopause to Post-Menopause\nPresented by Rebecca Bloom\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Friday\, November 6th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live in-person at the Shoreline Center. \nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 CEs (meets criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs) | Cost: $199.00\nThe experience of pre-menopause/perimenopause\, menopause\, and post-menopause is rarely talked about\, but thousands of people are diagnosed daily with menopause-related challenges. \nIt shows up in clinical settings in many ways: if someone has been medically induced and is having many symptoms at once; if the whole family system is under stress because “now Mom is mad all the time;” if a client cannot get a medical doctor to address that all her symptoms are connected; or a client feels sex is just “too painful now” and plans never to have sex again. \nAs clinicians who may be in perimenopause\, menopause\, or post-menopause ourselves\, do not understand our own bodies anymore and may find our work life more difficult than ever. \nYou may have a 48-year-old female client referred by a medical doctor. This new client has no history of depression\, but suddenly\, she cannot get out of bed\, she cannot track her thoughts\, and her blood pressure is through the roof. In this workshop\, you will learn that these are all symptoms of perimenopause or menopause. \nIn this workshop\, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the 37 most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause that affect us physically\, mentally\, emotionally\, cognitively\, and spiritually. \nIn addition\, you will learn how to talk with your clients about these symptoms and how to help them advocate outside the walls of your office for themselves and the medical care they need. We will also look at how biases and inequalities surrounding race and gender (collectively\, we’ll say women\, but we mean that in a very inclusive way to include those who identify as a woman\, those who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) but are transgender or non-binary but still have female reproductive organs and hormones)\, LGBTQIA+\, socio-economic status\, and more impact whether someone receives accessible\, affordable\, adequate\, and effective health care. \nWe will also explore how the lack of adequate medical care for girls\, women\, and those AFAB continues throughout their lifespan and greatly impacts all aspects of their lives. This lack of adequate\, affirming medical attention leads to this natural hormonal experience negatively impacting “everything” in our lives. \nThe destabilization and loss process in menopause will be explored from various angles. What does it mean to no longer be of “child-bearing age”? Is that transition cause for celebration? Is it a tremendous loss? What does it currently mean to be a “crone”? We will explore how this role has changed over time and in various cultures. \nThe latest neuroscience research suggests that the loss of estrogen in the brain has major impacts on many bodily systems. What does it mean to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? Some current research suggests that HRT is safe for up to ten years. We will examine why this protocol changed and what it means for our clients and ourselves. \nWe will also explore natural options for care and support during the various phases of menopause. “Have your fans at the ready!” Let’s spend the day talking about menopause and learning about what impacts our receiving affirming\, effective medical care\, including the fact that the average medical doctor receives only one hour– in TOTAL—of formal training on menopause. You will leave this workshop knowing much more than when you arrived\, knowledge that will help your clients and you on your journey. \nObjectives:\n\nLearn the three stages of menopause.\nLearn the 37 most common symptoms of menopause.\nAddress how to help clients feel more stable in this process.\nLearn how culture impacts on menopause.\nAddress the experience of gender and gender bias across the lifespan.\nDestigmatize menopause and encourage authentic\, effective discussions.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/menopause-and-mental-health-november-2026/
LOCATION:Shoreline Center\, 18560 1st Ave NE\, Shoreline\, WA\, 98155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
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