As a therapist and a DID System I have been very conflicted about Dick Schwartz and IFS. Also did you hear that he is attempting to copyright lingo he uses in IFS such as "Parts" and "Systems"? Because when I heard this I was FUMING!! Our community have used these terms long before he ever popularized IFS, and to put a community created term behind a pay wall is deplorable!!
We had not heard that he was trying to copyright ‘parts’ and ‘systems’-- honestly it’s absurd that he wants to given that, as you point out, that language has long predated his arrival on the therapeutic scene. It’s infuriating whenever someone usurps something that belongs to a collective and attempts to place it out of reach or regulate it in ways that feel inaccurate and inauthentic for groups of people- especially groups of marginalized people. This is worth fighting back on in our opinion.
This!!!!
As a therapist and a DID System I have been very conflicted about Dick Schwartz and IFS. Also did you hear that he is attempting to copyright lingo he uses in IFS such as "Parts" and "Systems"? Because when I heard this I was FUMING!! Our community have used these terms long before he ever popularized IFS, and to put a community created term behind a pay wall is deplorable!!
Very well written article. Thank you 🙏
Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much!
We had not heard that he was trying to copyright ‘parts’ and ‘systems’-- honestly it’s absurd that he wants to given that, as you point out, that language has long predated his arrival on the therapeutic scene. It’s infuriating whenever someone usurps something that belongs to a collective and attempts to place it out of reach or regulate it in ways that feel inaccurate and inauthentic for groups of people- especially groups of marginalized people. This is worth fighting back on in our opinion.