Fot cERtIFICATION
February 5, 2024: FULL
Next Start Date: January, 2026
A new Focusing Oriented Therapy (FOT) Certification program for existing Registered Psychotherapists.
This program will run for approximately 2 years and will consist of about one course at a time.
There will be learning, experiencing and some teaching opportunites for you during the program.
A general sense of some requirements and courses are as follows:
FOT Program
(*Previous practicum students have exemptions to previously completed courses, ie: Intro, FOT book & Jan's book*)
1) Intro to Focusing
Focusing partnerships
Small Focusing book
2) FOT Book
3) Crossing with other modalities Part 1
Parts, Timeline, Ego States
4) Crossing with other modalities Part 2
EMDR, CBT, DBT
5) Crossing with other modalities Part 3
Writing (Gestalt, Narrative)
6) Crossing with other modalities Part 4
Polyvagal Felt Sense Model (Jan's book)
7) Crossing with other modalities Part 5
Dialoguing; Safe Conversations (Hendrix, couples toolbox, mirroring, etc) in an embodied way with the Focusing Attitude
8) Intro to A Process Model - One Concept From One Chapter per student
9) TAE
10) Presencing
11) Deidentification
12) Focusing and Dreams
13) Practicum: Teaching Master's Students
14) Practicum: Teaching Master's Students
15) Final Paper
Keep in mind that we will attempt to make this as collaborative of an approach as possible, so we do not need to complete these courses in the order listed above. In addition, if there are areas of interest you have, there is a likelihood that we can incorporate them into the process, or create an additional course to explore your area of interest.
Next FOT Certification Program Start Date
January 2026
