ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the key concepts in Internal Family Systems (IFS), as well as the steps of the protocol. It focuses on some clinical vignettes that illustrates IFS with children. The chapter suggests that framing the work as being a 'detective duo' highlights the concept of curiosity, which is a major tenet of IFS therapy. It also establishes the working alliance necessary to any child therapy. IFS child therapy builds on the foundation of child-centered play therapy. In the IFS training, therapists learn the 6 Fs as the method of connecting to and developing a positive relationship with a protector. The chapter finds the partFocus on the partFlesh it outBefriend the partFind out its fears. It works with a lot of focus on the 'Angry Devil', the 'Worry Monster', and the 'Sad' part using the IFS protocol.
