Inner Bonding Facilitator Training Program - Schedule
Inner Bonding® Facilitator Training Program Schedule
October 2023 - January 2025
All times are listed in US Mountain Time
"Highly personal, sensitive and deep, while holding the space for personal learning and learning to become a facilitator."
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All times are based on Denver Mountain Time - local times should be calculated considering Daylight Saving Time. Times given below are for guidance only, a full Google calendar will be provided on acceptance to the programme. |
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Wednesday - Sunday, October 18-22, 2023 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Module 1: The Cosmology and Practical Application of Inner Bonding
This 5-day training module will help participants receive a theoretical understanding of Inner Bonding, including its overall cosmology or thought-system, as well as an in-depth exploration of the six steps. This multi-day training provides didactic learning, demonstration facilitation by trainers, and supervised participant practice. Learning will be achieved through group and individual processes designed to evoke an internal experience and personal understanding of the learning material presented. Participants will begin to practice facilitating the six-steps of Inner Bonding in small groups with other participants and will receive feedback from the trainers who are witnessing their practice sessions.
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 8am-10am Mountain Time |
2-hour Training
This two hour Zoom meeting will allow participants to engage in exercises using Reflective Listening with their Inner Child
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Saturday & Sunday, December 9 & 10, 2023 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day)
This two-day experiential training will offer lecture, discussion, demonstration, facilitations by trainers, exercises and supervised participant triad practice sessions with a focus on Working With The Different Parts of Our Consciousness (WS, LA, IC and Guidance) and facilitating clients through the 6 Steps of Inner Bonding.
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Saturday, January 13, 2024 8am-10am Mountain Time |
2-hour Training Participants will have an opportunity to ask the trainers questions or discuss a preferred topic related to facilitation or working their own Inner Bonding process. |
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Saturday & Sunday, February 10 & 11, 2024 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day) This two-day experiential training will offer lecture, discussion, demonstration, facilitations by trainers, exercises and supervised participant triad facilitation practice sessions with a focus on Qualities of Effective Facilitation (including flexibility) and Working With Resistance. |
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Saturday, March 9, 2024 8am-10am Mountain Time |
Nutritional Psychology (1 hour with Margaret) and Q&A with trainers This discussion is designed to educate the participants about the importance of nutrition as it affects overall health, mental health, emotional health and the ability to have at-will access to Guidance. |
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Saturday & Sunday, April 13 & 14, 2024 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day) This two-day experiential training will offer lecture, discussion, demonstration, facilitations by trainers, exercises and supervised participant triad facilitation practice sessions with a focus on Working With Anger and Trauma. |
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Saturday, June 1, 2024 8am-10am Mountain Time |
Group Check-in (2-hour) Participants will have an opportunity to ask the trainers questions or discuss a preferred topic related to facilitation or working their own Inner Bonding process. |
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Saturday & Sunday, June 29 & 30, 2024 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day) This two-day experiential training will offer lecture, discussion, demonstration facilitations by trainers, exercises and supervised participant triad facilitation practice sessions with a focus on Working with Victim Consciousness and Supporting Yourself Before, During and After Client Sessions, in preparation for working with actual clients. |
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 8am-10am Mountain Time |
2-hour Training Participants will have an opportunity to ask the trainers questions or discuss a preferred topic related to facilitation or working their own Inner Bonding process. |
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Saturday & Sunday, August 10 & 11, 2024 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day) This training weekend will offer challenging processes designed to help participants learn to remain in or return to their Loving Adult when triggered. Learning will be achieved through group and individual processes designed to evoke an internal experience and personal understanding of the learning material presented. |
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Saturday, September 7, 2024 8am-10am Mountain Time |
Marketing (1 hour with Margaret) and Q&A with trainers This discussion is designed to inform the participants of the many ways they can market themselves. The trainers and participants will also engage in a discussion about marketing and social media, where participants will learn from each other’s experiences in these areas. |
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Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13, 2024 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day) This weekend is designed to provide participants with the practical details that they will need in order to begin working with clients. Participants will learn how to set up calls with clients, including members of the Inner Bonding Website, record sessions, complete paperwork, log client practicum hours, set up and document their consultation sessions, put their biography on the Inner Bonding website, as well as complete, document and submit any outstanding assignments. Participants will learn how to navigate through and answer questions on Inner Bonding Village (IBV) and how to submit articles and other materials. By the end of this weekend, participants should feel comfortable and competent to work with clients on the Inner Bonding website as well as in their personal practices. |
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Saturday, November 9, 2024 8am-10am Mountain Time |
Ethics & Practice Discussion (2-hour) Ethics discussion and Q & A.
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Saturday & Sunday, December 7 & 8, 2024 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Weekend Training (2-day) This weekend is designed to provide participants with the practical details that they will need in order to begin working with clients. Participants will learn how to set up calls with clients, including members of the Inner Bonding Website, record sessions, complete paperwork, log client practicum hours, set up and document their consultation sessions, put their biography on the Inner Bonding website, as well as complete, document and submit any outstanding assignments. Participants will learn how to navigate through and answer questions on Inner Bonding Village (IBV) and how to submit articles and other materials. By the end of this weekend, participants should feel comfortable and competent to work with clients on the Inner Bonding website as well as in their personal practices. |
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Saturday & Sunday, January 11 & 12, 2025 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Facilitation Practicum, Part 1 (2-day) The Facilitation Practicum is a learning opportunity and an experiential examination of the participants' facilitation skills after more than a year of gaining facilitation experience in their peer groups, dyads, and supervised triads in the training weekends. Each participant will have an opportunity to facilitate an Inner Bonding session with another group participant and to receive support and feedback from the trainers and other group members. Each participant will receive a "pass" or "not yet passed" on their facilitation skills demonstration. If a participant is "not yet passed", they will receive specific feedback to work on as they continue practicing their skills. They must provide a recorded session to the trainers at a future time when they are ready to be re-evaluated. Eligibility to become a Facilitator-in-Training will occur upon successful completion of the facilitation skills demonstration and all other training criteria due by this date. |
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Friday-Sunday, January 24 - 26, 2025 8am-2:30pm Mountain Time daily |
Facilitation Practicum, Part 2 and End of Program Celebration (3-day) The Facilitation Practicum, Part 2 continues in this 3-day training. It is a learning opportunity and an experiential examination of the participants' facilitation skills. Each participant will have an opportunity to facilitate an Inner Bonding session with another group participant and to receive support and feedback from the trainers and other group members. Each participant will receive a "pass" or "not yet passed" on their facilitation skills demonstration. If a participant is "not yet passed", they will receive specific feedback to work on as they continue practicing their skills. They must provide a recorded session to the trainers at a future time when they are ready to be re-evaluated. Eligibility to become a Facilitator-in-Training will occur upon successful completion of the facilitation skills demonstration and all other training criteria due by this date. On Sunday, the participants and trainers will celebrate the completion of the program. |
Self-Study Periods
In addition to the above program of group training meetings, there are also two self-guided practice periods:
October 2023 - April 2024 (6 months)
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Peer Support Group teleconferences: meet monthly to practice facilitation with peers in triads, share IB dialogues, discuss personal issues and receive support during the program
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Written Daily Inner Bonding Dialogues
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The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process: Transcend Your Toughest Times by David Berceli, PhD
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Optional Extra Services (see Extra Services)
April 2024 - January 2025 (8 months)
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Peer Support Group teleconferences: meet monthly to practice facilitating in triads, share about what you're discovering in your daily written IB dialogues, discuss personal issues and receive support during the program
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Written Daily Inner Bonding Dialogues
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Record dyad facilitations with each of the other participants and submit one to the trainers for feedback
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Optional Extra Services (see Extra Services)
What do I do after the program ends?
New Facilitators-in-Training begin working with clients
New Facilitators-in-Training* (FITs) may:
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List their biographies on the IB Website (once they have obtained liability insurance and signed the facilitator agreement)
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Begin accumulating consultation hours with a certified facilitator
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Offer free calls on Inner Bonding Village (see Certification page)
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Assist at an Intensive with Dr. Margaret Paul
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Submit a final audio/video of client session (when ready to be certified)
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Participants in the IBFTP have 5 years from the program completion date of May 5, 2024 to complete their certification criteria. Certification must be completed by May 5, 2029.
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The remaining requirements for certification are self-led, and each participant will become certified in the timing that is right for them. Please see the Certification information in your training manual for a complete list of certification criteria.
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If you have questions or need support after the program ends, please feel free to email any of the program trainers or assistants to stay in touch or to ask basic questions. If you need more assistance, you are welcome to have sessions or consultation calls with any of the trainers or assistants, or with other Certified Facilitators of your choice. The cost for these calls will vary according to the individual facilitator rates.
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You will need to submit a recorded client session for review by the co-directors of training prior to your certification, and the fee for this review is $300.
*A note on the term “Facilitator-in-Training”:
Please be aware that as you enter the Inner Bonding Facilitator Training Program (IBFTP), your status is that of a participant in the IBFTP. Once you are approved to put your biography on the Inner Bonding website, you will officially be able to call yourself a “Facilitator-in-Training”.
©Dr. Margaret Paul, Dr. Erika Chopich, Inner Bonding® Educational Technologies, Inc. 2022
