Fatimah Finney is a serial goal-setter, lover of new ideas, and imaginative thinker. She is a skilled licensed mental health counselor and a trainer at the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute. She currently serves a variety of clients of diverse backgrounds and experiences as an EAP Counselor in addition to her private practice. Prior to her counseling and consulting practice, Fatimah spent the majority of her career providing in-home therapy to children, adolescents and adults and serving in clinical leadership roles. As the director of an outpatient mental health clinic, she cultivated a strong commitment to helping therapists increase their cultural competence and clinical fluency with diverse populations.
Fatimah is also a skilled facilitator and DEI practitioner. She uses IFS as a relational framework in her group facilitation and a methodology for understanding the underlying beliefs that motivate behaviors in work settings. She helps individuals and organizations looking to build their capacity and skills in centering diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. As a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), Fatimah uses this tool to help her clients gain insight into their strengths and growth edges for navigating differences and to offer strategies for better cross-cultural interactions.
Fatimah has been featured on IFS Talks podcast where she discusses the intersection between IFS and Intercultural Competence. Her chapter on using IFS with Black Clients will be published in the upcoming book Altogether US which is available for preorder now. She recharges her spirit by playing with her children, taking walks with her parts, and dabbling in creative writing. Her microessay In My Skin: An Autobiography was recently published in the anthology Nonwhite & Woman: 131 Microessays on Being in the World.
Bringing Internal Family Systems (IFS) to the Muslim Community: An Introductory Workshop
IFS Trainers, Fatimah Finney and Kathy Cox, will be hosting an introductory Internal Family Systems (IFS) workshop that will offer participants the opportunity to become professionally and personally acquainted with the IFS model of psychotherapy and how it can be impactful in the Muslim community. The learning objectives for this workshop will highlight the relevant history, basic assumptions, and key concepts of the IFS model (such as manager, firefighter and exile parts, and Self energy). The objectives will also include didactics, individual and interactive experiences, demonstrations,...Read more meditations, and sharing in dyads and small groups. Fatimah and Kathy will offer opportunities to learn about one's own parts and to have experiences of Self energy; at the end of this workshop, participants will be able to use these exercises and concepts with their own clients. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Articulate the history and basic assumptions of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy model.
- Explore one's own internal system using mapping, drawing, journaling, and meditation.
- Identify and track the flow of the model and its key components within a live demonstration.
- Identify and explain the interaction between the four components of the internal system: Self, Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles.
- Practice the skill of unblending to begin to differentiate Self from parts through role play and peer support.
- Identify "therapist parts" that block connection to Self and the client's experience.
Target Audience
"Bringing Internal Family Systems (IFS) to the Muslim Community: An Introductory Workshop", is a thoughtfully designed workshop for Mental Healthcare Professionals that identify as Muslim and/or work with Muslim clientele. Professionals that are newcomers to the IFS model, as well as those that are more experienced, are all welcomed! Whether you are seeking to deepen your therapeutic skills, embark on a journey of personal growth, or both, this workshop presents a transformative opportunity for profound learning and inner exploration.
Learning Levels
- All learning levels welcomed.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Live Interactive Webinar
10:00 AM EST - 05:00 PM EST
EARN 6 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Fatimah Finney, MA, LMHC
Kathy Cox, MSW, LICSW
Kathy Cox, MSW, LICSW, is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and IFS Trainer and has been a social worker and psychotherapist for more than 25 years. She lives in Olympia, Washington where she offers IFS therapy, training and consultation to therapists and practitioners learning Internal Family Systems in-person and on-line. Kathy has a special interest in trauma, grief and loss, and spirituality, and is known for her humor and warmth.
Kathy believes that one of the most important life tasks each of us has is to bring our unique gifts into the world. Frequently, painful life experiences — traumatic events, attachment wounds, societal injustices — take precious life energy that limits our ability to bring our gifts into the world. She feels called to support people to lessen or remove emotional, cognitive or spiritual barriers that limit their full participation in life. This includes addressing and working with the impact of systemic racism and other societal forces on one’s life.
Kathy feels called to be part of this training to co-create a welcoming learning environment with her co-leader, Fatimah Finney, and participants, and to share the IFS model with all who would like to learn.
Kathy has been blessed with opportunities throughout her life to work with groups with racial, ethnic, religious, and other aspects of human diversity. These experiences have opened her eyes to the privileges she took for granted as a white woman and led her to a path of self-reflection, feedback, humility, and deeper learning. These experiences have also enriched her life beyond measure.
Kathy believes that one of the most important life tasks each of us has is to bring our unique gifts into the world. Frequently, painful life experiences — traumatic events, attachment wounds, societal injustices — take precious life energy that limits our ability to bring our gifts into the world. She feels called to support people to lessen or remove emotional, cognitive or spiritual barriers that limit their full participation in life. This includes addressing and working with the impact of systemic racism and other societal forces on one’s life.
Kathy feels called to be part of this training to co-create a welcoming learning environment with her co-leader, Fatimah Finney, and participants, and to share the IFS model with all who would like to learn.
Kathy has been blessed with opportunities throughout her life to work with groups with racial, ethnic, religious, and other aspects of human diversity. These experiences have opened her eyes to the privileges she took for granted as a white woman and led her to a path of self-reflection, feedback, humility, and deeper learning. These experiences have also enriched her life beyond measure.
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