Integrated Family Systems Osteopathy
IFSO courses are developed by Averille Morgan since 2021 using
-practitioner questionnaires
-patient feedback
-on-line study group
-25year family practice
THEMES ARISING FROM IFSO ANALYSIS:
- Family as a whole system: functioning together in a physical sense relating Health together; energetic sense through communication (verbal-nonverbal) & collaboration
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Family effecting and affecting tissue Health: biological models of function/ development e.g.collaboration for individual development within group/s psychological models of group dynamics e.g. awareness of inter-relational & inter-sectionality bias
- Family affect during Health crisis: physical, psychological support as a group with life transitions e.g. separation, birth, death
- Inter-generational family as an influence on today’s family Health: psychological, sociological, cultural, spiritual models which influences Health today, touch with ritual, palpation with historical context
- Integration of social constructivism: osteopathy as first or last Health choice? Therapy of holistic assessment & application
- Mysticism or Spirit in Osteopathy- how families relate to expanded awareness of altruism, well being, dying, enlightenment in therapy?
Integrated Family Sysytems Osteopathy Courses
January 2024 Topic
18/01 IFSO UK study gp (on-line) 7.30pm-9pm Attunement- touch & perception
March 2024
21/3 IFSO UK study gp (on-line) 7.30pm-9pm Children’s Languaging
April 2024
6-7/4 IFSO UK study retreat (In person Norfolk) Family Therapy in Practice
June 2024
20/6 IFSO UK study gp (on-line) 7.30pm-9pm Family Trauma-intro
September 2024
12/09 IFSO UK- online Languaging in Osteopathy
October 2024
4-5/10 IFSO 2day course- Worcester IFSO in practice
November 2024
21/11 IFSO UK study gp (on-line) 7.30pm-9pm Family field-energy effect
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