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.
Integral to the training is the understanding that we cannot just learn about Process Work, but must necessarily learn in a process oriented way. Helped by your chosen study committee and taking into account your lifestyle and way of learning, you are required to tackle your studies with a spirit of learning, taking responsibility for the detailed planning of your course of study and, throughout the training, ensuring that you are meeting training requirements. This approach requires you to make a sizeable commitment, not only practically in terms of time, money and effort, but, most of all, to bring awareness to and have the courage to meet the challenges of your `path of heart'.
You will do this as part of a national and international learning community. Connecting with other students, non-students, certified process workers and teachers, as friends, colleagues, mentors, therapists and examiners, necessarily requires you to handle multiple roles. We see having multiple roles as a basic aspect of everyday life, the stuff of real community. We regard processing the complexities of this as an important aspect of the training and an opportunity to access the humanity underlying those roles.
The diploma training involves a complex interplay of three main strands of learning: personal therapy, theoretical understanding and the experiential and practical application of Process Work.
Personal growth is seen as a fundamental part of your learning. Through your personal therapy work and your commitment to pursuing your path of individuation, through working with what disturbs you and venturing into the unknown within you, through getting to know yourself deeply, you become able to work with these disturbances and tensions in others. This is a core part of the training therefore students need to be in personal therapy continuously throughout their training. At least 4/5 of your personal work must be with a certified process worker. This can be achieved by working with certified process workers based in the UK or with a Process Work teacher based abroad.
The second area of focus is theoretical understanding, learning to grasp and use the Process Work paradigm within the broader context of its relationship with other psychologies, comparative medicine, movement work and body work, science and social and cultural factors. This involves extensive reading. There is a core reading list, which, together with your study committee, you can expand to meet your particular needs.
The third strand of the training is experiential and practical, learning to apply the Process Work paradigm in practice. You will do this by attending and participating in seminars facilitated by a broad range of Process Work teachers. Seminars on all required themes are offered in the U.K. Students are strongly encouraged to attend at least one international worldwork conference during their studies. You will also learn through group supervision, (where students practice Process Work with each other), personal supervision, case control and theory classes and by studying videotape of your and other's work. Additionally, you will undertake practical and worldwork placements and eventually gain experience by working with clients, offering courses and seminars to the public, and researching and applying Process Work in various fields.
The Process Work paradigm can be applied to any area of human experience.
Dream work; Body work, Symptom work, Movement; Relationship; Altered states, Extreme states, Addictions; Worldwork, Conflict resolution, Environment; Innerwork; Creativity and the Arts. For more information see application of process work.
These themes are essentially interconnected. Although your interest might be conflict resolution work, training in innerwork and extreme states is as essential to this as is worldwork. Similarly, a understanding of collective and social dynamics of conflict and oppression is necessary where your focus is on individual psychotherapy. Students are recommended to attend a minimum of one seminar on each theme in each phase of study.
The diploma training aims to prepare you to work as precisely and fluidly as possible with a broad range of human experience. You will be encouraged to access and use your own creativity with an attitude of beginner's mind to discover new ways of handling challenging situations, seeing these as an opportunity to learn and grow. Studying is, however, regarded as a lifetime's work and is expected to continue beyond the formal training; in fact, your diploma will be offered in this spirit and on this condition.
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