The Experiential Facilitator Training and Certification Program

Next Training April 22, 2023

The program is for anyone who wants to learn tools for interactive leadership and transformational facilitation. This style of work focuses on body awareness, trauma resolution, and action processes.

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What will I learn in this training ?

  • Specific processes to get your group(s) into action
  • Presence as a leader and facilitator
  • A deeper understanding of the many faces of trauma
  • Effective trauma resolution interventions
  • Understanding and tools to create sacred spaces for healing
  • Mastery of basic sociometric group processes
  • Mastery of the 6 stage “Into Action” model, the Dilemma Process, and the Emotional Integrity process

What are the theoretical models?

  • Dr. J. L. Moreno – Psychodrama (a vast set of sociometric tools for insight and healing)
  • Dr. Carl Jung – Psychodynamics (the power of the shadow and the unconscious)
  • Joseph Campbell – Myth and Ritual
  • Alexander Lowen – Bioenergetics (Releasing stuck emotions)
  • Dr. Ron Hering – Initiation models of trauma resolution
  • Trauma, Codependency, and 12-step recovery community models of healing

Who is this for?

  • Mental health and addiction professionals (CEU’s available)
  • Therapists and counselors
  • Community-based facilitators
  • Organizational development professionals
  • Anyone who wants to grow in confidence and leadership

THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Become a Certified Experiential Facilitator (CEF)

01

3 weekend modules (that move participants from doing their own trauma resolution work, to expertly facilitating others).

Module 1 – Participant
Module 2 – Co-directing
Module 3 – Directing certain processes

02

10 supervised staffings (Deep Waters Intensive, Woman within, MKP, Brave Heart, etc.)

03

Sit a “Hotseat” (face to face interview with trainers)

The program consists of 3 weekend modules that move participants from doing their own trauma resolution work, to expertly facilitating others. Certified Experiential Facilitators (CEF) are prepared to use action healing methods at The Deep Waters Experience workshops and in any depth work setting.

What People Have To Say About The Deep Waters Experience:

I had an amazing experience. Very liberating

The absolute release of trauma I’ve held for 25 years

Eye opening, It has given me the strength to move on with my life

Exhausting and awesome, life changing experience

I was guarded, then I opened up, it was very relieving

I dropped a 10,000 lb bag I’ve been carrying my whole life

Taught me to forgive, accept, and love myself

I was skeptical, then it was great

It was monumental letting go of resentments

It was f’ing magical, amazing bonding with my bros, gaining trust

I released a lifetime of rage and confronted the despair I’ve avoided for so long

The best experience in my life. More in tune and connected with myself. I feel free

My experience was life-changing, unlike anything I’ve ever done

It was incredible and rewarding, I will take it with me for life

Freedom

I lost who I was and found myself

Deep spiritual experience. I was able to unload bullshit I’ve been holding onto my whole life.

It was amazing. Nothing else like it in the world and I’ve been doing personal work for a decade.

I was enlightened, I’ll never be the same

Difficult but enlightening

It was the key I needed to become the man I want to be. It was amazing

The most amazing (and bizarre) experience I’ve ever had. I came to terms with my demons

I came in a boy and emerged a man