IFS, Call for Papers
" But why now?
Because IFS founder Richard Schwartz is now publicly saying that IFS "parts" are actually spirits and ancestors, and selling courses on this, which are all over my feed.
If you haven't seen this, look here at this advert: https://fbwatch/CrgTPMuzX6/
Where he describes himself as admitting skepticism and attachment to credibility, all the while he was teaching IFS, now being convinced by evidence at this late date that spirit stuff was afoot.
I have long told clients that I don't believe in "parts," "archetypes," "protectors," or "attachment figures" as projections of the psyche, but that we will meet Spirit beings with their own lives.
And that is why I have not gone in for IFS, Jungian Dreamwork, and such things.
Because I have my own frameworks for what is happening here, which are not subject to the respectability politics of mainstream psychology.
I'm not a psychologist, I'm not trying to sell a mainstream psychology modality on the most significant number of people possible, I'm already considered "mentally ill" with a longg record, more likely to be seen as a patient than a practitioner (despite being one), meaning I don't have much respectability anyway, so really I don't give a rats ass about being "credible" to mainstream sciences.
I explain to people that this is Spirit Work and I'm here for who's here for it."
" ... The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) invites submissions for presentations, panels, and workshops for the 2026 International Conference, to be held 1–4 July 2026 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, California.Each year, ICSA's International Conference brings together researchers, clinicians, service providers, survivors, and family members from around the world to engage in open dialogue on the most pressing issues in cultic studies and coercive influence. The event fosters collaboration between academic, clinical, and lived-experience perspectives to deepen understanding, strengthen recovery and prevention practices, and promote ethical and trauma-informed dialogue.Conference theme and submission process. The theme for the 2026 conference is: Expanding the Scope of Coercive Control: Understanding abusive dynamics and their impacts across interpersonal, institutional, and cultic contexts.In an era marked by increasing polarization, disinformation, and organized manipulation, understanding and protecting against coercion is more relevant than ever. Coercive control refers to a sustained pattern of manipulative and abusive practices designed to subjugate individuals, often resulting in serious consequences for their well-being. While the mechanisms of abuse and resulting harm differ in form and context, there are striking parallels across abusive intimate relationships, gangs, sexual exploitation and trafficking networks, ideological radicalization, and cultic environments. Despite their prevalence, research and evidence-based knowledge of these phenomena remain relatively underdeveloped.Researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience are warmly invited to submit proposals and join this collaborative effort to advance understanding and strengthen responses to coercive control in all its forms.ICSA is committed to a transparent and inclusive proposal review process. Follow the link below to learn more about how to submit, our 2026 review process, and other important information.Deadline for submissions: December 20, 2025 https://simplyk-bucket-production.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/deliveries/4ba58adf-ea53-4f85-a5c5-3b6ec5174d05/emails/1cf87221-eb93-44ec-a5cf-fe6c6c01c62b.html
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