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  • November Newsletter 2025

    #novembernewsletter #pcfttc #esft #fbmhs

    Dear Colleagues and Friends,

    We’re excited to share this month’s PCFTTC newsletter—packed with insights, resources, and opportunities to support your ongoing professional growth.

    Here’s a quick look at what’s inside:

    🌀 Tantrums and More Tantrums…
    A systemic reframing of what children’s challenging behaviors really communicate—and how ESFT clinicians can use family assessment tools to understand the whole system.

    ⚔️ Wicked Competition
    Explore Elphaba through the lens of the family assessment tool and win access to Homestudy of your choice.

    🎭 “I Feel Like an Imposter!”
    A post view of an October workshop on understanding and navigating persistent self-doubt in clinical work and supervision.

    🎓 Free CE Credits – 11/19/25
    Yes, you read that right! Don’t miss out on your chance to earn free CE credits during the training year.

    We hope this edition brings you reflection, encouragement, and a few new tools to take into your work.

    As always, thank you for being part of the PCFTTC community.
    Wishing you connection, clarity, and a meaningful month ahead.

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  • Lessons from Superman – Part 4

    #superman #ESFT #systemicfamilytherapy

    “Every voice matters. Even the quietest one can change the whole story.”

    Systemic family therapy is built on the belief that families are ecosystems, and in ecosystems, every part plays a role. Yet in many families, certain voices—children, quieter siblings, caregivers, and even natural supports—can get lost in the noise. When that happens, the system adapts in ways that often reinforce imbalance and distress. This results in dislocation.

    Therapists

    As systemic family therapists, our responsibility is to ensure that every voice is heard. This may mean slowing down to notice the child who rarely speaks, or asking a question that allows a caregiver to share their untold story. It may mean restructuring a session so the quieter members are elevated, reminding the family that healing comes from inclusion, not exclusion. Or, it may mean calling attention to the impact of a family member is still having on how people relate, even if they are gone or deceased.

    Supervisors

    Supervisors can carry this forward by how they engage supervisees. When early-career clinicians hesitate to speak up, supervisors can invite their perspectives and validate their observations. Often, those voices carry insights others have overlooked. This can be used as part of the prepared plan for what will happen in the next session. Or, maybe the supervisors connects the insights to the family assessment tools.

    Summary

    Families change when silenced voices are given space. Teams strengthen when quieter members are encouraged to lead. In systemic practice, the smallest shift—one voice being heard—can transform the whole story. In honoring every voice, we honor the heart of systemic therapy: belonging, connection, and the belief that everyone has a role in shaping the system’s future.

    Check our CE program Store to learn more about systemic family therapy and ecosystemic structural family therapy.

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