Practitioner Training and Certification

 

 

Certification

Certification in the delivery of Holistic Renewal is offered primarily to licensed or certified mental health professionals who have already experienced the process themselves, and are interested in providing it to others.

The Training Program

The training program features a series of individual, one-on-one, and small-group experiences. Participants view videotapes of actual Holistic Renewal sessions; they discuss specific points with the instructor and with their fellow trainees, and they practice on/with their fellow trainees, alternately experiencing, then facilitating, various phases of the process. When ready, they deliver the entire process, under supervision, to two or more individuals.

Participant Requirements

The following four requirements give a general sense of what is required of candidates to be trained as practitioners of Holistic Renewal

A holistic orientation means emancipation from the disease model and a shift to the Holistic Paradigm. This requires personal flexibility, vision, and dedication, as well as training in holistic concepts and practices. For those trained as professionals in a traditional discipline, this means letting go of some extra baggage and applying their expertise in new ways.

Psychological sensitivity and sophistication is a must. Holistic Renewal requires a well-developed sensitivity to psychological dynamics and the expertise to recognize, understand, and work with them effectively.

Familiarity with holistic principles, and with transformational processes and techniques is essential for practitioners of Holistic Renewal and a prerequisite for the training program. The candidate must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of Sing Your Own Song, Dance Your Own Dance, and have personally experienced the transformational process of Holistic Renewal.

Practitioners work their own process. Every practitioner of Holistic Renewal participates in some meaningful holistic process, and continues to follow up with a personal practice aimed at personal and spiritual integration. the trainee/practitioner uses Holistic principles and transformational techniques on a continuous basis to regain/maintain health and wellness. These techniques include energy-based physical techniques, psychological processes of growth and transformation, as well as spiritual practices that lead to realization and transcendence, such as meditation and prayer.

Training and certification in the delivery of Holistic Renewal is offered primarily to licensed/certified mental health professionals who have already experienced the process themselves, and are interested in providing it to others.