THE CHILD LIVES ON! THOUGH WE MAY DEVELOP ADULT BODIES AND THINK OUR CHILDHOOD IS LONG BEHIND US, SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE CHILD IS STILL ALIVE, DEEPLY INFLUENCING OUR THOUGHTS, WORDS AND ACTIONS. IT MAY BE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE IS THE RELATIONSHIP WE DEVELOP WITH OUR INNER CHILD.
Many adults have moments of sudden sensitivity or confusion that make no sense, and struggle to set boundaries in relationships—because they don’t realize how deeply what happened as a child is still affecting them. Many deny the inner child part of themselves—or actively dismiss or criticize it. When we ignore, deny or attack our inner child, the result is shame—momentary or constant.
Clinically we are working with depression, addiction, eating disorders, substance abuse or trauma. What keeps these clinical issues in place is toxic shame. In place are the automatic thoughts, and secret or not so secret inner conversations that the person has with him- or herself and their inner child, age two or five or ten or the inner teen, plus the shame loop that keeps things in place.
In this workshop, we will teach you how to help your clients reestablish a healthy relationship with their inner child—so that they can both listen and talk to that sensitive, creative and essential part of us.
Using Imaginal techniques, we will:
Join and explore the world of the child. Find out where there was deprivation or lack of attunement.
Add a healthy coach or caring inner parent to repair the shame ruptures from neglect or simple misattunements.
Provide an inner champion or protector to provide healthy boundaries and kind adult influence.
Say hello to the part that wants to eat healthy and the part that wants ice cream, to the bully and the scary places.
Explore and re-enact scenes from childhood when a person was shamed and repair or replace what they wish they could have said.
Explore the shadow—embrace the shame hidden in the darkness. From deprivation, taking small steps toward nourishment.
This workshop will also cover different levels of how to work clinically with children age 2 to 12 years old. We will be working with psychosocial development and early attachment and nourishment that can get disrupted and need repair. We will cover case examples; exercises and games, including puppets, therapeutic storytelling, and interactive story-making with kids and families; drama therapy; expressive arts processes, including drawing and writing exercises; and more.
Course Level: Beginning
There is no prerequisite for this course. It can be taken by itself or as part of a sequence.
Click here for workshop details, including learning objectives and agenda.
2 SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 28 & NOVEMBER 4, 2023
10AM–6PM PACIFIC TIME
ONLINE
Live and recorded, using Zoom
13 CE credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California and RDTs in the US
(See CE information below.)
CAMFT Approved CE Provider #134393
This course is for therapists and helping professionals. If you're not sure if it's the right class for you, please contact Bret Lyon at Bret@HealingShame.com. This workshop can be applied toward certification as a Healing Shame Practitioner.
Pricing and Registration
$395 full price
$375 with early bird discount, paid in full by September 22
(Use coupon code EARLYBIRD)
Special rate for interns - $70 off full price (Use coupon code INTERN)
$40 fee for CE credits - available for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California
If you would like CE credits for this workshop, please pay for them now, at the same time you register for the workshop. Payment for CE credits is separate from your registration payment.
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We offer two payment options for registration:
1. If you want the early bird pricing, pay $375 by the early bird deadline. (Sorry, no deposits for early bird pricing.)
2. Pay the full amount of $395 or a $100 deposit to hold your space in the class. Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation that includes a link to pay any balance due. Please note that we do not send a balance due bill, so it will be your responsibility to remember to pay. Any balance due must be paid in full at least 4 days before the class.
**If registering within one week of the class, you must pay the full amount; deposits will not be accepted.**
Please note: In registering for this workshop, you are agreeing to the terms of our Ethics and Scope of Practice Agreement.
CE Credit
The Center for Healing Shame is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California – CAMFT-approved CE provider #134393. Courses meet the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Effective March 26, 2021, we are only able to provide CE credit to LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California and RDTs in the US. At this time, we are not able to offer CE credit to psychologists or nurses in California or to psychologists, therapists, or nurses licensed outside of California in the U.S. and Canada.
For complete information about CE credit, Hours of Attendance certificates, and course credit, please visit our information page.
The Center for Healing Shame maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.