Program Assistant Development Workshop
Monday, April 6 2026
7 hours plus meal break and 2 15-minute breaks (8 hours total)
Times and topics are subject to slight changes.
9:00am – 9:45am
Welcome, brief overview, purpose
Brief meditation
Introductions of Staff, naming lenses we look through & social location
9:45am – 10:15am
Role of PA and expectations
Watch Preparing PA PowerPoint presentation
Checklist for Blending; as a guide for becoming more aware of our parts
10:15am – 10:45am
Purpose of Staff Meeting
Conduct a fishbowl staff meeting
10:45am – 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:15am
Brief demonstration of how we start a new practice group
11:15am – 12:15pm
Practice group (2 rounds) Each person choosing PA dilemma
Reference to PA dilemma handout, each round lasting 20 minutes with processing time
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Comments and Q & A session
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Meal break
1:00pm – 1:30pm
3rd round of practice
1:30pm – 2:00pm
Brief discussion of Legacy Burdens and how power differentials impact us in our roles
Exploring what it means to be in leadership
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Meditation focused on our relationship to conflict
Explore what was learned in our families and communities and what are our patterns
Fight/flight/freeze responses
Use as trailheads for further exploration
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Purpose of Reflection Groups
Unblending speaking from and for parts
3:15pm – 4:45pm
Rotations as Reflection Groups (3 rounds)
4:45pm – 5:00pm
Comments
Q & A session
Closing remarks
Terri Dalton, PhD, LCSW, CADC is a clinical social worker and addictions therapist in private practice, a teacher, and a long-time outdoor retreat leader with thirty years of experience working with complex trauma, addictions, anxiety, and depression. After 12 years of running outdoor IFS focused retreats for women all over the United States, she opened her own nature focused retreat center "In the Beyond" located in the Pacific Northwest outside Olympia, Washington. She specializes in individual and group work with all ages but particularly with women and girls healing from trauma and addictions. She integrates IFS with her somatic practices that also include yoga, meditation and Authentic Movement. IFS has been a passion of hers for more than fifteen years as a solid foundation in her vision of healing lives that began early in her life growing up hiking and backpacking the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Central California where she grew up. Her vision has brought hundreds of children and women into weeklong healing experiences, now using IFS, in the outdoors of the Sierras, Appalachians, Rockies, Olympics and Cascades. She maintains a private practice in both Chicago and in Olympia, WA, where she lives with her therapist husband, and their beloved therapy pets.
Professional CEs
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IFS Credits
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If you need to cancel your registration prior to March 30, 2026, you'll receive your registration, less credit card processing fees, as a refund. All cancellations must be submitted to talentmanagement@ifs-institute.com. No refunds/credits will be given after March 30, 2026.
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We appreciate your participation in this event. To ensure that every participant receives maximum value from the program, we kindly ask that you fulfill the Attendance Requirements established for this event. It is important to note that this requirement is not only for the event but also a CE (Continuing Education) requirement.
To receive your certificate of completion, your live attendance is required. Unfortunately, a recording of this session will not be available.
To meet the Attendance Requirements and fulfill the CE obligation (and IFS Credits) we kindly request a minimum attendance rate of 85%. Your active presence throughout the session will contribute to a more engaging and interactive experience for all participants.
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