Integrative Attachment Family Therapy Training

Advance your skills in IAFT with a small group of clinicians led by family therapy expert and attachment specialist Dafna Lender, Integrative Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT) developer.

Receive case consultation by being given opportunities to present a case or a clinical situation and get answers from Dafna.

Practicing skills through live demos and small group work, you will learn and practice skills such as:

• Setting up an IAFT session do's and don'ts

• How to implement attachment-based activities to help a child feel connected and cared for by their parent

• How to help a child understand what their underlying wishes, motives, beliefs, and feelings are underneath their problem behaviors

• How to facilitate a Deliberate Dialogue, which focuses on healthy communication and connection, between a parent and child

• Guiding parents to avoid criticism and lectures in session

• Keeping a child regulated and cooperative in session

• Knowing when it's time to work with the parents in individual sessions

• Helping parents in individual sessions to develop self-regulation and self-compassion

• Guiding parents to set realistic boundaries with children

You will receive resources such as handouts, worksheets, and articles related to the topics discussed and practiced.

Meet other professionals who share your perspective and challenges.

Limited to a small group of participants.

As a prerequisite, you must have completed Integrative Attachment Family Therapy LEVEL 1.

CEs are not offered for IAFT Level 2 as this is more hands-on and practical training.

*Meetings will be recorded for those who can't attend all the sessions or even part of a session.