Parts Work Strategies to Support Attachment Trauma Healing in System Involved Youth (SIY) and Families

Angela Luna

Training Description

We are all driven by various aspects or “parts” of the self. When we experience traumatic events and difficult childhood experiences, parts of the self surface to protect us from being harmed in the future. These protector parts can appear in a variety of ways; from anger, anxiety and depression to addiction and the inner critic. In this training, we will look at how parts play a role in the lives of system involved youth (SIY) and families as a result of childhood trauma and broken attachment bonds. Participants will learn how to use a parts work approach to support SIY and families to heal the parts that where harmed and regain balance to connect to the “original whole self” that is centered, calm, balanced, and directed by self-love.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to define and describe parts work.

2. Participants will engage in and learn a minimum of 3 different ways the parts work approach can support attachment healing SIY and families.

3. Participants will identify at least 1 way the centered part is accessed to support healing attachment wounds in SIY and families.

Agenda 

10:00-10:15am: Welcome, logistics, housekeeping and opening practice

10:15-11:15am: Parts Work Overview

11:15am-12:00pm: Wounded Parts and Attachment Wounds

12:00-12:30pm: LUNCH BREAK (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

12:30-1:30pm: Centered in Self Part and Using Parts work strategies for working

with children, SIY and families

1:30-2:00pm: Closing takeaways and Evaluations

Meet Our Trainer

Luna is a psychotherapist, educator and trainer with over 20 years of experience working with individuals, children, families and organizations. A graduate of the Expressive Arts Therapy program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Luna holds a Masters of the Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy and a Jurist Doctorate from the University of California at Davis.  Luna feels passionate about supporting people to overcome traumatic experiences and actualize their best selves through mindfulness-based Holistic Expressive Arts and wellness.

For over a decade, Luna has played roles as manager, supervisor, trainer and clinician in a variety of settings, including The Alameda County Trauma Recovery Center, Contra Costa hospitals, Contra Costa School District and in her private practice. Luna also has provided classes, workshops and trainings in Expressive Arts Therapy, Parts Work, Mindfulness, Trauma/PTSD, Vicarious Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Self-Care and Wellness to therapists, trainees, legal staff, law enforcement, clergy, school staff and students as well as a variety of organizations working with traumatized populations. In her private practice setting, Luna incorporates EMDR, Brainspotting, mindfulness, visual art, music, movement, nature therapy, Somatic/integrative mind-body therapeutic approaches and ritual work. Coming from a Mexican heritage, Luna feels inspired to provide bilingual therapy services and trainings.

Luna loves dogs, dancing, creating beauty and daily walks in nature.

This course meets the qualifications for (3.5) BBS CEUs for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.