Overview
Certificate Programs :

Establishing a Holistic Practice
Clinical mind-body tools
Psychospiritual Therapy

Logistics
Schedule
Fees
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Overview

The mentorship is directed towards the individual who is practicing or interested in becoming a holistic health practitioner. This person may come from a diverse knowledge base and is perhaps seeking a career change or simply wishes to add further knowledge to their existing practice.
The mentorship program will provide the necessary structure to build a truly complete holistic practice in which to incorporate other health modalities.The student will learn the benefits of a holistic approach in healing and will receive a basic training in treating the psychological, physical, and spiritual aspects of an individual.
The mentorship program is designed to provide each student the right mix of theoretical knowledge, professional skills, personal experience, and practical experience.

The program is based on the bodies of knowledge emanating from the fields of psychology, psychotherapy, behaviour-cognitive therapy, psycho-neuro-immunology, body centered psychotherapy. energy medicine, psycho-spiritual therapy, Native Indian, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines, complementary alernatvie medicine, behavioral marketing, edpidemiology and deontology.

The student completing the requirements of the mentorship program will be attributed the Mind-Body-Spirit Diploma. As a result, the student will have gained a number of valuable skills that will enable him/her to begin a private practice shortly thereafter. He or she will be able to practice as a "mind-body-spirit therapist or a holistic practitioner.

This practitioner will be able to conduct clinical holistic assessments, determine the root causes of a client's problem and make recommendations to help alleviate or eliminate certain health problems .The practitioner will have the training to use and integrate various biopsychospiritual modalities in accompanying clients in reaching their optimal health. The successful practitioner will evidently seek specialization and further training on his or her own.

In order to fulfill the requirements of the Mind-Body-Spirit Diploma program, students will have to complete the three major Certificate programs:

1 - Establishing a Holistic Practice

2 - Clinical Mind-Body Modalities

3 - Psycho-Spiritual Therapy

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Certificate Programs

1 - Establishing a Holistic Practice ( 15 h- 450 $ )

1.1	A healthy and legal practice ( 3h ) Role and responsibility of the holistic practitioner The responsibility of the practitioner to the client, the self, society Transference and counter-transference Assessment and diagnosis Ethical, legal and professional responsibility Keeping a complete client file The use of consent forms
1.2	Business aspects: A soul-centered approach ( 3h ) Your title and biography: What you can and cannot say Who am I? How to market yourself effectively Selecting your target markets How to set your own fee structure Prepare your pamphlet and business cards Creating a business plan
1.3	Building the sacred space ( 3h ) Creating a healing space: setting up the office Grounding and protecting oneself as a practitioner The essential ingredients to enable healing to take place The art of being a clear channel Facilitating the work from an intuitive place
1.4	The holistic assessment ( 3h ) Understanding a problem from a holistic perspective Implementing the assessment grid Conducting a holistic assessment The art of making a diagnosis
1.5	Review & Supervision ( 3h ) Presentation of completed business plan and panflet Presentation of client assessment profiles Case studies Problem solving Final exam

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2. Clinical mind-body tools ( 18h - 540 $ )

2.1	Relaxation Techniques ( 6h ) The three components of anxiety Physiological benefits of relaxation Relaxation: How, when and why to present to clients 3h Types of relaxation techniques Intro to passive, active and diaphragmatic breathing Induction exercises. Demo: being the practitioner Recording your own therapeutic relaxation tape/CD
2.2	Imagery and Clinical Applications (3h ) What is imagery and its uses? Imagery: How, when and why to present to clients Imagery: The induction procedure Demo: being the practitioner Creating your own guided imagery exercise
2.3	Cognitive Therapy - ( 3h ) ABC theory Ten Cognitive distortions The thought record
2.4	Healing wounds of the past ( 3h ) Unravelling the workings of the unconscious mind Clearing core beliefs Recognizing the call of the inner child Reparenting the inner child Recovering from childhood abuse Affirmations
2.5	Review and Supervision- ( 3h ) Presentation of completed relaxation/imagery script or audiotape Presentation of client assessment profiles Case studies Problem solving Final exam

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3. Psychospiritual Therapy ( 36h - 900$ )

3.1	Level 1 Fundamentals ( 12h - 360$ )
	3.1A	Soul-Centered Psychotherapy ( 6h ) The art of thriving amidst chaos Spirituality: A working definition Benefits of maintaining spiritual beliefs Clinical Applications Fundamental principles
	3.1B	Mindfulness Meditation ( 6h ) Therapeutic benefits and clinical applications The fundamental principles The gift of the present moment Discovering meditation using various modalities Integrating it into daily practice Introducing meditation in your practice
3.2	Level 2: Honouring the wisdom of the body ( 9h - 270 $ )
	3.2A	Awakening the intuition Understanding the voice of our intuition How to work from an intuitive place Recognizing intuitive manifestations in clinical practice The four processes of intuitive healing
	3.2B	Emotional Healing ( 3h ) Holistic vs medical definitions of emotions Emotional sensitization: The role of emotions The process of healing emotions with love Accessing blocked memories Dealing with a client experiencing an emotional release
	3.2C	Balancing via the chakra system ( 3h ) The chakras, their meaning and associations The development of our 7 basic rights The archetypal categories Exploring the chakra diagnostic system Ways of balancing chakras Sound Meditation exercise
3.3	Level 3: Mastery ( 12h - 360 $ )
	3.3A	Applied Kinesiology - Levels 1 & 2 ( 6h ) Definition and Principles Clinical applications The muscle checking techniques Conducting nutritional assessments and uncovering limiting beliefs Getting to the root causes of problems Using the diagnostic tree in practice
	3.3B	Review and Supervision ( 6h ) Presentation of completed relaxation/imagery script or audiotape Presentation of client assessment profiles Case studies Problem solving Final exam

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Logistics

The Mind-Body Spirit Diploma consists of 66 hours of in-class training, participation and supervision. There is an additional required portion of this Diploma that involves researching, conducting and presenting case studies,various projects as well as written final exams. The diploma program is achievable in approximately six months of part time study and practice. Clearly, this time frame is variable according to the student's availability of time, finances, academic and professional background and personal commitment. The student will receive an attestation upon completion of the requirements of each certificate program and a Mind-Body-Spirit Diploma once the entire program has been completed.
It is also possible for students to only take one or more Certificate programs without working towards the Diploma program.
Each individual requires the approval of the director to register in the program. The director maintains the right to deny attribution of a Certificate or the Diploma, if the student has not completed all assignments, failed the final exams, is not up to date with the payment of fees, or did not comply with the full course curriculum.

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Schedule

The majority of classes will be held in a regular 3-hour period in the daytime with the exception of the Psychospiritual Therapy Certificate program, which will follow a more intensive schedule.

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Fees

Most modules are based on multiples of 3-hour blocks of time. The rate is calculated at 30$/hr/person in a group. Each session requires the participation of a minimum of 5 people. Missed sessions can be made up in individual sessions with the director at his regular consultation fee. Due to the limited size requirements for each group, a prepaid non-refundable deposit of 50$ per person is required to reserve a space in each program. Certain discounts will apply for those registering in the full Certificate and/or Diploma programs.

Certificate Programs

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