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1 The explorer wants to be able to give a specific description of the Part – age, gender, dress etc, as early as possible. This means that he or she has now accepted the hallucination and has begun to dissociate and see the ‘everyday reality’ differently.
2 Establish the appropriate name for a Part at the point of introduction. The Part needs to fully accept it. If the name is not readily forthcoming from the Part itself, or from the Explorer, put forward suggestions of your own.
3 Be consistent with the use of the name to avoid confusion down the line. Should the name change along the way, as a result of intervention, use the new name to embed the change.
4 Listen, listen, listen to what is being said and how it is being said. This will let you know which Part is speaking. An interjection is a way a new Part can announce its arrival! An emotional response is an indicator of another Part’s concerns. Gently ask, “Who is saying that?”
5 Monitor the relationships between the Parts, to include verbal responses and spatial location. This will let you know if there have been any shifts within the system, and the levels of balance.
6 Recap frequently. Use the name, repeat it’s purpose, and if additional reinforcement is required check if the actions and physical interaction has remained the same. This is to embed the hallucination that is emerging - and as importantly to keep you on track.
7 Perfect your skills of content reframing, as part of the intervention process – remember it needs to address the same level of value or preferably higher. For example, a very angry part can be a source of real fear. At the same time it is demonstrating great energy and commitment to the explorer and the system. It is there to fight for the explorer’s corner, – a role that the other Parts may well need.
8 If you have been clumsy and lost rapport with a Part, take time to congruently apologise, and acknowledge that the Part knew better.
9 Make sure you integrate and assimilate all Parts of the system before you consider the process complete.
10 The most important thing in the whole process is the need to establish trust, trust, trust with every Part.

Fran Burgess
© July 2004