Ethical Considerations for Somatic-Parts Work — The Living Body examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

What training does the course say Somatic-Parts Integration requires?

No formal training at all, only personal experience A medical degree in addition to training in both Training in both somatic psychology and IFS, or an equivalent Training in either one of the two traditions is quite enough on its own
At which levels must consent be tracked in this work?

Only the practitioner's own professional judgement in the moment, nothing else Only the agreement of the client's family and close friends Only the client's signed consent form, collected at intake The client's consent, the protectors' willingness and the body's signals
During a session, the client says yes but their body braces and a protector seems alarmed. What should happen?

The work continues because the client said yes The session moves quickly to the exile The practitioner pushes gently past the bracing to reach what lies beneath The work pauses, since any level signalling no is enough
What should a practitioner do if the body says something different from what the framework predicts?

Trust the body Ask a colleague to decide Trust the framework Stop working with that client
Which phrase does the course use about pacing in this work?

Faster is always safer Slower is usually faster Depth comes from speed Push until something moves
Why does this module say the body is not a diagnostic tool?

Bodies give no useful information of any kind to a practitioner Only formal medical tests are permitted to diagnose anything The framework starts inquiry; it is not a predetermined conclusion Diagnosis is against the rules for coaches and practitioners
What might somatic-parts work surface that requires clinical expertise?

Traumatic memories, intense states or dissociation New physical fitness goals and plans Only pleasant memories from early childhood summers Mild boredom and a little restlessness
Beyond personal wounds, what may the protectors in a body be responding to?

Only the weather, the seasons and the time of day Intergenerational trauma, racial violence, gendered oppression and poverty Only the practitioner's presence, manner and tone of voice in the room with them Only the person's own choices made during adult life
How should systemic realities shaping a client's body be treated?

Honoured, not reduced to individual pathology Set aside so the work can stay personal Addressed only after the exile has healed Treated as the client's personal failing
Why is combining two powerful modalities without competence in both risky?

The two modalities flatly contradict each other in almost every important way Clients dislike hearing two different vocabularies at once Their combined power can mobilise more than an untrained person can hold It doubles the length of each session for the client
What guiding idea opens this module's list of ethical considerations?

Results justify methods Theory outranks experience Speed brings safety Power requires responsibility