One-Year Training Program for Professionals

The Professionals Program


This program which was originally designed for professionals seeking to deepen their experience
of theory and approach of Gestalt therapy, has transformed in the last two years into an alternate stream leading to Year Two of the Five Year Training Program, specifically tailored to the needs of professionals to train in a community of peers. The format is identical to Year One of our intensive.training program, with weekly theory classes and seven intensive weekends, held between October and May, with a five day residential in June. The weekly meetings are held on Friday mornings. Participants will learn how much their sense of self is expanded by experiential interactions with a diverse group that deepens in intimacy and supportive risk over the year together. The curriculum of the professionals stream is enhanced to include the supervision needs and professional applications of participants.

 

For professionals who have been trained previously in academic or more cognitive systems Gestalt works “from the ground up” to balance the ability to move fluidly between embodied knowing and cognitive skills. In this way the therapist attunes to the other by attuning to their own embodied response. This use of self keeps the therapist alive and constantly changing to meet and recognize the client. resulting in interventions that are creative and never the same in any two meetings.

 

 

Participants will receive a certificate of completion of the One Year Training for Professionals Program which represents 180 continuing education hours. Successful completion of the One Year Program is considered equivalent to Year One of the Five Year Training Program. Therefore graduates of this program are eligible to apply to Year Two of the CRPO recognized Five Year Training Program.

 

 

In addition to learning outcomes of Year One of the Five Year Program, this program highlights the following learning outcomes:

    • Applying multiple layers of awareness from embodied to field awareness in a variety of clinical contexts
    • Working relationally
    • Working in the present moment
    • Gestalt as the clinical application of Phenomenology
    • Working with embodiment
    • Learning to be field sensitive
    • Working with forms of contact
    • Adapting the experimental attitude
    • Practicing and experiencing Hot Seat
    • Finding support in the practice
    • Understanding the difference between self-disclosure and self inclusion in order to apply Safe and Effective Use of Self

 

Course Schedule:

19 Friday mornings between October 2, 2020 and May 21, 2021, seven weekends and Residential May 25 – 30, 2021

 

 

Tuition Fee

  • $4500 plus residential fee
  • Five-Day June Residential fee of $630 includes accommodation and all meals.

    • Travel arrangements are the responsibility of the individual
     
    Continuing Education (CE) 180 hours

    Tuition Fee can be used as a non-refundable tax credit.

     


 



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