The Foundation Course is a space for learning and development for people who want not only to understand Process Work but to apply it professionally.

You learn to consciously facilitate processes of change with yourself, with individuals, in relationships and in groups, and to remain present even in contradictory and challenging situations.

Over a period of about 3 years, you develop a comprehensive understanding of process theory and methods in all core areas of Process Work according to Arnold Mindell – combined with continuous personal development.

Learning content

The Foundation Course gives you a comprehensive understanding of process theory and methods and supports you in applying them in your field of work.

You will learn:

• to work with individual processes (body, dreams, inner parts)
• to facilitate relationships and conflict dynamics
• to facilitate groups, teams and organisations
• to perceive and work with different channels of communication
• to recognise and use signals on different levels of perception
• to deal with trauma, triggers and long-term processes
• about dynamics of rank, power and society
• to develop metaskills such as presence, mindfulness and self-reflection

Who is it for?

The Foundation Course is aimed at people who:

• want to develop personally and professionally
• work with people or want to do so
• are interested in an awareness-based model of change
• are willing to reflect on themselves and learn actively

Prerequisites

• a personal admission interview
• completed vocational training
• clarification of the legal framework for practising coaching, therapy or counselling

Structure of the training

The Foundation Course is divided into two consecutive learning phases.

It combines learning in the modules with continuous practice, theoretical deepening and individual support through mentoring, process facilitation and supervision.

Phase 1: Foundation and development

Over 2 years, you complete 12 modules with different thematic focuses. The content of the modules corresponds to that of the intensive trainings in Process Work and Deep Democracy. In the Foundation Course, however, it is extended through more intensive support, more practical relevance and continuous professionalisation.

Phase 2: Deepening, practice and completion

Within one year, you deepen your practice with a focus on method training, supervision and transfer. You develop your own final project and prepare for the examinations.

Final examinations

The final examinations take a dialogical form and combine theory and practice. They are designed as a learning space in which you can apply and further develop your understanding of process-oriented methods.

The focus is on:

• your ability to perceive and facilitate processes
• your openness to feedback
• your interest in learning in the moment

The examinations make your professional and practical competence visible and help you to recognise your strengths and development opportunities more clearly.

What you can do after the training

• support people professionally in processes of change
• perceive and understand relationship and conflict dynamics in a differentiated way
• facilitate group and team processes with confidence
• follow processes in different channels of perception and levels of reality
• recognise rank dynamics and social factors and include them deliberately
• work with contradictory, emotional and unclear situations
• apply methods of self-coaching
• shape your role as a facilitator consciously

Completion and certificate

The Foundation Course leads you to a well-founded professional qualification in process-oriented counselling.

Qualification: Certified Process-Oriented Counsellor (Professional Level)
This qualification is also the basis for the next step into the Advanced and Master Levels.

Alternative qualification: Certificate in Process-Oriented Counselling
This qualification is also possible without the examination phase and includes participation in the training modules, mentoring, process facilitation, supervision and method training as well as a project-based final paper. It is suitable for people who want to integrate Process Work into their professional field without aiming for professional certification as a counsellor.