Program Description
The training takes place on three weekends spaced approximately
one month apart for a total of 48 "classroom" hours. No
traveling is required; we will convene on the phone by means of conference
calls.The total cost of the program is $1250. Between weekends candidates
participate in the IP Intern program, and stay in contact on the private
IP Therapist Internet Bulletin Board, where we discuss our experiences
and get ongoing supervision from John. We will be working in small
groups of 6 to 10 trainees. John personally leads the entire training.
It has been found that working on the phone, while
somewhat different from in-person work, is without question equally
effective, and offers enormous flexibility and convenience that works
well with this program; the energetic transmission that is the essence
of IP is not limited by space.
Training on the phone will also prepare you for working
with clients on the phone, which may constitute a significant portion
of your client base, since certified counselors will be posted on
the eEC website and may be contacted by anyone in the world who
wants IP counseling, especially at this point in time when we do not
have many certified counselors out there with the program still young.
Many of you from the UK, Australia and other countries have shown
an interest in training. This is now possible.
Prerequisites
Previous training, academic degrees, or other professional
credentials are not required for acceptance or success in the program.
A strong motivation to do the work, natural aptitude, considerable
life experience, and/or a solid spiritual practice are more relevant.
Careful study of Emotional Clearing by John Ruskan (Random House 2000
hardcover edition or R. Wyler & Co. 2003 paperback edition) is
required for training.
Internship
Between training weekends you will give and receive
Emotional Clearing sessions with other interns and clients. You will
not only be undergoing training but the sessions you receive will
provide a huge boost to your personal process. You can expect to be
involved with a minimum of three sessions per week for ten weeks,
for a total of 30 sessions:
10 EC sessions giving to an intern (minimum)
10 EC sessions receiving from an intern (minimum)
10 EC sessions giving to a client (minimum)
Your intern time commitment will be approximately four
to five hours per week, including counseling sessions and participating
on the bulletin board. Intern sessions will most likely be on the
phone, but your client sessions should be in-person to round out your
training.
As an intern you will not be charging clients, except
for a room fee. You will ask clients for their consent to record sessions
on audio cassette, advising them that only one or two other persons
will hear the tape. Listening later to your own sessions, and getting
feedback on them from other interns and John will be an invaluable
learning aid. Interns with an ongoing counseling practice may reduce
rates instead of not charging; this will be left to the intern's discretion.
Brief documentation of all sessions must be submitted before certification
will be granted. Documentation need only be a few lines that includes
the name of client, date, and what transpired.
Interns are encouraged to take part in client work
and exchange therapy sessions with each other beyond the minimum requirement
to enhance skills and personal growth; this is a valuable opportunity
that should not be missed.
Interns are strongly encouraged to maintain a dedicated
personal practice at home during the entire internship period. Network
contact with other interns, by phone and on the bulletin board, will
provide the support that can be vital to maintain the practice and
feedback for getting past any blocks that may occur. Experiencing
a personal practice with such support is invaluable in training, not
only for growth, but because the therapist will be acting as the support
for clients who will similarly be encouraged to maintain a dedicated
personal practice while undergoing counseling.
Bulletin Board
A private bulletin board for IP therapists and interns
only is set up on the internet. The bulletin board has proven to be
an invaluable asset to training, allowing a solid feeling of community
for the intern group to develop. Any questions, experiences, or other
sharings that anyone would like to offer are posted here for everyone's
benefit. John usually responds to queries, but everyone is welcome
to enter the discussion. Also posted here are reviews of taped sessions,
both by John and interns, so that everyone may learn from them.
Session reviews
During the intern program, you will receive a total
of four reviews of your taped client sessions - three from other interns,
and one from John. You will find that after only a brief training,
other interns will be able to give you significant feedback about
your blind spots in running a session. John's session reviews are
detailed, and are an invaluable learning experience to fine-tune your
technique.
Conferencing
Trainings take place via telephone conference call
- no traveling is required. Experience has shown these trainings to
be in no way limited but, on the contrary, that phone flexibility
has added to the effectiveness of the training.
In our work, it is ideal to spend two days in an intensive
training, and then to break for a month while you apply what you have
learned. In the past, when we traveled to trainings, they usually
lasted four days at least in order to take advantage of the traveling,
and a regular problem was maintaining energy for the full period.
After two days, everyone starts to get tired, compounded by the stress
of traveling, and learning is less effective. Being able to come together
three times, two days each, is ideal. You apply and practice what
you have learned, and then it's time to meet again to build further.
The phone meetings themselves are intimate, and you
will soon lose any apprehension you might have about not being there
"in person." Photos of all participants are posted on a
private page on the web to provide a visual link, and we quickly get
to know each other. We take frequent breaks, and the time goes by
amazingly fast. Since our groups are small, and you continue to work
with each other during the intern program, a genuine bonding occurs.
This bonding can be extended into permanent professional relationships
with your fellow interns, as well as the community of IP Therapists,
as you maintain contact on the private internet IP Therapist bulletin
board.
To connect for the conference call, you dial a central
number in the US. Everyone can hear and be heard by everyone else.
With modern equipment, voice clarity is excellent. You pay the normal
rate for a long distance call, which is available for 5 cents per
minute (under 10 cents per minute international).
Much time during the training is spent in groups of
two or three, practicing with each other what has just been covered.
This is easily accomplished by shifting to other "rooms"
where only the two or three participants are present, except for John
who rotates from group to group. After the exercise is complete, everyone
again assembles in the main room for discussion and feedback.
You must acquire a telephone headset - essential for
long periods on the phone - preferably of good quality that covers
both ears. This is key to making the phone format comfortable and
workable. There's no way you can get through the training and intern
phone work with a regular handset. Speakerphones have been proven
to also be unsatisfactory - they sound too distant. The headset will
be useful after training when it is likely you will get requests for
telephone counseling.
Hours
Hours of the weekends will be from 10 AM to 7 PM Eastern
time with an hour break for lunch. Please keep your weekend free of
any other plans. You must attend all hours of the weekend sessions
to be certified. There will be no exceptions. If you cannot attend
all hours, you will have to wait for a later training to complete.
Cost
The total cost of the program is $1250 (U.S. dollars).
Payment must be received in full (credit card, personal check or international
money order) before your reservation will be firm and before materials
will be sent out. It is not possible to pay in installments. There
will be no exceptions. Other expenses include phone calls, acquiring
a telephone headset, and cassette taping equipment.
Included in the program:
48 training hours with John
30 Intern sessions (minimum)
Lifetime posting of your name on the www.eEC website for client
referrals.
A two page promotional brochure you may distribute to attract clients.
A certificate suitable for framing as a "Certified Integrative
Processing Therapist."
Materials including the training manual, 4 audio cassette tapes of
IP counseling sessions given by John to previous trainees, the AlphaJourney
CD.
Registration
Please send your email registration as early as possible.
A $35 late charge will be applied to registrations received or deposits
taken later than two weeks prior to the start date if space is still
available.
To register, fill out the Registration
Form. The easiest way is to copy the form from the
web and paste into an email, fill in the info and send. If you can't
copy and paste the form, you can just provide the information without
the form.
Email to: jrusk@eEC.com
Put "EC TRAINING" in the subject line.
You will be notified by email when your registration
is received. You will be asked then for a credit card number to which
a deposit of $250 may be made. After the deposit is received, John
will personally speak with you on the phone about the program and
answer any questions you may have. The remainder of the payment will
be due no later than 14 days before the start of the program.
Refunds
You have 24 hours after talking with John to cancel
for a full refund if it becomes apparent from your talk that the training
is not for you. After that, there will be no refunds for any reason.
This is normal in professional training programs. In our small group
we have reserved a place for you; we have shipped out materials; we
know it is to your advantage to finish the training; and we depend
upon you to be there to maintain a sufficient number in the group
for significant group interaction. However, if we are unable to hold
the training, full refunds will be made.
Certification
Upon successful completion, you become a Certified
Integrative Processing Therapist (CIPT), with the right to advertise
with the Integrative Processing / Emotional Clearing logo and to conduct
individual IP Therapy / Emotional Clearing sessions within the legal
framework for which you are qualified in your state. IP certification
does not satisfy any state requirement for licensing as a psychotherapist,
although at present anyone may work in most states without licensing
as a counselor or facilitator. All CIPTs are required to know the
law in their own state and to strictly abide by it.
Participation in the program does not guarantee certification,
but only rarely will a participant be denied certification. If certification
is withheld, the participant will be advised of the reason; there
will be no refund for any programs taken.
Certification may be revoked at any time for any reason
including behavior that may legally jeopardize The Institute for Integrative
Processing, or for gross incompetence or misconduct.
Internet Contact
All normal communication with the Institute and John
outside the weekend conferences take place via email and the private
bulletin board on the www.eEC website. You must have easy access
to these in order to participate in the program. There is no additional
literature that will be sent out regarding the program; all info is
posted here at the www.eEC website.
Follow Up
In order to maintain and expand skills, it is probable
that other weekend trainings / supervision will be offered by John.
At this point, these trainings are optional.
