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Basic Focusing training in Vancouver, BC, Canada: Levels 1-4 and Level 3 Practicum: March to August, 2012
* These courses are individually tailored to each student’s learning pace and style.
12.5 CEUs FOR EACH LEVEL AND PRACTICUM
Pending the approval of each course by the Canadian Counseling Psychotherapy Association, 12.5 Continuing Education Credits will be awarded to students upon completion of each of the courses listed below.
TUITION FEES
$200 – For each of Levels 1, 2, 3, Level 3 Practicum, Level 4, Modules 1-5
$ 650 prepaid – Levels 2, 3, Level 3 Practicum, Level 4 ($150 savings)
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CLASSES
Level One Focusing, Encountering the Inner Relationship
In this introduction to Inner Relationship Focusing you will learn basic Focusing and Partnership skills so that you can begin to practice Focusing partnership right away. Focusing partnership is the foundation for strengthening and including Focusing in your work and daily life. You will learn to guide yourself through the four stages of a Focusing session, using facilitative language. You will strengthen your understanding of felt sensing, and the attitude of Self in Presence which supports you in your relationship with your inner experience, allowing your process to deepen and widen, safely and comfortably. In this class you will also have an introduction to being a Companion, at first listening quietly to the Focuser, then having an opportunity to support the Focuser with more active listening skills, including some gentle reflection. Skills are introduced gradually, allowing mastery of one thing at a time, so that the learning is enjoyable and natural. Participants are given opportunities to practice in class, and encouraged to practice with one another and students from other classes outside of class time.
Level Two Focusing, Accompanying the Inner Relationship
In Level Two you will:
* Deepen your experience with Focusing and being a Focusing partner.
* Cultivate a sense of self awareness and the ability to hold strong emotions with compassion.
* Enjoy a space of “Self-in-Presence”.
* Develop “advanced listening skills for helping your partner get a felt sense.
* Learn how to “Be” on the “Edge” and discover a transformation, where the unclear becomes clear.
* Practice in a supportive process which gives you the most out of your Focussing process.
Level Three Focusing, Supporting the Inner Relationship:
In Level 3 you will be increase your listening skills and your understanding of the ways Focusing works to allow “Implicit Knowing” to open in its own way. You will learn when and how to offer “reminders” as a Focusing Guide, along with nuances and alternatives for every stage of the process. You will be supported in this growing capacity through readings in “The Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual” by Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD & Barbara McGavin, “Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy” by Eugene Gendlin, plus additional writings by Gendlin and Cornell. You will enjoy in-class discussions, Focusing demonstrations and opportunities to practice with others in your group.
Level Three Focusing Practicum:
After completing Focusing Level 3, you will deepen your understanding and skill with Level 3 Practicum. In addition to the 7.5 class hours you will participate in at least 5 hours of Focusing partnership practice & tutorials between classes. This pivotal course, given on the phone or in person, is individually tailored to each student’s learning pace and style.
Level 4 Focusing: Facilitating the Inner Relationship
In addition to the 10 class hours for Level 4 Focusing, you will participate in 4-6 hours of Focusing partnership practice & tutorials between classes.
Level 4 centers on two important aspects of Focusing:
The Path of the Companion
Presence and Partiality
With “The Path of the Companion” you will supplement your listening skills with subtle refiinements of the Focusing partner’s repertoire.
In our study of “Presence and Partiality” you will deepen your understanding of critical reactions and how to guide a Focuser when two or more parts in conflict. You will see how Focusing can help with the merging and exiling aspects of a person’s process when these arise in a Focusing session.
You will enjoy in-class discussions, Focusing demonstrations and opportunities to practice with others in your group.
You will continue to learn the ways Focusing works to allow “Implicit Knowing” to open in its own way. You will learn when and how to offer “reminders” as a Focusing Guide, along with nuances and alternatives for every stage of the process.
You will be supported in your growing Focusing skills through extensive writings by Ann Weiser Cornell as well as new selections in”The Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual” by Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD & Barbara McGavin, and “Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy” by Eugene Gendlin.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Two separate sets of classes:
Afternoon Series: Noon to 2:30 pm
Evening Series: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Level One Focusing, Encountering the Inner Relationship
Five Tuesday Afternoons,
Level One Focusing, Encountering the Inner Relationship:
Five Tuesday Evenings,
Level Two Focusing, Accompanying the Inner Relationship:
Five Tuesday Afternoons,
Level Two Focusing, Accompanying the Inner Relationship:
Five Tuesday Evenings,
Level Three Focusing, Supporting the Inner Relationship:
Five Tuesday Afternoons,
Level Three Focusing, Supporting the Inner Relationship:
Five Tuesday Evenings,
Level Three Focusing Practicum:
Three Tuesday Afternoons,
Level Three Focusing Practicum:
Three Tuesday Evenings,
Level Four Focusing, Facilitating the Inner Relationship:
Four Tuesday Afternoons,
Level Four Focusing, Facilitating the Inner Relationship:
Four Tuesday Evenings,
REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 604-263-9123