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IDT INTERMEDIATE COURSE

As clients layer themselves onto the page, they can move through seven distinct ‘levels of work’ (not to be confused with IDT’s seven ‘stages of change’ covered in the Advanced Course).  This new three-day IDT Intermediate Course captures the detail and changing tasks of these seven levels, guides participants to accurately recognise which level the client is available to work at, and to shape level-specific interventions.  This Course combines and takes the place of the Masters Class, Working at Depth and Working with Archetypes.

Although one of IDT’s general principles is to “work as deeply as the client presents”, there are certain client conditions where keeping the work simple and pragmatic is to be preferred.  The deeper the work becomes, the greater the need for structure, safety and effective support.  The Intermediate Course focuses on building the counsellor’s resourcefulness and confidence for entering the client’s unknown depths, and keeping clear boundaries between the clients’ work and the counsellor’s work.

Between the levels of Underlying Issues and Intra-psychic Issues lies the huge realm of archetypes.  IDT’s use of imagery, metaphor and symbol gives us powerful and unique tools for recognising archetypal elements and influences, and finding the resourceful offer that they bring.

By the end of the IDT Intermediate Course, participants will be able to work effectively and professionally at all seven levels. The course includes constructive self-and-peer feedback, and will build confidence to recognise and address the different levels of work that all clients bring.