Advanced Training

Advanced Training IoPT 2024-2026 at Frogner in Oslo in Norwegian. Some sessions online.

Can also be taken online in English, same program, see the box to the right for what you want to choose, physical in Oslo or online in English. Dates in Oslo at the bottom of this page and dates for online see in the menu on the website under digital here.

We warmly welcome you to an exciting and rewarding education. The focus of modern trauma treatment has shifted from "what's wrong with you" to the consequences of what happened to you from conception and throughout life, including complex PTSD. The focus is on empowering people to find their way out of the trauma biography and back to themselves. The IoPT theory is groundbreaking and the intentional method of selfencounters, meeting oneself from the inside out, is clarifying and healing.

Trauma work is work that concerns us all.

The goal of the IoPT Advanced Training is to provide a thorough insight into and understanding of IoPT trauma theory with the Intention Method. You will have the opportunity to learn how trauma affects the development and growth of both the body and the mind.

• Prevention, treatment and the way out of traumatic stresses, such as relationship stresses, inside and outside the family, sexual abuse, violence and seemingly minor incidents that over time are stressful and lead to traumatization.
• Integrated trauma, development and attachment theory.
• Developmental trauma, complex traumatization and other traumatizing stresses.
• The consequences of traumatic stress, prevention and repair.
• Trauma-informed care.

Teaching is organized as weekend sessions Friday - Monday, and can be combined with a full-time job.

• Education and self-development in a permanent group.
• 12 modules of 4 days each.
• Registration takes place on an ongoing basis

The program is applied for approval from the Norwegian Psychological Association and other professional associations, as a maintenance activity.
Marta Thorsheim is academically responsible for the Institute and teaches several modules in the Advanced Training, in addition to experienced IoPT teachers.

• IoPT supervisors and teachers from the Institute
• Read feedback from former students

Theory and methodology

The study program is based on Prof. Franz Ruppert's theoretical and practical framework within IoPT - Identity Oriented Psychotrauma Theory with the Integration Method. Literature list will be sent in good time before start-up. The teaching is in Norwegian.

Based on established trauma theories and his own research, as well as through many therapeutic processes with women and men in many countries, both individually and in groups, Prof. Franz Ruppert has developed the theoretical framework of Identity-Oriented Psychotrauma Theory. This framework is based on several theoretical cornerstones and one practical method: Trauma theory, the human psyche, identity, love, sexuality, victim-offender dynamics and the Intention Method. Both subject and method are under constant development, and the Institute works closely with Dr. Ruppert to keep abreast of the latest developments in IoPT.

More about theory and method

The main topics for the education

The modules consist of teaching, reflection and discussion of theory as well as practical work according to the participants' intentions. Each participant is given the opportunity for their own therapy through being a resonance person and their own self-encounters, when they have the intention to do so. Own self-encounters can be expected in most modules. Marta Thorsheim is responsible for our Advanced Training for Trauma Therapist IoPT. From module seven onwards, everyone has the opportunity to practice the Intention Method under supervision.

• The psyche and what psychotrauma means.
  Definition of the basic concept, the function of the psyche, the psyche as a four-generation phenomenon, the connection with the immune and hormone system, the brain, muscles and organs.
• What is trauma? From stress to traumatization.
• IoPT terminology definitions.
• The intention method - and IoPT - in trauma treatment, in counseling and in conversation.
• Methods, techniques and procedures in individual treatment in groups with resonators, in one-on-one settings with client-therapist and in conversation. The phenomenon of resonance in therapeutic and other IoPT practices.
• Also to work on digital platform. Some of the modules are online, giving everyone the opportunity to learn IoPT on an online platform.
• Early trauma. Identity, identification and additional identities as well as identity trauma.
  Identity development, development of the I, the Self and the will. We look at trauma in pregnancy and trauma during and after birth. We discuss and evaluate similarities and differences based on the insights/knowledge from pre-, peri- and postnatal psychology. We get to know how IoPT can be preventive during pregnancy, and how there is now an increased awareness of identity building and mother-child attachment.
  The movie INUTERO with Norwegian subtitles will be shown and discussed.

• Love, attachment and love trauma.
  What is love? How to receive and give love? What is attachment? Love trauma as part of complex traumatization. Understanding and prevention of "Helpers fatigue".
• Sexuality and traumatization of sexuality. What is healthy sexuality? What is unhealthy sexuality?
  Sexual abuse of children, young people and incest, its consequences, prevention and treatment.
• Relationships and other relationships. Who am I? Who am I in the relationship? Among family, friends, work colleagues?
  Who am I in the relationship? What strengthens and what hinders good relationships? How to work with relationships?
• Victim-abuser and victim-abuser entanglements.
  Definition of abuser and victim, being a victim and victim attitudes, being an abuser and abuser attitudes, derailment/wrong turns and ways out of abuser-victim splits. Also within kindergarten and school.
• Trauma from our own actions. How we end up abusing ourselves and others. And how we thus traumatize ourselves. And the way out.
• Who am I in a traumatizing society? How to stay connected to healthy self and self-will in a traumatizing society.
• Symptoms or trauma: Health, illness and psychotrauma. What makes us sick and what makes us healthy? Trauma as a starting point for multiple bodily and physical symptoms.
• Presentation of the project assignments. Project assignments with clients or based on your own workplace are mandatory to obtain the title of registered trauma therapist. Otherwise it is optional.
• Books by Franz Ruppert and Gabor Maté can be ordered here, shipping free: IoPT books.

Advanced Training IoPT is for everyone, whether you want to go for your own part or you also want to use the competence in the meeting with others, in the job you have or want to start your own practice as an IoPT Trauma Therapist:
Suitable for those who have education and practice in IoPT trauma therapy through Basic Training Basic Training at iopt.no, or psychotherapy, health, social and welfare subjects or prior learning.

Location of Advanced Training: In Oslo, with some modules online: Each module is 4 days, and the education is a total of 12 modules of 4 days. Price per 4-day module: 5.880,- (ca. €500). You will receive an invoice per module and pay per module. If your workplace pays for your education, we can send an invoice as your workplace wishes, per year or per module.

For questions or to sign up, send us an email: ewelyn@iopt.no or fill out the form to the right.

Presentation of project assignments, awarding of participation certificates/diplomas and closing party.

Times each module:

Day 1: 11.00-18.00
Day 2 and 3: 10.00-18.00
Day 4: 10.00-17.00

Price: You will receive an invoice per module of NOK 5880,- (ca. €500), which also covers articles that are sent by email/distributed in the sessions, guidance on assignment writing, etc.

Location: Schafteløkken 1, Frogner, Oslo.

Bus/tram to Frogner plass.

By car; street parking in the area (end of free parking)

Some modules online on zoom, zoom link sent to all participants the day before.

Changes may occur.