EFFT research and practice has consistently demonstrated that when parents and caregivers carry self-blame, not only do they suffer, but their caregiving can be negatively affected as well. In fact, when self-blame is deep, typical strategies to lift self-blame - such as psycho-education and reassurance - are often ineffective. In this on demand training, Adele will provide participants with an opportunity to reckon with socio-cultural influences on the development of caregiver self-blame, including the role of psychology/social work/healthcare. Then, a series of cognitive and emotion-focused strategies to transform caregiver self-blame, including a specifically designed chair-work intervention, will be presented for integration into one’s practice. Benefits of this theory and interventions include:

· Reduced shame and self-blame
· Improved quality of life
· Decreased defensiveness
· Increased sense of empowerment / engagement
· Increased access to caregiving instincts and more responsive caregiving

Participants will receive step-by-step instruction to begin integrating the theory and interventions with parents and caregivers post-training. A video demonstration is also included - please do not share or reproduce. No prior training or experience in EFFT is required to learn this stand-alone intervention. This on-demand training is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes and it can be rented for 1 year.