Inner Child Work: 5 Interventions for Healing and Growth

This three-hour workshop-style training offers practical, hands-on interventions for engaging clients' inner child parts. Beginning with an overview of inner child work, participants will learn five adaptable techniques to guide clients through healing childhood wounds and integrating fragmented parts of the internal psyche, facilitating emotional growth and self-compassion. Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and expressive arts, this training provides a rich blend of approaches that can be immediately implemented in practice by licensed clinicians. Infused with playfulness, compassion, and creativity, these techniques not only help clients address past trauma but also support the development of adaptive beliefs and emotional regulation in the present. Participants will engage in their own self-reflection and hands-on practice through active demonstrations, experiences, and interactive discussion during the workshop.​

Participants will receive 3 CEs following their completion of the program.

Testimonials from past participants:

This was the best presentation I've had... The presenter did not rush to cover all the information. She allowed time for participants to absorb the information. I greatly appreciated practicing the interventions ourselves. That helps to absorb the information more. She allowed the perfect amount of time for each practice. I also appreciated the video examples. She presented in a way that met various learning styles. 10 out of 10!

The presenter was excellent, learned wonderful interventions to bring back to my work with clients-one of the best webinars I've attended.

This was the best live webinar training I have attended and sparked my interest in incorporating this inner child work even though I've not been super hooked by IFS in the past.

Sarah Czopek, MS, LCPC, is the owner of Grace & Gratitude Counseling, PLLC in Downers Grove, Illinois, where she provides counseling, clinical supervision, and professional training for therapists. She is EMDR certified, IFS Level 3 trained and certified in Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the founder of InFuSion, a 15-week CEU course designed for therapists who want to infuse IFS concepts into their clinical practice. Sarah is known for helping clinicians translate complex concepts into practical, engaging, and immediately usable tools for the therapy room. In addition to her clinical work, she is a CEU trainer whose teaching blends warmth, clarity, creativity, and real-world application. Her presentation, Inner Child Work: 5 Interventions for Healing & Growth, reflects her integrative approach, combining IFS-informed parts work with expressive, experiential, and trauma-responsive interventions. Sarah is especially passionate about helping therapists build confidence, deepen clinical presence, and use creative strategies to support meaningful healing.

Additional Program Information:

Target audience: social workers and counselors

Content level: beginner/intermediate

Learning objectives:

1. Define the concept of the "inner child" and explain its relevance in therapeutic settings.

2. Identify appropriate scenarios for implementing inner child interventions in counseling sessions, ensuring ethical and effective practice.

3. Demonstrate the application of at least three inner child interventions for therapy, incorporating techniques from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and expressive arts.

Outline and Agenda:

12:30-12:40 | Welcome, introductions, and training overview

12:40-1:05 | Foundations: What is an inner child?

1:05 - 1:20 | Clinical relevance of inner child work

1:20 - 1:45 | Intervention 1: Finding Inner Child Parts

1:45 - 2:10 | Intervention 2: Memory Mapping

2:20 - 2:30  | Break (10 minutes)

2:30 - 2:55 | Intervention 3: Self-Energy Art Journal

2:55 - 3:15 | Intervention 4: Diary Dialogue

3:15 - 3:40 | Intervention 5: Comic Strip Reparenting

3:40 - 3:45 | Summary and closing Q&A

Course interaction and system requirements

This live webinar hosted on Zoom is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation (using their microphones and/or the chat option). System requirements for Zoom can be viewed at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-PC-and-Mac.

Fee and registration:

Cost is $80 for 3 CE credits/hours. Refunds are available for up to seven days prior to the program (this may not include TicketTailor fees). After that, we offer credit that can be applied to a future program. Registration is open until the course is full. In some cases, we will enable a wait list option once the course is full.

Course completion and CE info:

To receive CE credit/hours, participants must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire program and complete an online evaluation at the end of the program. If you are licensed in Illinois, an additional exam must be requested and completed in order to receive credit for the program.

Certificates will be emailed out within 7 business days following receipt of evaluation.

CE credit is currently available for social workers in all 50 states. Our credits are also accepted for counselors in 49 states (excluding New York). All other professionals (including psychologists and marriage and family therapists) must confirm CE approval with their state board.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education, provider # 1757, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/19/2024-11/19/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7705. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Bright Ideas Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Bright Ideas Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0781.

​Bright Ideas Continuing Education is also authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to provide social work continuing education.

If you have any questions, concerns or special accommodation requests, please contact us at 410-575-3870 or info@brightideasceus.com.