| Course Information |
Description
Level 3: Advanced FOAT Practice Skills and Applications emphasizes three main areas of learning and development:
- Deepening skillfulness in both individual and group facilitation
- Learning to apply FOAT to working with different populations and needs
- 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:
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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!
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2024:
- September 23
- October 7, 21
- November 4, 18
- December 9
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2025:
- January 13, 27
- February 10, 24
- January 13, 27
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
| CE Information |
This course is pending approval for 30 Continuing Education (CE) hours!
| 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 |
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Pay in Full $1200, one-time payment |
Pay in Full $1300, one-time payment |
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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].
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$1,300.00
Pay in Full
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$260/month for 5 months
Monthly Payment Plan
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.