Requirement: Dream Group Leader certification
The Practitioner in Dreaming and Imagery certification builds upon the foundation of the Dream Group Leader certification. It is aimed at those who have an existing professional practice working with clients such as coaches, leaders and educators, psychologists and somatic practitioners, and creative professionals. It is a deeper learning experience for you as an individual practitioner in your own development, as well as in application to your specific field of practice.
Practitioners in Dreaming and Imagery become qualified to:
- Write imagery exercises
- Form and lead imagery classes and workshops
- Use imagery in individual work with clients
- Use the Life Plan in classes and workshops
- Develop practices incorporating dreaming and imagery
This certification has continuing education (CE) requirements that must be met every three years to maintain certification. These are paid for on a class-by-class or session-by-session basis.
Each year the Institute will provide a minimum of three, no-fee group supervision meetings for certified practitioners to meet and discuss cases, questions, best practices, and for everyone to continue to build the Institute’s community of dreamers.
The program can be paid for on a semester-by-semester basis. If you would like to be set up on a payment plan, or have any questions, please email us.
Practitioner in Dreaming and Imagery Certification Training Requirements
Requirement: Dream Group Leader certification
All trainees entering the certification program work closely with the Director of Programming to help determine the best classes to choose, the order in which to choose them, and to overall discuss the process and answer any questions that arise. Throughout the process trainees are in close contact with both the Director of Programming as well as other practitioners at the Institute.
The Body I, II, III (each a 10-week class)
Life Plan I, II (each a 5-week class*)
Imagery Class (four 10-week classes**)
Family History I, II (each a 5 week class)
Speaking in Image (one 10 week class; two additional 10-week classes can fulfill two of the four 10-week Imagery Class requirements)
Dream Class for Practitioners (two 10-week classes)
Foundations I, II (each a 10-week class)***
Supervision (1 year)****
1:1 Sessions (minimum 10)*****
Capstone ******
16 classes total ($6300) + individual sessions ($200 USD/session = $2000) + Supervision (2450) + Capstone ($450)***
Total $11,200
*Life Plan I& II are repeated due to their being an essential part of a practitioner’s tool kit; this second time taking the class is meant for the practitioner to move beyond their personal development to focus on the experience of first-time students and an understanding of the tool itself in preparation for teaching it upon receiving the certification.
** Imagery classes at the Institute vary in topic. Trainees can choose classes based on their interests. Many imagery classes are taught as a 5-week class – in this case, the trainee must take 2 5-week classes to fulfill one 10-week class.
*** Foundations I and II is a mix of both didactic teaching of the principles underlying the dreamwork and work with original imagery exercises written by trainees during the course. All trainees are expected to write exercises on a weekly basis. Exercises are discussed as a group in class. Each trainee will get to hone their exercises after the discussion with the idea that each trainee will complete the class with a minimum of one original two-hour imagery class ready for them to practice delivering, either as part of their Capstone or upon receiving certification. Foundations is taken towards the end of the training.
**** Supervision is taken at the end of the training process; it is assumed that as this point the trainee will be working with clients and Supervision allows both trainee and the Institute to identify and develop any areas that need additional support. The class includes both group and individual meetings over the three semesters that constitute the Institute’s school year. One year of Supervision = 1x/month group meeting + 1x/month individual session with a certified practitioner (total 10 group meetings + 10 individual meetings = 20 meetings).
***** Individual sessions: Before becoming certified, trainees are required to have individual sessions with a certified practitioner. The minimum number of sessions required is 10; overall, the number of sessions needed is determined by the trainee’s movement through the work. The Institute is focused on inner development; before one can become a practitioner to help others one must first clear oneself. While all work through the Institute provides opportunities for the student to do self-work, individual sessions offer private moments and exercises to address specific, individual needs of the trainee. Thus, the trainee and the certified practitioner with whom they do their individual sessions may decide to include additional 1:1 sessions. Any added individual sessions will be charged at the $200/session rate.
****** Capstone work is determined together with the trainee, the Director of Programming, and the practitioner with whom they have taken their individual sessions. The Capstone might be the development of a practice, a workshop, an original multi-session class of imagery exercises around a topic chosen by the trainee, etc., with a demonstration of delivery to a small group or in similar setting. The aim of the Capstone is to show that the trainee has learned the work and integrated it into their own experience, and is able to apply it in a setting that is of interest to them.
Note: Before being certified the progress of the trainee is evaluated, and some classes or other learning opportunities may need to be added. The number of semesters and individual sessions indicated here are an estimate.
