Course Description

Level 2: FOAT Facilitation and Partnership Skills teaches the foundational skills for facilitating others in the main FOAT approaches learned in Level 1. Skills and methods include: FOAT Partnership, Compassionate Listening (Intermediate), Theme-Directed FOAT, FOAT Check-in, Clearing a Space with Arts, Inner Critic, FOAT with Steps, and Working on an Issue.
 
A core practice within Focusing and FOAT training programs is the Partnership. Trainees will rotate partners to practice facilitating the fundamental FOAT exercises learned in Level 1. Challenges and blocks to FOAT/Focusing will be addressed. The training includes didactic material, videos, readings, demonstrations, experiential practice, FOAT coaching and supervision.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Date and Time:  In Level 2, all ten Group Meetings will be held via Zoom.

2025 Dates:
 - September 3, 17
 - October 1, 15, 29
 - November 12
 - December 3, 17
2026 Dates: January 14, 28

Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm PT (Pacific Time) 

Course Cost: 

• Early bird: Discount available through August 11, 2025
  • Pay in full: $1100. 
  • Monthly payment plan: $220/month for 5 months
• Regular Price:
  • Pay in full: $1200
  • Monthly payment plan: $240/month for 5 months

Registration Information: Click here to see full registration page.

Faculty: Lynn Pollock, MA, LMHC, REAT

Course Content Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Agenda: The topics/agenda for all 10 Group Meetings is available inside of the Expressive You Online School course and will be made viewable to registered participants.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the significance of having a FOAT Partner to develop facilitation skills.
2. Describe the significance of having a FOAT Partner in order to have an embodied understanding of somatic processing with creative expression.
3. Explain the roles in the FOAT Partner Practice: Focuser and Facilitator.
4. Summarize the significance that the “Focuser” is in charge.
5. List at least 3 components that are ethical to consider in a FOAT Partnership.
6. Describe what Compassionate Listening is.
7. Explain the importance of saying back both the verbal and nonverbal communication of clients.
8. Summarize how to offer a listening response when clients have two different feelings.
9. Explain how to integrate Compassionate Listening with expressive arts.
10. Practice how to integrate Compassionate Listening with Focusing.
11. Practice how to integrate Compassionate Listening with Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®). 
12. Demonstrate how to facilitate a FOAT® Check-in.
13. Practice intermodal applications within FOAT exercises.
14. Demonstrate how to facilitate Clearing a Space with the Arts- Directive Approach.
15. Demonstrate how to facilitate Clearing a Space with the Arts- Nondirective Approach.
16. Explain Demonstrate how to facilitate Clearing a Space with the Arts- Concrete Approach.
17. Summarize how to facilitate Clearing a Space with the Arts- Hybrid Approach.
18. Demonstrate how to facilitate at least 1 “FOAT with Steps” exercise.
19. Summarize how to facilitate “Working on an Issue with the Arts.”
20. State at least 1 challenge in using a script in facilitating FOAT.
21. Explain what the “Inner Critic” is.
22. State 1 FOAT exercise for “Transforming the Inner Critic” that can be applied to groups and individuals.
23. Explain how to integrate “Dialogue” in working with the Inner Critic FOAT exercise.
24. Name at least 2 strategies for working with the Inner Critic.
25. List at least 3 strengths in the fundamental skills in Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts.
26. List 2 challenges in facilitating Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts.

Satisfactory Completion for CEs: This offering is approved for 27.5 CE hours. Participants must have paid the CE fee, received attendance credit for all 10 Live Zoom Group Meetings, and completed a CE Evaluation in order to receive a CE Certificate. Full attendance credit is required (there is no partial CE). 

Cancellation and Refund Policy: All requests are subject to review by the Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute Training Director.

• Refunds for CE: Requests made prior to the submission of a CE Evaluation will be granted in full, minus an administrative/transactional fee (varies based on program CE cost and your regional tax). Please note this refund is specific to the separate CE cost only. Requests made after the submission of a CE Evaluation are non-refundable. To view our full refund/cancellation policy, please click here.
• Refunds for course (Level 2: FOAT Facilitation and Partnership Skills): Please contact Lynn Pollock at [email protected] for information.

Grievance Policy: For questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

Disclosure Statement: There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.