David Hoffman led training on “Managing the Negotiation Within – Both Our Clients’ and Our Own”

On September 30th, David Hoffman led a training for the Ithaca Area Collaborative Law Professionals on the topic of Internal Family Systems Model. Collaborative professionals can be most effective when we understand how to manage the emotional dimensions of the conflicts we handle.  Psychologists have long understood that individuals have sub-personalities, each seeking to guide our thinking and behavior – for example, angry parts that respond when provoked, and managerial parts that help us resolve conflicts.  With a particular focus on Internal Family Systems (IFS) theory, this workshop was to help professionals (a) understand the various ‘parts’ that show up in us when we are involved in conflict, (b) manage this internal negotiation in ourselves so that we can be more effective in our cases, and (c) teach these techniques to our clients