develop a diverse community of people who are passionate about how systemic ideas can create personal, interpersonal and social solutions
use our active and international community to develop and deliver high quality, responsive and cutting edge therapy, teaching and training to people in any setting
contextualise people’s difficulties, strengthen relationships and promote a more just, equitable and inclusive society
Vision
For family therapy and systemic practice to:
support all people to challenge the oppressive and difficult aspects of their lives using relationships as resources
transform people’s relationships and circumstances for the better
ensure that an understanding of how oppression impacts our lives and the development of inclusive and equitable relationships and institutions, is common place
Values and purpose
IFT values:
providing therapy for individuals, couples and families, and using systemic ideas to work with larger systems (such as organisations and schools) and intervening at different levels of context
promoting the systemic approach as a world-view, a set of practices, and a way of addressing social inequality; i.e. a force for transformation rather than conformity
meaningful inclusion and ‘diversity’ of peoples, ideas and interventions, that actively seeks the views, knowledge and expertise of the most marginalised
finding creative alternatives to the traditional ways of operating that are continuing to fail communities, shrink our imaginations and hamper our ability to meaningfully progress our profession
