UPCOMING EVENTS
Healing the Bond: An IFS Approach to Trauma-Bonding for Foster Youth
Dr. Rivka Edery is proud to partner with
A Home Within to present "Healing the Bond: An IFS Approach to Trauma-Bonding for Foster Youth," a four-part training series running from October 2025 to January 2026. This specialized program equips
A Home Within
volunteers with practical
Internal Family Systems (IFS) skills to support foster youth in healing from trauma bonds while offering
8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for mental health professionals. Through this collaboration, Dr. Edery continues her mission to foster resilience and connection through compassionate, evidence-based approaches.
Key Details:
Who: Exclusively for A Home Within volunteers
When:
- October 21, 2025
- November 18, 2025
- December 16, 2025
- January 20, 2026
What: Learn IFS techniques to help foster youth navigate trauma and build stronger, healthier bonds
CEUs: Earn 8 CEU hours upon completion
Why: Deepen your impact as a volunteer while advancing your professional credentials
Ready to make a difference? Contact A Home Within to register and join this impactful journey.
https://www.ahomewithin.org/
The U-Model in Action: Integrating IFS and ACT for Clinical Practice
Join Dr. Rivka Edery for a dynamic training session, "The U-Model in Action: Combining IFS and ACT for Clinical Practice," hosted by the National Association of Social Workers – North Carolina (NASW-NC).
This 90-minute workshop equips social workers with practical Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tools, seamlessly integrated through Dr. Edery’s innovative U-Model™.
Learn to guide clients through inner conflicts, heal trauma, and align with their values, while earning 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to support your professional growth.
Key Details:
- Who: Social workers and mental health professionals
- When: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:30 AM–10:00 AM Eastern Time
- What: Master IFS and ACT techniques to enhance clinical practice using the U-Model™
- CEUs: Earn 1.5 CEU hours upon completion
- Why: Elevate your skills to foster client resilience while meeting CEU requirements
Ready to transform your practice? Register through NASW-NC’s website
Ongoing Group: Monthly "Fireside" Gathering
Join our free monthly "Fireside" gathering on Monday, August 18th, at 7:00 PM London time, via Zoom, where IFS practitioners blend Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) through guided meditation, live parts work, and supportive community reflection. Register at
us06web.zoom.us and connect further in our "Beyond Acceptance" Facebook group:
facebook.com/share/utKN6WT4Bgp6gAtW/.
Past Workshops
Training Clinicians and Caregivers = 16 CE credits
My workshops integrate
The U-Model™ (IFS + ACT), delivered to over 250 clinicians, achieving an 85% satisfaction rate.
- The U-Model™ in Action: Combining IFS and ACT for Clinical Practice, A Home Within, Virtual, 2025
Details: 4-part CE series, 8.0 CE credits, 150+ clinicians trained.
- From Pain to Possibility: Transforming Abandonment Wounds with ACT, A Home Within, Virtual, 2024
Details: 4-part CE series, 8.0 CE credits, 200+ attendees.
Child Abuse, Trauma, and 12-Step Recovery, NAASCA Special Topic Night, Virtual, 2013–2016
Details: Co-hosted discussions with 500+ listeners.
