IAFT LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE – ONLINE AND LIVE

Attachment-Based Integrative Family Therapy – Level 1

The basic training
to the IAFT model developed by Dafna Lender

4 pre-recorded modules
3 live sessions with Dafna Lender

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October 9, 15 and 22, 2025 from 18 to 20 p.m. (Paris time)

All live broadcasts will also be available in replay

The training that any accompanying professional
parents and children should follow

“I met Dafna Lender in Boston, at the trauma conference organized by Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Research Foundation. The connection was immediate and very fluid. Dafna speaks remarkable French, a result of her experience as an au pair in France, and also because her partner is French. Beyond the language, what struck me was her passion for her profession and the clarity with which she embodies her therapeutic vision. She deeply understood—and this is felt in her way of being, and it is also the foundation of her IAFT model—that we cannot support children without involving their parents.

To create a secure attachment, you must first secure the parental figures and work with them on their own attachment wounds. This is exactly what I felt in the sessions I observed and in the interview I did with her: this welcoming posture, this finesse in reading family dynamics, and this ability to work in the present moment, with what emerges, while supporting a profound transformation.

I am pleased that this program can now be offered by Quantum Way, in the two languages we cherish, English and French, and who knows, perhaps in other languages.

I will be happy to meet you there and train with you.

Ready to join us?

– A word from Florence

Dafna Lender's IAFT Model: A Desynchronization in the Parent-Child Relationship

THEIntegrative Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT) or Integrative Attachment-Based Family Therapy, was developed by Dafna Lender, a family therapy expert and attachment specialist.

IAFT training offers a structured and effective therapeutic approach to address a wide range of issues frequently encountered in family therapy:

The child's difficult behavior: opposition, anger, withdrawal, indifference,
Inappropriate parental reactions: shouting, threats, pleading, discouragement.

Rather than viewing the child as the source of the problem, the IAFT approach refocuses attention on the real source of the difficulties: an emotional desynchronization in the parent-child relationship.

With this training, you will be supported step by step in the appropriation of the IAFT model, by articulating theoretical insights and concrete strategies to promote profound and lasting changes within families.

Intended for clinicians, therapists, professionals in the medical-social sector, educators or anyone working with children,
This training will allow you to:

Building a strong alliance with parents, an essential, often neglected, component of therapeutic work with children;
Overcoming resistance and dysfunctions that may emerge in the therapeutic relationship with parents;
Identify the underlying causes of emotional maladjustments in the parent-child relationship;
Support families in an approach focused on the origin of the difficulties, rather than on the visible symptoms;
Strengthen children's sense of attachment security, resilience and self-esteem.

With training in the IAFT model, you will be able to guide families towards harmonious and caring functioning, conducive to the development of children.

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The 8 Key Components of Attachment-Based Integrative Family Therapy

Develop awareness of one's own social engagement mechanisms.
Consider how one's personal attachment history may interact with that of the client.
Assess the physiological states of the parent and child.
Adjust/modulate stimulation to a level that is tolerable for the child/parent.
Support the development of a coherent autobiographical narrative in children.
Strengthen the parent's ability to repair ruptures in the relationship with the child.
Provide developmentally appropriate and trauma-sensitive limit-setting techniques.
Identify situations where the parent needs individual sessions to establish a relationship of trust with the therapist.

Through clinical case analysis, role-playing and practical exercises, you will integrate tools that can be directly transferred to your professional practice.

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WHO IS IT FOR? THIS PROGRAM?

To the parents,
To Family Therapists,
To psychologists, psychotherapists, psychopractitioners,

To doctors, pediatricians, child psychiatrists and other health professionals,
To social service professionals, educators or anyone working with children

Using concrete strategies and role-playing exercises, you will learn to intervene effectively in complex family contexts.

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Parent-child relationships
and family therapy:
meeting with Dafna Lender

Dafna Lender explains her approach to attachment theory in family therapy, highlighting the essential role of parents in their relationships with their children.

After this training, you will know:

Assessing relational dynamics between parents and children through the prism of attachment and identify signals of emotional misalignment.
Implement concrete therapeutic interventions aimed at strengthening co-regulation, connection and relational security within the parent-child dyad.
Use activities from the Theraplay model to promote engagement, trust and the development of a secure bond.
Support parents in recognizing and regulating their own defensive reactions, in order to support an empathetic and regulatory presence.

Identifying manifestations of toxic shame in children and propose appropriate restorative strategies.
Facilitate restorative dialogues between the child and their attachment figures, based on the PACE approach.
Working with implicit beliefs and unconscious fears that underlie the child's problematic behaviors.
Create a safe and engaging therapeutic space, conducive to the transformation of dysfunctional relational models.

The training will allow you to better understand the mechanisms underlying difficult behaviors and to respond to them with appropriate clinical tools.

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The training includes:

4 pre-recorded 90-minute video modules, allowing you to assimilate the theory and prepare for the live session with Dafna Lender

3 sessions of 2 hours live and online on Zoom, to talk to Dafna Lender, ask her questions and develop the “practical” part

The detailed training program

Objectives of the 4 pre-recorded modules

MODULES 1

The Fundamentals of IAFT Therapy

This first module introduces the fundamental principles of Integrative Attachment-Based Family Therapy (IAFT). It offers a practical exploration of the social engagement system and polyvagal mapping, both for the practitioner and for clinical work with families.

Educational goals :

◆ Implement exercises that promote the activation of the social engagement system.

◆ Explore your own polyvagal mapping to better understand your internal states.

◆ Understanding parent-child nervous system desynchronization and the regulatory effects of co-regulatory activities from real clinical case videos.

◆ Develop polyvagal maps with families.

◆ Regulate your own reactions to patients using Polyvagal Theory and visualization exercises.

MODULES 2

Attachment-based activities to build connection, trust, and regulation

This second module explores how relational play between parent and child can strengthen emotional security, emotional co-regulation and the attachment bond.

Educational goals :

◆ Discover the four dimensions of the Theraplay model.

◆ Identify the types of behavior in the child and associate the corresponding Theraplay dimension.

◆ Acquire concrete activities to integrate into parent-child therapy sessions.

◆ Understand how therapeutic play supports children's specific attachment and regulation needs.

Examples of proposed activities:
– The ball between two bodies,
– The indoor weather,
– The slippery slide,
– The cotton ball fight,
– The mirror game,
– Blow on me,
– The imaginary ball throw.

MODULES 3

Facilitate parent-child dialogues that foster connection and understanding

The third module focuses on creating a safe space for dialogue between parent and child. We will explore the PACE model, adapted to different emotional manifestations of the child, whether angry, defensive, passive, withdrawn, or depressed.

Educational goals :

◆ Use the PACE (Play, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) model to facilitate exchanges.

◆ Support verbal and non-verbal communication between parent and child.

◆ Create emotionally secure interactions.

◆ Analyze the patient's internal operating models and their influence on transference and countertransference.

◆Identify and repair patterns related to toxic shame.

MODULES 4

Working with parents and understanding what is behind the child's difficult behaviors

The fourth module focuses on supporting defensive parents to bring out underlying, often unconscious fears and strengthen their mentalization skills.

Educational goals :

◆Identify the deep beliefs underlying the child's behaviors.

◆ Respond with curiosity and kindness to parents' defensive attitudes.

◆ Encourage parental mentalization and reduce tendencies toward criticism or blame.

◆Understanding and supporting critical, withdrawn or resentful parents.

Live thematic sessions

Session 1: October 9, 2025 from 18 to 20 p.m. (Paris time)

This first session lays the conceptual and practical foundations of Attachment-Based Integrative Family Therapy. We will explore the concepts of co-regulation, intersubjectivity, and dyadic repair.

Educational goals :

Introduction to the fundamental principles of IAFT.
Preparing parents for attachment-based family therapy.
Helping parents identify and understand their own neurophysiological reactions to their child.
Learn how to convey a sense of security and confidence through body language.
Mapping the internal regulatory system of parents to better understand how it works.

Session 2: October 15 from 18 to 20 p.m. (Paris time)

This session focuses on the use of therapeutic play as a clinical tool to strengthen parent-child attachment, restore cooperation, and repair shame.

Educational goals :

Suggest fun attachment-based activities to use in sessions and to offer to parents.
Understand play strategies to repair shame and promote relational security.
Develop appropriate responses to common problem behaviors observed in therapy.
Choose specific activities based on the child's needs.
Practice exercises in pairs to integrate experiential tools.

Session 3: October 22, 2025 from 18 to 20 p.m. (Paris time)

This session offers concrete tools for establishing constructive exchanges between parent and child, based in particular on emotional regulation techniques.

Educational goals :

Develop safe and effective dialogues between parents and children.
Develop appropriate techniques to help the child feel heard, understood and welcomed.
Support parents towards empathetic and regulated responses.
Use regulatory tools to defuse conflicts and maintain a supportive parental posture.

Training organization

Dafna Lender will lead the live online training on October 9, 15, and 22, 2025, from 18 p.m. to 20 p.m. (Paris time).

Dafna Lender will give this training in French.

All live broadcasts will then be made available for replay within a week of each broadcast, allowing you to replay them at your own pace and take notes. You will have access to all teaching materials (videos and slides, in French) until June 20, 01.

The training will give you access to a training certificate. The terms and conditions for obtaining the certificate will be sent to you during the first module.

Participants are invited to read, before the training, the reference work by Dafna Lender, published by Éditions Quantum Way: Healing and Growing Together: Restoring Trust and Family Harmony Through Integrative Attachment-Based Family Therapy (IAFT).

Note : this training constitutes a prerequisite for registration for the IAFT Level 2 certificate which will take place in 2026.

Learn how to develop fine-tuned relational skills to create spaces of safety, repair and co-regulation between the child and their parents.

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Attachment-Based Integrative Family Therapy – Level 1

297 € TTC

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Who is Dafna Lender?

Dafna Lender is a family therapist specializing in attachment, international trainer and clinical supervisor. For nearly thirty years, she has supported professionals working with children and families in a variety of settings such as after-school support programs, therapeutic foster homes, home interventions, and private practice.

Certified as a trainer and supervisor in Theraplay® and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, she is also an EMDR practitioner. Dafna is the author of Integrative Attachment Family Therapy and co-author of Theraplay: The Practitioner's Guide (books not translated into French). She trains therapists around the world and speaks four languages (English, Hebrew, French, Spanish).

FAQ

Can I know the content of the training?

The training includes:

4 pre-recorded 90-minute video modules, allowing you to assimilate the theory and prepare for the live session with Dafna Lender;
3 live 2-hour sessions and online on Zoom, to chat with Dafna Lender, ask her questions and develop the “practical” part.

The video modules are as follows:

1 Module – The fundamentals of IAFT therapy
2 Module – Attachment-based activities to build connection, trust, and regulation
3 Module – Facilitate parent-child dialogues conducive to connection and understanding
4 Module – Working with parents and understanding what lies behind the child’s difficult behaviors

Is the training live or recorded?

The training is both recorded and live. It includes 4 pre-recorded video modules and 3 live online sessions (on Zoom) on the following dates: October 9, 15, and 22, 2025, from 18 p.m. to 20 p.m. (Paris time). All live sessions will then be available for replay 7 days after the live broadcast.

What language is the training in?

Dafna Lender will deliver this training in English. Simultaneous interpretation into French will be provided. Teaching videos and replays of live sessions will also be available in both languages.

How long can I access the online training?

Once the live broadcasts are complete, you will have access to all educational materials until 20/01/2026.

Can this training be supported?

Unfortunately Quantum Way is not a training organization and is not Qualiopi or Datadock certified. There is therefore no CPF or FIFPL support.

What are the refund conditions?

For any refund request Before the 09 / 09 / 2025 : 100% refund.

For any refund request between 09/09/20255 and 08/10/2025 : 50% refund.

From 09/10/2025, no refund will be accepted.

Attachment-Based Integrative Family Therapy – Level 1

The training that any accompanying professional
parents and children should follow

Dafna Lender's IAFT Model: A Desynchronization in the Parent-Child Relationship

Intended for clinicians, therapists, professionals in the medical-social sector, educators or anyone working with children,
This training will allow you to:

With training in the IAFT model, you will be able to guide families towards harmonious and caring functioning, conducive to the development of children.

Through clinical case analysis, role-playing and practical exercises, you will integrate tools that can be directly transferred to your professional practice.

WHO IS IT FOR? THIS PROGRAM?

Using concrete strategies and role-playing exercises, you will learn to intervene effectively in complex family contexts.

Parent-child relationships
and family therapy:
meeting with Dafna Lender