Overview
Clinical Resource Therapy Certification
Ten days, 60 CPD hours, live and practice rich. The Clinical qualification program teaches thereapists how to work confidently and safely with parts.
Resource Therapy brings the right part to the wheel at the right time, using a clear sequence of treatment actions and a respectful therapeutic stance. The learning is in the doing. Each day blends concise teaching, live demonstration, supervised small group practice, case consultation, and reflective integration. By the end, participants understand the model and can apply it ethically in everyday work.
Day 1 Foundations of parts work in RT
We orient to the language of Resource States and the core map of Conflicted, Retro, and Vaded presentations. You learn how to invite a part to consciousness, how to recognise when the wrong part is speaking, and how to stabilise the therapeutic frame. We locate RT within trauma informed practice, brief psychodynamic roots, and ego state traditions, then clarify how RT stands alone as a complete model while fitting alongside your existing skills. Safety, consent, and pacing are set as non negotiables.
Day 2 Assessment and Conflict States case formulation
You learn to assess for Resource issues and to translate history and symptoms into a parts based case formulation that makes sense to clients. We practise locating which part is in pain and which protector parts may be blocking access. You will begin a simple parts map for one of your own cases. Risk, readiness, cultural safety, and goals are built into the formulation so the work stays focused and ethical.
Day 3 Treatment overview and entry skills
We introduce the treatment pathway of diagnosis and practise entry skills that help a client move from talking about a problem into direct work with the part that is hurting. You learn to hold dual awareness, to titrate activation, and to mark consent and choice at each step. We cover basic regulation, alliance repair, and session structure so sessions remain effective. Here you learn what part to work with.
Days 4 to 5 Core RT treatment actions in depth
Across three days you will practise the RT actions that create change. These include direct access to the part in pain, expression with containment, bridging to salient memories, and speaking with the introject where helpful. You also learn retro negotiation, conflicted state negotiation, imagery checks, resistance alliancing, and anchoring. We practise how to sequence actions, how to decide what is needed next, and how to know when to stop.
Demonstrations make the flow visible. Supervised practice in small groups consolidates skill. Debriefs focus on clinical reasoning, ethics, and therapist regulation.
Day 6/ 7 Working with shame, fear, and disappointment
Many clients carry shame, fear, and disappointment that sit like heavy weather on the deck. You will learn how to meet these presentations with compassion while staying precise. We explore Vaded States that hold rejection, fear, and disappointment, and we practise shame reduction, stabilisation, and safe expression. You will learn how to avoid overwhelm, how to keep alliance intact, and how to help the client’s healthy parts return to the wheel. Here we look into parts work with couples.
Day 8 Working with Chronic pain with safety and care
We take a careful look at somatic issues. You will learn to bridge to core experiences in ways that respect pacing and consent. We outline procedures that align with memory reconsolidation principles, without making promises that sit outside evidence or scope. You will practise how to prepare a client, how to return to the present if activation rises, and how to integrate new learning so it sticks.
Days 9 to 10 Integration, complexity, and consolidation
These days bring the method together. We apply RT to presentations that are common in practice. You will see and practise adaptations for anxiety, depressive symptoms, anger and guilt, relational distress, infidelity, performance issues, neurodivergence, and dissociative presentations. You will be guided on how to work with unusual parts presentations or spiritual burdens with compassion.
We emphasise decision making in real time, how to repair when the process goes off track, and how to work within your scope, context, and cultural setting. Participants present brief case workups and receive structured feedback. The final sessions focus on planning, documentation, and next steps for supervision and ongoing learning.
Learning methods
Teaching is concise and practical. You will watch live demonstrations, practise in small groups with a supervisor present, and receive specific feedback that builds confidence. Case consultation helps you translate skills to your own client load. Reflective integration exercises support therapist regulation and help your inner crew to stay collaborative and present.
Ethics, cultural safety, and documentation
Ethical practice is threaded through the program. We review consent processes for parts work, record keeping, privacy and confidentiality, mandated reporting, boundaries, dual relationships, and appropriate touch policies for experiential work where relevant. Cultural safety is addressed through consultation questions, curiosity, adaptation to context, and attention to language and meaning. You will leave with practical templates you can adopt in your setting.
What you will be able to do by the end
Explain RT as brief, trauma informed, strengths based parts work. Map parts clearly and invite the right part forward. Formulate with parts and safety in mind. Deliver the RT treatment sequence as a clear roadmap rather than a collection of tricks. Work with memory and affect without overwhelm. Practise ethically and with cultural care. Adapt RT to complex but common presentations in everyday practice. Use self administered RT for your own steadiness and resilience.
Stand alone model, ready for your next session
RT is a complete method. You can use it as your primary approach and you can use it alongside skills you already have, provided this is within scope and competence. The structure helps you decide what to do next, the language helps clients feel seen, and the focus on safety lets the work go deep without losing the alliance.
Assessment and evidence of learning
Learning is evidenced through observed role plays, a brief case presentation, and supervisor feedback. Certificates state sixty CPD hours attended. Attendance and active participation are required.
Accessibility and support
Online sessions run on Sydney time and include captions. Materials use clear language and accessible formatting. Reasonable adjustments are available on request. A straightforward feedback and complaints pathway is provided.
Who should attend
Registered or provisional psychologists and equivalent clinicians who want a clear, humane, and efficient way to work with parts. Curiosity, kindness, and a willingness to practice are the best prerequisites.
Learning Outcomes
By attending the ARTI Resource Therapy Clinical Certification Program, participants will be able to:
- Explain RT as brief, trauma-informed parts work
- Describe the lineage of Resource Therapy, including Ego State Therapy and brief psychodynamic influences, and explain why a brief, compassionate, strengths-based parts approach is useful for internal conflict and psychological distress.
- Map parts clearly and safely
- Identify and differentiate Resource States, including Conflicted, Retro, and Vaded. Bring the right part to the conscious at the right time, and link part dynamics to presentations in trauma, mood concerns, relational issues, performance, dissociation, and neurodivergence.
- Formulate with parts and safety in mind
- Integrate parts mapping with DSM 5 case formulation, safety and risk planning, phased goals, and culturally responsive considerations across individual and couple work.
- Apply a clear, brief RT sequence
- Use RT treatment actions as a practical roadmap. This includes direct access to the part in pain, expression, bridging to salient memories, introject dialogue, retro and conflicted negotiations, imagery checks, resistance alliancing, and anchoring. Match part specific skills to client goals and values.
- Work with memory and affect without overwhelm
- Bridge to core memories safely, use procedures consistent with memory reconsolidation principles, reduce shame, and stabilise affect while protecting consent, boundaries, and therapeutic alliance.
- Use RT as a stand alone model that complements your existing skills
- Practise RT as a complete, self contained approach that you can bring to your current setting. RT does not require other modalities to be effective. If you choose, you can apply RT alongside your other competencies in a way that suits your scope, context, and client needs.
- Practise ethically and with cultural safety
- Demonstrate culturally safe, client centred parts work. Document consent and limits. Manage risk appropriately. Apply APS and AHPRA aligned ethics, supervision pathways, and record-keeping in parts-based interventions.
- Adapt parts interventions for complex presentations
- Assess suitability and tailor RT for ADHD, dissociative disorders, anxiety, depressive symptoms, anger, shame and guilt, relational strain, infidelity, and grief. Use real-world cases (with client consent) and structured clinical reasoning to guide decision making.
- Learn by doing with supervision of practice and case consultation
- Build confidence through live demonstrations, small group parts practice, and supervised skills labs with structured feedback. Translate learning by doing into everyday clinical work.
- Support practitioner wellbeing
- Use self-administered RT to support clinician regulation, reflective practice, and professional resilience so that the therapist’s own parts remain collaborative, present, and effective.
- Show competence in applied parts work
- Present concise cases, participate in debriefs, and demonstrate progression from supervised practice to independent, ethical application of RT.
How you will learn
Live demonstration followed by guided practice in small groups, supervision of practice with specific feedback, case consultation, reflective exercises, and self-practice for therapist regulation. The learning environment is supportive, structured, and paced to promote confidence.
Assessment and evidence of learning
Observed role plays, brief case presentation, and supervisor feedback provide evidence of learning. A certificate stating sixty CPD hours attended is issued. Attendance and active participation are required.
Accessibility and inclusion
Online sessions are recorded with a time frame for review. Bali in person for those who prefer. Materials use clear language and accessible formatting. Cultural safety is embedded. Learners can contact us for reasonable adjustments and support. A simple feedback and issues pathway is provided.
Ongoing post-training supervision package provided for community.