“Molly has a gift for presenting the processes developed by Roberto Assagioli in such a way that the learner experiences heightened awareness and personal growth.” [more...]
Training programs in psychosynthesis, with an ecopsychology emphasis:
I. Distance/on-line courses for individual study
II. Workshops and trainings, including Teacher Training via teleseminar.
III. In-service programs for counseling/social work and social activist organizations.
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I. DISTANCE/ON-LINE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
I offer three year-long distance training courses to meet the needs of people who live in areas with no nearby psychosynthesis center, and/or others who prefer to work at their own pace and schedule.
Personal & Spiritual Psychosynthesis and Guiding Skills consist of twelve study assignments, including readings and exercises for self-exploration, and the student's written responses and reflections submitted for extensive feedback by e-mail. Each lesson takes about a month to complete. Psychosynthesis for the Earth has six (to eight) lessons; each takes one to two months to complete. In all three courses, written feedback for each lesson is followed by telephone conferences in which we discuss questions and ideas together.
1. Personal & Spiritual Psychosynthesis
Personal & Spiritual Psychosynthesis covers the essential concepts, principles, and methods of psychosynthesis. Whether the student chooses a purely personal emphasis or a professional emphasis, the work focuses primarily on the student's own self-discovery and growth.
Two additional courses may be taken in any order. The prerequisite for either course is completion of the first course, or comparable training at a psychosynthesis center.
2. Guiding Skills
Guiding Skills explores principles and methods of psychosynthesis in counseling, psychotherapy, life coaching, and spiritual direction. People taking this course will need to set up a practicum situation in their locales, either as established professionals or supervised interns. Students may participate in optional residential workshops once or twice a year for experiential and collaborative learning, including demonstration and practice sessions within the group setting.
3. Psychosynthesis for the Earth
Psychosynthesis for the Earth brings in systems thinking, ecopsychology, and deep ecology, while applying psychosynthesis principles to the larger community, to environmental, peace, and justice issues. Educators, non-profit directors, and other professionals--as well as activists, and concerned citizens--will find this course enriching and empowering.
Certification/Credit
A certificate will be awarded at the completion of each year's training. Academic credit may also be available, in conjunction with various colleges and universities.
FEE SCHEDULES for 2011
Personal & Spiritual Psychosynthesis and Guiding Skills:
The total cost for each of these courses is $1980. Registration and the first lesson are $170. To continue with the course, students pay the balance of $1810. The fee covers:
*Twelve lessons, with written comments on student work.
*Telephone consultations following each lesson.
*Reduced tuition for residential workshops.
Psychosynthesis for the Earth:
The total cost is $1000. Students pay $170 for registration and first lesson. To continue with the course, students pay the balance of $830. The fee covers:
*Six lessons (One or two more may be added soon).
*Telephone or in-person consultations following each lesson.
*Reduced tuition for residential workshops.
Fees are non-refundable. A few partial scholarships are available.
Application
Please contact me and tell me as much as possible about yourself, your background, and why you are interested in the training program. Let me know of any questions or concerns you have. To set up an appointment for a free 30 minute phone consultation, use the contact form to send me an e-mail, listing your available times for the next few weeks.
II. WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS
Teacher Training "Psychosynthesis for the People"
"Psychosynthesis can be applied by the individual himself, fostering and accelerating inner growth and self-actualization, which should be the aim of all and which sometimes is felt as an imperative inner urge, as a vital existential necessity." (Assagioli, 2000, p. 7)
In 2012, I will offer a training program for intermediate students of psychosynthesis who want to teach basic principles and practices of psychosynthesis in their communities. It will be offered as a teleseminar (on-line) with reading, writing, and exercise assignments between seminars. Please click here for more details.
Topics (not in order)
1. Overall planning
• Workshop, retreat, or class series; how many, length, etc.
• Whom do you want to work with? What are the needs of this audience?
• Purpose and theme of workshop or series
• Order of concepts and practices presented
• Purpose, theme, and teaching points of each session
• Choosing exercises
• Timing
2. Conducting workshop or class sessions:
• Presence and personal authenticity
• Guiding inner exploration
• Leading exercises – voice, timing, feedback
• Guided imagery in groups
• Listening to and including participants’ questions, comments, and perspectives.
• Responding empathetically to participants’ verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Clarifying and addressing the needs, moods, and emerging themes of the group as a whole.
• Facilitating safety and mutual acceptance within the group.
• Facilitating awareness and choice among participants regarding the roles they may take on in the group (e.g., scapegoat, time keeper).
• Accessing guidance from ones own unconscious and from the collective unconscious of the group.
3. Experiential teaching of core concepts
• personal self or “I”
• Transpersonal Self
• disidentification; developing an Observer
• levels of the unconscious: basic or “lower”, middle, superconscious
• subpersonalities
• the will: good, strong, skillful; Transpersonal Will
• the “ideal model”
• synthesis; balance and synthesis of opposites
4. Challenges
• Balancing individual and group needs
• People who talk a lot, and people who are silent
• Strong emotions and interpersonal conflict
• When you don’t know what to do
5. Working with pain for the world
• The spiral of the Work That Reconnects
• Pain as evidence of interconnection
• Speaking truth as empowerment
• Supporting people in finding their calling or soul work.
III. IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS
One or two day introductory trainings in the basic concepts and methods of psychosynthesis, designed to meet the needs of your counseling/social work staff. On-site at your location, or as a retreat in Mt. Shasta. CE's may be arranged through your organization. Fees negotiable.
For more information and to plan a training for your organization, please contact me.