Integrative Attachment Family Therapy Level 2 with Dafna Lender

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.

Limited to a small group of participants.

As a prerequisite, you must have completed Integrative Attachment Family Therapy LEVEL 1 (previously called “Integrative Attachment Family Therapy”).