Upcoming Events
UNC School of Social Work Politics Panel
Politics stay outside of the therapy space, or do they? A panel on ethics, perspectives and models w/Asia Tonja Marie Amos, Ph.D., Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW, and Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina 3-Day IFS Training
UNC School of Social Work 3-Day Internal Family Systems training. Trauma can upend a person’s entire system, resulting in pervasive PTSD symptoms, and emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and health consequences. This workshop trains on an innovative, evidence-based method of healing trauma, Internal Family Systems (IFS), which works by naming and working directly with a client’s vulnerable and protective inner parts, while emphasizing the client’s intuitive center and inherent healing capacity. IFS works on its own and dovetails well with other modalities for trauma work, including somatic modalities.
This is not a standard introductory IFS workshop. Throughout, Tasha delves into the use of IFS to address diverse identities, spirituality, and intersectional systems that affect the formation of people’s parts. She introduces IFS in ways that may feel more comfortable and familiar to participants, with less jargon, while providing ideas for cultural and linguistic adaptation. She devotes special attention to understanding and working with suicidal parts and with legacy burdens and legacy gifts. Tasha brings her full self and her parts to help therapists identify and work with their own parts in the service of all of the client's parts. The training includes two full session recordings.
Mentor Me: A Monthly Mentorship Group for Black Clinicians and Social Workers
Purpose: Because we need more community and we cannot succeed alone. Mentorship is the key to career growth and success. You are welcome whether you have recently graduated from school or are an expert in your field. My hope is that this can be a safe and inclusive space to build reciprocal relationships and get answers to work related questions. We are most in need of mentorship because of living with the daily impact of white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and meritocracy. This monthly mentorship group is not a replacement for therapy, supervision, or consultation.
What you can expect in each meeting:
Group check-in
Meditation
Break-Out Sessions
Resource Sharing
Guest Speakers
Group Topics on: Racialized trauma, self-care, self-advocacy, burn-out, career transition, LCSW preparation, job co and more
Who's Invited: Black social workers, mental health professionals, students, interns
Cost: Free, donations welcomed and appreciated
@ 6:00pm EST - 7:15pm EST ( Zoom link provided after registration.)
Mentor Me: A Monthly Mentorship Group for Black Clinicians and Social Workers
Purpose: Because we need more community and we cannot succeed alone. Mentorship is the key to career growth and success. You are welcome whether you have recently graduated from school or are an expert in your field. My hope is that this can be a safe and inclusive space to build reciprocal relationships and get answers to work related questions. We are most in need of mentorship because of living with the daily impact of white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and meritocracy. This monthly mentorship group is not a replacement for therapy, supervision, or consultation.
What you can expect in each meeting:
Group check-in
Meditation
Break-Out Sessions
Resource Sharing
Guest Speakers
Group Topics on: Racialized trauma, self-care, self-advocacy, burn-out, career transition, and more
Who's Invited: Black social workers, mental health professionals, students, interns
Cost: Free, donations welcomed and appreciated
Date/Time October 27th, 2023
@ 6:00pm EST - 7:15pm EST ( Zoom link provided after registration.)
Mentor Me: A Monthly Mentorship Group for Black Clinicians and Social Workers
Purpose: Because we need more community and we cannot succeed alone. Mentorship is the key to career growth and success. You are welcome whether you have recently graduated from school or are an expert in your field. My hope is that this can be a safe and inclusive space to build reciprocal relationships and get answers to work related questions. We are most in need of mentorship because of living with the daily impact of white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and meritocracy. This monthly mentorship group is not a replacement for therapy, supervision, or consultation.
What you can expect in each meeting:
Group check-in
Meditation
Break-Out Sessions
Resource Sharing
Guest Speakers
Group Topics on: Racialized trauma, self-care, self-advocacy, burn-out, career transition, and more
Who's Invited: Black social workers, mental health professionals, students, interns
Cost: Free, donations welcomed and appreciated
Date/Time October 27th, 2023
@ 6:00pm EST - 7:15pm EST ( Zoom link provided after registration.)
All Bodies Community Circle
This is a free call to action for ALL survivors and allies to address sexual trauma and abuse in the psychedelics and indigenous medicine environments.
This is a call for community, this is a call for transformative justice. We have to build the community that we need— this forum is step one towards that goal.
There is an enormous amount of vulnerability when seeking healing via psychedelics and indigenous medicine. There is enormous vulnerability when in an altered state. An alarming number of people arrive at the need for psychedelic and indigenous healing due to a history of experiencing trauma. Many come to sacred earth medicine after other methods have failed to heal and connect them back to their bodies. The same population is most at risk for sexual trauma. An alarming number of people are being harmed in both underground and above ground/Western medicine spaces.
We will not remain silent. We will not remain unprotected. We must take action to protect ourselves and each other. We cannot do this alone. We need help, accountability, and support. If you have been harmed, witnessed harm, heard of harm— this space is for you.
Our intentions for this forum is:
to create community
to have a space to process individual and collective harm
to create an action plan for safety and accountability
to tend to survivors
to help you regain your power
to offer support and resources
When: September 21, 2023 7:00PM EST- 8:30PM EST
Location: Virtual
Fee: Free, Donations accepted at Venmo:Tasha-Hunter-3 or CashApp: $TSHLCSW
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcOCtpj8tG93A7ZatF-HxZxVvUKdTBYEu
IFS, Psychedelics, and Anti-Oppression
Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be one of the most compassionate and gentle approaches for addressing trauma, addiction, depression, and anxiety. By building on the original IFS model and integrating the ketamine-assisted therapy protocol, participants in this program will deepen and elevate their practice. This training incorporates anti-oppressive, social justice, and multicultural considerations, with special emphasis on serving marginalized communities, including the LGBTQ and trans communities.
Using the IFS protocol, participants will learn tools to minimize harm and prioritize safety throughout all stages of the therapeutic process. They will learn how to connect with and attend to their own parts, as well as facilitate the healing of their clients’ parts.
Participants will gain a historical and foundational understanding of ketamine and its application within a therapeutic model. They will also learn to identify the three-pronged process of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) — preparation, dosing, and integration — and understand its importance in sustaining relief from mental health symptoms.
Learning Objectives:
Explain the fundamentals of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and its utility in treating mental health symptoms and racial trauma, particularly when combined with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).
“Identify the three-pronged process of KAP, which includes preparation, dosing, and integration.
Describe the advantages of using IFS as a supportive model in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.”
Describe the concept of cultural humility and explain how this perspective can enhance the effectiveness of both IFS and KAP in achieving sustainable healing outcomes.
List three strategies for addressing culture, racial trauma, and biases in clinical practice.
September 8, 2023( 12:00 – 4:00 PM EDT )
Register today, includes 4 CEUS
Description
Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be one of the most compassionate and gentle approaches for addressing trauma, addiction, depression, and anxiety. By building on the original IFS model and integrating the ketamine-assisted therapy protocol, participants in this program will deepen and elevate their practice. This training incorporates anti-oppressive, social justice, and multicultural considerations, with special emphasis on serving marginalized communities, including the LGBTQ and trans communities.
Using the IFS protocol, participants will learn tools to minimize harm and prioritize safety throughout all stages of the therapeutic process. They will learn how to connect with and attend to their own parts, as well as facilitate the healing of their clients’ parts.
Participants will gain a historical and foundational understanding of ketamine and its application within a therapeutic model. They will also learn to identify the three-pronged process of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) — preparation, dosing, and integration — and understand its importance in sustaining relief from mental health symptoms.
Learning Objectives
Explain the fundamentals of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and its utility in treating mental health symptoms and racial trauma, particularly when combined with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).
“Identify the three-pronged process of KAP, which includes preparation, dosing, and integration.
Describe the advantages of using IFS as a supportive model in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.”
Describe the concept of cultural humility and explain how this perspective can enhance the effectiveness of both IFS and KAP in achieving sustainable healing outcomes.
List three strategies for addressing culture, racial trauma, and biases in clinical practice.
Continuing Education
Fluence International, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Fluence maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Fluence International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0232.
Fluence International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0674.
Fluence International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0167.
The Department’s approval of a provider of continuing education does not constitute the Department’s endorsement of the content, positions or practices that may be addressed in any specific continuing education course offered by the approved provider.
For questions about continuing education and receiving your CE Certificate or Certificate of Attendance, contact info@fluencetraining.com. You can also navigate to the FAQs page for more information about our courses/events.
Cost: $195
Join Tasha Hunter, LCSW and Candace Oglesby, LCPC. Register here: https://www.fluencetraining.com/training/ifs-psychedelics-and-anti-oppression/
Women/Femmes in Psychedelics & Indigenous Medicines Community Forum
This is a free call to action for ALL BIPOC to address abuse of BIPOC women and fem-presenting LGBTQIA in the psychedelics and indigenous medicine environments. This is a call for community, this is a call for transformative justice. We have to build the community that we need— this forum is step one towards that goal.
Workshop: IFS and Suicidal Parts for Marginalized Communities
This workshop builds on the IFS framework and blends personal narrative while exploring social justice factors. This training will focus on the following:
How we de-stigmatize and de-colonize treatment of suicidal clients
Cultural considerations and implications for marginalized communities
Leading with Self when working with suicidal parts
Legal responsibilities of licensed mental health professionals
Legacy burdens and the impact on the client’s system
Impact of suicide and self-harm parts on treatment providers
Types of suicidal parts and how we address each uniquely
Compassionate endings and our role and responsibilities
When: Friday, June 30th, 2023 10:00AM EST- 12:00PM EST-
Location: Virtual
Fee: $150
