All Genders Welcome: Internal Family Systems With Trans and/or Nonbinary Communities

Friday June 9, 2023 from 9-10:30 am PDT

A 90-minute Zoom workshop with Sand Chang, PhD and Nic Wildes, LMHC

Is gender a part? Are all genders welcome in IFS?

In this workshop, the presenters will discuss the application of IFS with respect to gender identity, trans experience, and living in a ciscentric world. They will also discuss experiences navigating being trans and/or nonbinary providers in the IFS community. The presenters will highlight the ways in which “all genders welcome” and “all parts welcome” must apply across the intersections of race, class, age, and other cultural identity markers. Participants will be led in experiential exercises to help attune to their own parts that have been affected by gender socialization, the gender binary, transphobia, and ciscentrism. We welcome anyone who is interested in using IFS with trans clients, but the conversation will center trans and/or nonbinary providers. For a brief overview of IFS, please watch this video.

The course will be co-taught by Nic Wildes, LMHC (they/them) and Sand Chang, PhD (they/them), both IFS Institute Assistant Trainer Mentees (ATMs), Approved Consultants, and Level 3 Certified IFS therapists. Learn more about Nic and Sand here.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe 2 ways in which the IFS framework allows for greater inclusion of diverse genders and sexualities, including trans and queer experience and related experiences of marginalization or othering.

  2. Identify 2 common errors that are made in IFS practice and that can negatively impact trans and/or nonbinary clients.

  3. Name 3 essential skills of trans-affirming IFS.

The recording will be available (shared within a week) for all registrants who cannot attend live. Closed captioning available.

For people attending live, a total of 1.5 hours of continuing education (CE) units are available through The Affirmative Couch for an additional $15. This CE certificate fee is waived for The Affirmative Couch annual and lifetime members. The Affirmative Couch, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Affirmative Couch, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. We recommend that you check with your state board as to whether APA sponsored CEs will count for your license.

Tiered Pricing and Registration

$100 - Full Fee. Recommended for people with dominant identities (white, cisgender, higher SES). Given the focus of this workshop being on trans and/or nonbinary people, we especially request that cisgender people pay full fee.

$80 - Reduced Fee 1. Recommended for people with some barriers to financial resources based on non-dominant identities.

$60 - Reduced Fee 2. Recommended for people with multiple non-dominant identities (BIPOC, trans, lower SES) who experience barriers to financial resources.

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