How can I use what I learn in an IFS training?
IFS trainings are designed to help participants learn and experience the Internal Family Systems model in a deep, applied way. How you use what you learn depends on your professional role, training background, and scope of practice.
Using IFS in professional practice
IFS trainings may include demonstrations, experiential exercises, and practice sessions that resemble therapeutic work. However, participating in an IFS training does not expand or change your professional scope of practice.
As a participant, you are responsible for:
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Understanding the scope of practice defined by your profession, license, and local regulations
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Applying what you learn in ways that are appropriate and permitted within that scope
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Using professional judgment when integrating IFS concepts into your work
Using IFS concepts outside of therapy
Many participants also use IFS concepts to support:
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Personal growth and self-reflection
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Consultation or supervision contexts
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Coaching, education, or organizational settings (when appropriate to their role)
IFS trainings provide a framework and language for understanding internal experience, but how those concepts are applied should always align with your role and professional boundaries.
Important things to keep in mind
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IFS trainings may include material that goes beyond what some participants are legally permitted to practice
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Completion of a training does not authorize you to practice outside your professional scope
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Earning a Certificate of Completion does not replace licensure, credentialing, or certification requirements
If you are unsure how IFS concepts fit within your professional scope, we recommend consulting your licensing board, professional association, or supervisor.