SCWK 8867 Internal Family Systems Therapy: A Contemporary Approach for Working with Individuals, Couples, Families, and Groups

Name: Internal Family Systems Therapy: A Contemporary Approach for Working with Individuals, Couples, Families, and Groups
Rating: 4.18 (190 reviews)

Elective This advanced clinical course focuses on the Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) into a comprehensive approach that includes guidelines for working with individuals, couples, families and groups. The IFS Model is a new synthesis of two already existing paradigms: systems thinking and the multiplicity of minds. One major and unique contribution of IFS is the concept that it is the connection of the Self to the Parts that brings healing. The IFS Model offers a non-pathologizing approach to identifying and unburdening the faulty beliefs people carry from childhood trauma and troubling patterns of interaction and replacing them with Self-led resources.

Course overview

Department: Social Work
School: SSW
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: SCWK7762

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Requirements fulfilled

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Official evaluation summary

4.18 / 5

Based on 190 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

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Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Kathleen Lingren
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.41/5
Richard Villa
Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.82/5
Robin Warsh
Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.16/5

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