For IAFT, DDP, & Theraplay Students and Clinicians

Monthly Skills Group Program

Spend two hours every month with a small community of professionals led by child and family therapy expert, Dafna Lender, applying your skills to real clinical cases and getting a chance to practice your skills in small group exercises. This diverse group of clinicians is made up of those who have training in one or more of the following areas: DDP, Theraplay, and IAFT.

This two hour session will include:

Beginning by studying a real case of a group participant. We will discuss clinical challenges and how skills can be applied to the case. Clinicians will have the option to present a case to the group if they sign up for the four session package.
After discussing the case, we will work on specific skills relevant to the case discussed and have a turn practicing the skill in small groups.
Questions related to cases among the participants.

The related skills to DDP, Theraplay, and IAFT could be such topics as:

Practicing PACE
Curiosity/Making Guesses
Dealing w/ Child's Resistance
Talking for the Child in Session
Managing Parent Resistance
When Parents Need Individual Work
Parent self-regulation and self-compassion
Focusing on parent’s attachment history
Parent-child activities for regulation, connection, comfort and joy
Application of Polyvagal Theory in therapy

~ All sessions are on Fridays from 9:00am - 11:00am ET ~
(Eastern Time, USA & Canada)

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I join this consultation group after taking IAFT Level 1?

Because real confidence comes from practice. Each session helps you build a clear, coherent plan for your toughest parent–child cases—and strengthen your ability to apply IAFT skills in the room through guided consultation and hands-on practice.

Do I have to present a video in order to get supervision on a case?

What if I can’t fill a whole hour of my supervision time?

What kind of technology will I need?

Who is the Monthly Skills Group for?

Do I need to complete IAFT Level 1 first?

How is the Skills Group different from Level 1 and Level 2?

What does the bundle include and when does the group meet?

Can I get consultation on my own case?

Are CE credits offered?

Are the sessions recorded?

Frequently Asked Questions for DDP Students

Why should I join this consultation group?

Besides the fact that this will help you sleep better at night knowing that you have a coherent plan for your toughest cases (!), you will learn how to practice DDP in the most effective way: by doing it. Rather than only having attachment theory inform your practice intellectually, you will learn actual attachment-based skills and techniques to turn theory into practice.

Skills Group