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Certification
A certified EFT therapist is one whose expertise
in this model of therapy is recognized by the International Centre
for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). The primary
goals of certification are to promote excellence in the practice
of EFT and EFFT and to ensure maintenance of these standards in
both the supervision and training of this approach.
Levels of Certification:
- Certified Eft Therapist
- Certified Eft Supervison
Pre-requisites
for certification
- A post graduate degree in a relevant discipline/mental health field
such as Social Work, Psychology, Education, Counseling, Marital
and Fmaily Therapy, and Pastoral Care.
- Membership in a recognized professional assocation, such as
AAMFT.
- Current clincal therapy practice (must include some couples
and/or families.
- License to practise psychotherapy in the state / province in
which the applicate resides.
- Proof of malpractice insurance.
- Completion of two graduate courses on the practice of couples/family
therapy at a registered institution or equivalent.
- Fee for review and admission depends upon the level and options
chosen.
Application Processing
All applications will be reviewed by an ICEEFT representative
and applicants will be given specific feedback on their application,
identifying areas of strength and ways to continue to grow and
develop. Applicants that are not successful in their application
are encouraged to work on their development with support from
ICEEFT staff.
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Level 1: Certified
EFT therapist
Benefits of Membership
- Eligible to be designated as a Certified therapist in the ICEEFT Directory, upon completion of requirements and maintaining ICEEFT membership.
- The ability to progress towards and apply for EFT supervisor status.
Requirements for Certification
- An endorsed Clinical Externship by a registered
EFT trainer: 30-35 hours over 4 days.
- An Advanced externship on EFT (12 hours over
2 days). Each participant must present a video tape of
a therapy session to the group. If this externship is unavailable
in a particular area it may be replaced by eight hours
of individual consultation / training with a registered
EFT/EFFT therapist or the Core Skills set of workshops
presented by ICEEFT trainers in North American cities.
Supervision may be long distance with the ICEEFT trainers
using video and audio tapes.
- Clinical Consultation/Supervision by Certified EFT/EFFT
supervisor - Total of 32 hours. Up to 24 hours can be
group supervision. Group supervision hours can also be
accumulated through core skills training and/or participation
in a teleconference series sponsored by ICEEFT (10 hours).
Eight hours must be individual consultation with a certified
EFT supervisor. Individual supervision can be face to
face or long-distance and up to 2 participants are considered
individual supervision.
- Fee for review and administration is $600.
Application Procedure
Please send to the Ottawa Couple
and Family Institute, the following:
- A cover letter
- A summary of previous clinical training and experience-including:
the number of cases treated, the clinical setting, and
the type of supervision.
- A current C/V.
- Three letters of references from professional colleagues
- A letter of reference from your current EFT supervisor
- Copies of all relevant documents from the list of pre-requisites
noted above.
- Documented evidence of completion of the requirements:
Completion of the training program, both externships or
equivalents and supervision
- A case review as described below:
A detailed case presentation, that will be reviewed by a Registered
EFT Trainer from ICEEFT. This case presentation must
include a 3 page conceptualization, one audio or videotape, in standard DVD or CD format,
segment from Stage 1 process with a distressed couple
and one audio or video segment from Stage 2 process
with a distressed couple. Transcripts of all segments
must be included. If more than one couple is presented,
a case presentation is required for each couple.
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Level 2: Certified EFT Supervisor
Benefits of Certified Supervisor
- Recognition by ICEEFT of supervisory status
- Eligible to be designated as a EFT supervisor on the ICEEFT Directory, upon completion of requirements and membership in ICEEFT, and on the ICEEFT.com
web site for referrals by the Institute and agencies in
your area.
- Ability to supervise other therapists who are working
on becoming a registered EFT therapist
Requirements
- Certification as an EFT Therapist
- Completion of a course on supervision for counselling
/ psychotherapy. If not available in your area, options
can be discussed with an ICEEFT representative
- Four years of clinical experience with couples / families
- Supervision of a minimum of three trainee therapists
in EFT
- Submission of a written description of your experience
in supervision: a) how many people you have supervised;
b) number of cases you have supervised; c) a written description
(approximately 1000 words) of how you believe your supervision
fits with EFT principles of supervision (give specific
examples to support this perspective).
- Submission of two one-half hour tapes, in standard DVD or CD format, demonstrating
supervision of two different therapists
- Fee for review and administration is $600.
Application Procedure
Anyone who is planning to apply to be an EFT supervisor,
must complete and send the
linked form along with submission of the fee to the
ICEEFT as a prelude to beginning to supervise therapists
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