🔼: [[💡 Direct Access]] ##### 💡 Formal Direct Access[^1] An exercise in which the participant allows the [[💡 Parts|Part]] to [[💡 Blending|blend]] and speak directly to the facilitator or another participant who might be assisting. Here, the facilitator or participant in the exercise will ask the [[💡 Parts|Part]] direct questions, helping to draw out the protective function it's carrying. This exercise is employed with [[💡 Protector Parts|Protector Parts]] in order to help realize their protective functions. ###### See Also - [[🛠 Getting to Know a Protective Part Exercise]] [^1]: [[📖 🟢 Creating Healing Circles - Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating Groups]]