Successful completion of this self-study course satisfies the prerequisite for Level 1 of our FOAT® Training Program! 



Course Overview 

This course provides an introduction to Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®), including its history and development, foundational principles, and main theoretical and practice approaches. Based on Eugene Gendlin’s evidence-based Focusing, this self-study course includes learning the foundational concepts of Focusing Attitude, felt sense, symbol/handle, and felt shift; along with the basic step of expressing a felt sense in the arts.

User-friendly arts methods for expressing a felt sense are presented. The following main approaches are defined– FOAT Check-in, Theme-Directed FOAT, Clearing a Space with Arts, and Working on an Issue- with examples of each approach. Didactic video presentations and experiential practice exercises provide a rich, varied format for learning. This self-study course is based on the Live Teleconference.

This online training is open to those new and experienced in Focusing, Expressive Arts, and FOAT!

Faculty

Laury Rappaport, Ph.D., MFT, REAT, ATR-BC

Doreen Meister, MA, LMFT

Grace Brillantes Evangelista, Ph.D., RPsy, CSCLP

Lynn Pollock, MA, LMHC, REAT

Marise Lariviere, LMFT, ATR

FOAT Faculty


CE Information

This self-study course has been approved for 3 Continuing Education (CE) hours by R. Cassidy Seminars! Click here to learn more about how to earn CEs for this course.


Registration Details

For scholarship inquiries please contact us.

Cost: $95

Course Access: Unlimited.
You will have access to this course and all included materials indefinitely through your FOAT Online School account.

Please register with your preferred contact email–  we will be sending all course communication to the email address you provide. If you have taken a course through our FOAT Online School, please register with your existing account

After you register, you will receive a course welcome email with course information and completion details. Please make sure to keep an eye on your Spam or Promotions folders! If you do not receive this email within 24 hours of registration, email [email protected].