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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Internal Family Systems"”.
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Exploring psychotherapists\' spirituality: Influence of the Internal Family Systems model
… theory to understand the influence of the Internal Family Systems ("IFS") model on psychotherapists\' spirituality and the way they address spirituality in their clinical practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten psychotherapists practicing IFS model and the data were …
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Internal Family Systems' Influence on Beginning Therapists' Awareness of Internal Processes: A Qualitative Study
Unlike most marriage and family therapy (MFT) models, the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model claims to focus not only on the client's but also the therapist's internal processes. Given the recent systemic focus in the MFT field on the therapists' internal processes and how to train therapists to …
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A Study of the Internal Family Systems Model Applied to Remarried Couples of Stepfamilies in Different Stages of Adjustment
<p>Problem. Stepfamilies are becoming the largest family type in the United States. This has significant implications for understanding the complications of remarriage and providing clinical interventions that support the adjustment process of stepfamilies. The Internal Family Systems Model, …
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Trauma And Effects Of Being Raised By A Parent With Bipolar I Disorder: A Theoretical Approach Utilizing Internal Family Systems
… not only the person diagnosed but also their family (Chang et al., 2001; Cook et al., 2005; Wearden et al., 2008). Children of parents with BD may experience complex trauma as inconsistencies in parenting, conflict within the household, and possible neglect or abuse may be present (Chang et …
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Impact of Learning Internal Family Systems Model on Self-of-the-Therapist Work in Novice Therapists: A Mixed-Methods Study
… sought to examine the impact of learning the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model on novice therapists' self-of-the-therapist work. Criterion sampling was used to recruit participants enrolled in an IFS graduate course in Virginia Tech's Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program. Participants …
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Aspects of the Self and Psychological Outcomes
… the development and treatment of depression. The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model is introduced to bridge this gap. The current study aimed to make contributions to mental health literature by advancing our understanding of IFS theory (specifically, the concept of Self) in predicting …
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Common and Model-Specific Factors: What Marital Therapy Model Developers, Their Former Students, and Their Clients Say About Change
… reveal that all tested models of marriage and family therapy (MFT) work, and they generally work equally well. Researchers have hypothesized that this may be due to factors common across models responsible for change. Despite a sizable body of common factors literature in psychology, such …
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Managing Depression: Stories of Patients and Their Families Pursuing Mental Health after Psychiatric Hospitalization
This qualitative research study was designed to follow-up with ten participants in a relapse prevention program at an inpatient psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of major depression for the purpose of determining their experiences post-discharge in practicing relapse prevention and in pursuing and …