Course Information

Description

Level 3: Advanced FOAT Practice Skills and Applications emphasizes three main areas of learning and development:

  1. Deepening skillfulness in both individual and group facilitation 
  2. Learning to apply FOAT to working with different populations and needs 
  3. Exploring the trainee’s personal interests in applying FOAT (psychotherapy, community, coaching, wellness, creativity, self-growth, spirituality, etc.).


The training content is met through a variety of learning modalities, including:

  • FOAT Trios (Focuser, Facilitator, Witness) to deepen facilitation skills
  • FOAT Partnerships and FOAT Peer Support 
  • Faculty Coaching
  • Expressive Arts Methods for FOAT Facilitation
  • Application of FOAT with children, adolescents, and adults
  • Application of FOAT to groups
  • FOAT as a Trauma-Informed Approach
  • Individualized Learning Plan to support the trainee’s unique interests
  • Readings, videos, and other resources 
  • 2 supervision meetings with FOAT Faculty

For information on our Levels 1 - 5 FOAT® Training Program, leading to certification, click here.

Prerequisite

Courses that fulfill the prerequisite include: 
  • Level 2: FOAT Facilitation and Partnership Skills
  • Level 2 equivalent at educational institutions
  • Permission of Training Director  

Meeting Dates and Times

In Level 3, all ten Group Meetings will be held via Zoom. For this training series, participants must attend 90% of the Group Meetings per level (exceptions may be made for extenuating circumstances with approval from the Training Director). To view the full 2023 - 2026 schedule of our FOAT® Training Program (Levels 1 - 5), click here.

Dates (2024-2025): These dates are valid for the U.S.– please use the time converter to determine if the meeting dates will be the same for your timezone!

  • 2024:
    • September 23
    • October 7, 21
    • November 4, 18
    • December 9
  • 2025:
    • January 13, 27
    • February 10, 24

Time: 3:00pm - 6:30pm PT (Pacific Time) / Click here for a timezone converter

Faculty and Training Team

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, TCF

Katherine Kwok, MMus, MMusThy, RMT, FOT, MIFA

Yoshiko Kosaka, Ph.D.

Karen Quatsoe, BFA

 
FOAT Faculty
CE Information

You can earn 31  Continuing Education (CE) hours through this course! These hours are  for the Live Zoom Group Meetings portion of the course only. For more information and CE purchasing, click here.


Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7596. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Registration

Cost

Partial scholarships and work-study are available for based on financial need.  If you are interested in applying, please contact [email protected] for an application by August 12, 2024.

Prices below shown in US Dollar (USD $)

EARLY BIRD
July 12 - August 12
REGULAR RATE
After August 12
Pay in Full
$1200, one-time payment
Pay in Full
$1300, one-time payment
Monthly Payment Plan
$240/month for 5 months
Monthly Payment Plan
$260/month for 5 months

Details

Please register with your existing account. If you do not have an account yet, please use your preferred contact email– we will be sending all course communication to the email address you provide!
After you register, you will receive a course welcome email with introductory course information. Make sure to keep an eye on your Spam and Promotions folders! If you do not receive this email within 24 hours of registration, please email our Administrative Coordinator, Gaybi, at [email protected].


FOAT® Training Program

Learn more about our redesigned series

Click the button below to view more information about our 2023 - 2026 training series, including: program description and sequence, Levels 1 - 5 course descriptions, Group Meeting dates, along with costs and fees.