A KNOWN AND ACCEPTED MODALITY

Experiential therapeutic guided imagery is rapidly becoming the treatment of choice for stress reduction, pain control, sleeplessness, personal growth and empowerment, and healing trauma.  It already is an accepted healing modality in hospitals around the world, and acknowledged by insurance carriers as an integrative and complementary treatment for pain management.

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CERTIFIED

Certification means that you have completed a course that has been approved by a governing board, in this case CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) and the continuing education (CE) hours earned are offered by a licensed professional who is actively licensed by a State, in this case the State of California (Board of Behavioral Sciences) AND has been approved as a continuing education provider by CAMFT to offer continuing education (CE).

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

There is no other modality program where training/continuing education is so concentrated, and tailored to the individual's need.  This program provides 40 hours of hands on, one-on-one or small group training/continuing education (CE), 60 hours of home study/continuing education (CE), and a basic library to start your practice fully equipped.  You may pay all at once or pay as you go.  You participate in training/continuing education (CE) as your schedule allows.  Take as little time or as much time as you need to complete the training/continuing education (CE).  Most people finish within less than one year.

For further information, you can use the contact form here, or call Dr. Mickey at 714.743.5612 or TXT

COURSE OUTLINE

Therapeutic Guided Imagery Certification Program

Level One - Introduction to Experiential Therapeutic Guided Imagery Therapy; Creating Balance (worth 18 hour of continuing education (CE) credit)

Day One
    Morning Session:    History of Guided Imagery, Part 1; Imagery Experience 1 “RED X’s”
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session: History of Guided Imagery, Part 2; Imagery Experience 2 “CAVE OF THE ANIMAL OF PAIN”

Day Two
    Morning Session: Medical Research; Imagery Experience 3 “PARENTS AS ANIMALS”
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session: Symbolism and Belief Systems; Imagery Experiences 4 “SWORD & VASE”

Day Three
    Morning Session: Elements of a Successful Imagery Session; Imagery Experience 5 “ANIMALS FROM HEAD & GUT”
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session: Role of the Therapist During an Experiential Therapeutic Guided Imagery Session; Imagery Experience 6 “THE HOUSE”

Explanation of how course relates to scope of practice

        This first level of study is designed to introduce licensed practitioners, and intern/associates, to the modality known as experiential therapeutic guided imagery, which helps clients become emotionally centered, balanced and focused.  This level offers the history of the use of this modality, and recent medical research demonstrating the usefulness of this modality in treating stress, pain, anxiety, sleeplessnes and trauma.  Finally, six different experiential therapeutic guided imageries are demonstrated in a one-on-one, format.

Therapeutic Guided Imagery Certification Program

Level Two - Intermediate Level of Guided Imagery Therapy; Healing The Past (worth 18 hours of continuing education (CE) credit)                    

Day Four
    Morning Session: Imagery Experience 7 “CHAIR OF TRUTH”
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session: Imagery Experience 8 “6yr OLD ON THE BED”

Day Five
    Morning Session: Imagery Experience 9 “CORRIDOR OF WOUNDED EXPERIENCES”
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session: Imagery Experience 10 “THE PAINTING”

Day Six
    Morning Session: Imagery experience 11 “BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS”
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session:  Imagery Experience 12 “THE WISE PERSON”
                        Imagery Experience 13 “TRANSFORMATION”

Explanation of how course relates to scope of practice

This second level of study is designed to continue educating licensed practitioners, and associates, on the history of use of this modality, and recent medical research demonstrating the usefulness of this modality in treating stress, pain, anxiety, trauma and sleeplessness.  In addition, practitioners will be educated on how this level of the modality will help clients with interpersonal as well as intrapersonal relationships and heal childhood trauma history.  Finally, seven different experiential therapeutic guided imageries are demonstrated.

    Every therapeutic imagery experience will include discussions on the elements of an experiential therapeutic imagery and how to structure an experiential therapeutic imagery for both a group setting and for an individual one-on-one setting.

    Further, if actual clients are willing to volunteer, live demonstrations will be offered.

Therapeutic Guided Imagery Certification Program

Level Three -     Advanced Level of Guided Imagery Therapy; Hands On Experience (worth 4 hours of continuing education (CE) credit)

Day Seven     Create and demonstrate both of your own individual/one-on-one experiential therapeutic guided imagery and a group experiential therapeutic guided imagery using scripts created by you specifically for your own practice/niche/clientele.

  Explanation of how course relates to scope of practice

This third level of study offers licensed practitioners, and associates, a hands on experience in creating and using their own experiential therapeutic guided imagery scripts for use with their own clients in both a group and individual format.

Level Four -    Home Study (worth 60 hours of continuing education (CE) credit)

Written recap of all 13 imagery experiences (13 pages long)
Written recap of the 2 guided imageries Participant created during Level 3
(2 pages long)
Written recap of what Participant learned through the Certification Program including Synopsys of the required reading materials which include:

Required Reading List                                    
        1)    Animal Speaks, by Ted Andrews
        2)    Animal Wise byTed Andrews
        3)    Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman
        4)    Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
        5)    Invisible Heroes by Belleruth Naparstek
6)    The Miracle of Words by Patti Leviton, MA, CHT (furnished by Instructor after receipt of the materials fee)
7)    The Conflict Between Us is the Conflict Within Me by Charles Leviton Ed.D & Patti Leviton MA (furnished by Instructor after receipt of the materials fee)
8)    The Journey Into Self by Charles D. Leviton, EDD and Patti Leviton, MA (furnished by Instructor after receipt of the materials fee)
        9)    The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
(furnished by Instructor after receipt of the materials fee)
10)    History and research on guided imagery (furnished by Instructor after receipt of the materials fee)
11)    Essential ingredients in creating your own guided imagery (furnished by Instructor after receipt of the materials fee)

    Suggested reading list:  After the Affair; Always Turned On; Hidden Messages From Water; On Becoming Attached; Understanding the Borderline Mother; Women Who Hurt Themselves


Explanation of how course relates to scope of practice

    Participants demonstrate their understanding of the goals, techniques and uses associated with Experiential Therapeutic Guided Imagery as an intervention for stress, anxiety, pain management,  trauma, sleeplessness and relationship improvement, and how this modality’s use will benefit their particular clientele/niche.