Internal Family Systems
Modelo de los sistemas de la familia interna
- Date
- c. 1986 · confidence low
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Credited to
- Richard C. Schwartz
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
A model of individual psychotherapy developed by Richard C. Schwartz that views the mind as composed of subpersonalities or «parts», each with its own perspective, organized around a core «Self» of compassion and clarity; recognized as an evidence-based practice in 2015.
What it led to
- Spread of IFS therapy in trauma treatment
- Recognition as an evidence-based practice (NREPP, 2015)
- Integration with other parts-based psychotherapy approaches