Training

Registration and Training Information for

Refining the Art of Psychotherapy
& the Core Conditions

A group training offering 20 continuing education credits (details at bottom) for Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors. The target audience is licensed mental health psychotherapists and counselors practicing at all levels of expertise (introductory, intermediate, and advanced).

Facilitated by
Curtis Graf, Ph.D.
(For his qualifications read About Curtis)

Held in historic
Brattleboro, Vermont

May 20-23, Aug 26-29, & Nov 18-21, 2010

Registration fee $345 (early fee $325 by May 7, Aug 5, & Oct 29)

The training group, May 2010.

Training Relevance:

Decades of clinical research has established that the most significant contribution psychotherapists can provide to insure a positive outcome is the therapeutic relationship and what Carl Rogers called the core conditions. The purpose of this training is to revisit the core conditions in a supportive group atmosphere in which participants examine their capacity for providing the psychotherapeutic conditions for healing, and discover some of the ethical dilemmas of doing so. The training will also include an update of the core conditions by exploring the overarching condition that Rogers added late in his career - presence - the profound source of healing and energy that is the cutting edge of psychotherapy in the 21st Century.

Brief Description:

This 20-hour training is a unique opportunity to participate in an interactive group process facilitated according to Rogers's approach. The training group is an ideal laboratory for participants to explore both intellectually and experientially the core conditions for successful psychotherapy. The facilitator for the training group is not the expert who teaches group participants how to embody the core conditions, but instead is someone who provides the space for participants to explore at their own pace their capacity to be genuinely present, accepting and understanding in their relationships with other group participants and in their relationships with clients. In addition to facilitating the group process, the trainer may provide presentations, initiate group discussions, and offer guided group exercises depending on the needs and interests of the participants.

Objectives for Continuing Education Credits:

The overall goal of this training is to increase the participants's capacity for providing the core conditions of the therapeutic relationship in order to better facilitate healing in their clients. The specific objectives are to:

Training Schedule and Outline:

The training begins on Thursday at 2:00 PM (May 20 and November 18) and ends Sunday at 1:00 PM (May 23 and November 21). On Fridays and Saturdays the training begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:30 PM. There may be additional training videos and discussions in the evenings that are optional. Coffee, tea, bottled water, and snacks will be available throughout each day. A box lunch will be provided on Friday and Saturday. Please email Dr. Graf for further information about the outline of topics for group sessions.

Training Location and Overnight Accommodations:

Main Street Brattleboro where the 1908 street clock stands at the entrance to our Training meeting room, across from the 1871 Brooks Hotel.

Both trainings are held in historical downtown Brattleboro, Vermont which is located in the heart of New England (2 hours drive from Boston, 3 hours from Manhattan). The meeting room and the overnight accommodations are an easy five minute walk from each other that takes you past a wide range of dining options, shops, pubs, and a tea lounge. The meeting room is Dr. Graf's office in the Hooker Dunham building (139 Main Street) and the overnight accommodations at a reduced rate for our group are available at the Latchis Hotel (50 Main Street), an art deco landmark structure on the National Register of Historic Places. For those who want Vermont nature, Brattleboro is only a five-minute walk across the Connecticut River from Mt. Wantastiquet, a beautiful nature preserve that offers a jogging path along the river and a hiking trail to a summit with panoramic views of Brattleboro and surrounding areas.

Registration:

Because the size of the meeting room limits each training group to a maximum of 16 participants, early registration is advised. To register, mail a check for $345 (Early registration is $325 but payment must be received no less than 21 days before the training). Early registration payments are fully refundable until 21 days prior to the training. Make checks payable to Curtis Graf and mail to PO Box 358, Brattleboro, VT 05302 (credit card payments not accepted) and include the information requested below. The registration fee includes full participation in the training, 20 CE Credits, daily refreshments and a box lunch on Friday and Saturday; overnight accommodations are at an additional charge.

Participants are encouraged to stay in the Latchis Hotel during the training as daily commuting fragments the four-day experience. Overnight accommodations at the Latchis Hotel are available at a reduced rate for our group in the price range of $80 to $90 per night (including all taxes) for single or double occupancy; rates include private bath and breakfast. Rooms can be reserved for one or more nights if commuters can stay at the hotel some evenings and not others. You may call the hotel (802-254-6300 or 800-798-6301) to reserve a room for yourself but be sure to mention you are with Curtis Graf's group in order to get the reduced rate.

Please send a note with your check that includes the following information:

Mail note and check to Curtis Graf, PO Box 358, Brattleboro, VT 05302

Continuing Education Credits:

Mental health professionals may earn 20 CE credits through PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER) as contracted by Dr. Curtis Graf and the Center for Interpersonal Growth, Inc. PER is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PER maintains responsibility for this program and its content. PER is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and a co-sponsor of this program. PER may award NBCC approved clock hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements (Approval # 5536). PER is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpepper, VA 22701. ASWB Approval Period: 4/15/09 - 4/10/12. PER maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For additional CE information please call PER at 800-892-9249 or e-mail support@per-ce.net

If you have a concern or grievance with reagard to this training, please contact Curtis Graf at 505-977-6215.

A Project of the
Center for Interpersonal Growth, Inc.
a non-profit organization since 1978 committed to psychological health, personal empowerment and social responsibility through the application of the person-centered approach as defined by Carl R. Rogers, Ph.D.