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By Rich Simon It seems astonishing that even just two or three decades ago, parents not only pretty much knew what was expected of them to turn their offspring into civilized adults, but they could actually count on society to back them up. Even more astounding, kids seemed to understand this, too. Even if they rebelled against, yelled about, or sullenly resented how “unfair” adults were, they seemed to acknowledge adult authority and realize that they would just have to wait until they turned 18 to get for themselves the keys to the kingdom of grown-up independence. | Richard Schwartz |
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Self Leadership in Chicago and the originator of the Internal Family Systems Model. His approach focuses primarily on healing the individual in a non-pathologizing manner. Richard Schwartz is an Associate Professor at both Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. You can learn more about him at http://selfleadership.org/node/1.
![]() Richard Schwartz’s Publications and PresentationsRichard Schwartz, Ph.D., is the author of more than 50 articles and four books, including Internal Family Systems Therapy and co-author of Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, the most commonly referenced family therapy textbook in the U.S. Richard Schwartz is a frequent speaker at national psychotherapy conventions and conducts training seminars and workshops for national and international audiences.Richard Schwartz Presents Networker Continuing Education CoursesAll of Richard Schwartz’s Networker Continuing Education courses include guidelines to empower individuals, couples, and families to become more open, confident, and compassionate in the therapeutic environment. Richard Schwartz’s Networker Plugged-In CE Courses include:Richard Schwartz’s "Beyond Mindfulness: The Path to Self-Leadership" A509Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., reveals the limitations of mindfulness practice as a therapeutic panacea and how to help clients go beyond simply “detaching” themselves from negative emotions and thoughts to achieve genuine self-compassion and healing. Richard Schwartz’s "A Clinic on Countertransference" A309Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., demonstrates how to regain your clarity and clinical perspective quickly when dealing with difficult clients by learning a new way of identifying and dealing with the cognitive distortions and extreme emotions they trigger in you. Richard Schwartz’s "Beyond Psychology: Expanding Our Models of Consciousness and Change" R105The way we think about and practice psychotherapy is being transformed by an unprecedented convergence of new scientific findings and ancient healing traditions. Richard Schwartz’s "Beyond Victimhood: Working with Adult Survivors" R104According to Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., sometime over the past two decades, society's response to survivors of sexual abuse changed from "You're deluded" to "You're damaged..." |