You can be involved with and study Process Work at any level. Most Process Work training seminars and classes, in the UK and other countries, are open and welcome anyone interested in the work. You can attend one seminar or as many as you want. There is no requirement that you should register as a formal student.

While the study of Process Work involves understanding and practicing from within the Process Work paradigm and will necessarily vary from person to person, over time specific training requirements have been developed. These come out of experience of what is needed to ensure a good quality training.

Entry to the diploma programme entails registering as a student of Process Work. To do this, it is important that your deepest life process and a current night-time dream confirm that this step is right for you. After working with your dreaming process with a certified Process Worker (who may also be your personal therapist), he or she will write a recommendation for you, welcoming you to become a student. You will also need to complete an application which in accordance with the spirit of the training, includes your night-time dream that confirms this step, along with other information about you, and your past training and experience. Your application together with the recommendation will be presented to the RSPOPUK Board of Studies for formal acceptance. Once accepted, you will then be welcomed as a new student at the next RSPOPUK General Assembly, and on the Student and Diplomate and Learning Community email strings.

RSPOPUK has a detailed Code of Ethics and Complaints Procedure available on request by any service user (See PDF on RHS panel above)

All exams are with examiners from the Process Work international training centres.

RSPOPUK has an Ethics Committee with a rotating membership. The committee promotes ongoing discussion and awareness about ethics within the learning community of process workers. In the case of conflict it mediates with an aim of supporting all viewpoints to be processed. It makes decisions as to appropriate action where there has been a violation of ethics.

This international diploma is a rigorous course of study of at least five year's duration, involving theoretical and practical examinations that lead to a Diploma in Process Work. The Diploma training is accredited by UKCP (The United Kingdom Council on Psychotherapy). It is designed to challenge you to gain a deep understanding of the philosophy, theory, metaskills and methods of Process Work and their connections with other associated schools of thought, while following your own life path and developing your unique style, as indicated by your individuation process.

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The diploma involves two levels or phases. During Phase I of your studies, the focus is on understanding, cognitively and experientially, the Process Work paradigm and its application in various areas. This involves becoming able to communicate about it to others and being able to compare and contrast it with other approaches. Completing the Phase I stage is dependent on the approval of the Study Committee after the first year of study. Phase II studies focus on your learning spirit and the experiential and practical application of Process Work, on your ability to work with the paradigm, to discuss your work and to work fluidly with your own process.

At the end of each Phase of study there are exams. These are regarded as a ritual, marking points of transition as you wrestle with and go beyond critics and personal edges, as you pick up new identities, moving from student to facilitator of processes, an opportunity to celebrate your progress. They can be difficult and challenging, but also beautiful experiences. The Phase I exams concern your grasp of the paradigm, theory and concepts of Process Work and your ability to articulate it. The Phase II exams mark your entering a spirit of ongoing learning.