Navigating Role Transition in IPT

A workshop that helps practitioners to navigate and adapt the role transitions strategies in order to support clients facing significant life changes, such as starting a new job, retirement, or becoming a parent.

Who is the workshop for?

· IPT Trainees: Offering foundational insights into the focal area strategies to support their training journey.

· Newly Qualified IPT Therapists: Helping to deepen their understanding of the focal areas as they begin their professional practice.

· Experienced IPT Therapists: Serving as a refresher to revisit and reflect on focal area strategies, enhancing their existing knowledge and skills.

Key Topics

· The Difficulties with role transitions: Exploring the variety of role transitions and determining which transition as the biggest impact on the client’s depression

· How Do We agree on 'THE' transition: When did it occur? Is it current enough? What do we need to know before choosing transition as the focal area?

· What We Hear from Our Clients/Patients: Sharing common themes and feedback that clients express during therapy, which can help in identifying transitions.

· Navigating the Mandatory Strategies: Understanding how mandatory strategies are employed in IPT and their role in working through the role transition.

· Navigating the Focal Area Strategies: Learning how to apply focal area strategies within IPT. It typically includes helping client’s process grief or loss associated with the transition, redefine their roles, and build skills to adapt to new circumstances effectively.

· Case Studies: Reviewing real-life case studies to illustrate the practical application of strategies for working with role transitions and improving therapeutic outcomes.

A CPD attendance certificate will be issued following the workshop.