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Certified Satir Trainer Requirements
In order for you to become a certified trainer the following requirements have been established—the educational requirement is that the person holds a Master’s degree in a relevant field, or its equivalent. (Avanta faculty is grand-parented in.) Several paths of training programs for certification have been developed depending on the person’s experience with the Satir Growth Model. They are as follows:
1) For persons with at least three years in teaching the Satir Growth Model. · Complete Levels 1 and 2 satisfactorily. · Read the Trainer’s manual and discuss content and questions with a master-trainer. · Submit two evaluations to a master trainer assessing your ability to teach and model the steps/skills of the Satir Process.
2) For persons with at least 45 hours training in the Satir Growth Model, but without experience in teaching the Satir Growth Model. · Complete Levels 1 and 2 satisfactorily. · Read the Trainer’s Manual. · Participate in mentor training meetings. (The nature and number of these will be determined according to need.) · Observe certified trainers and write up structured observations, based on the six steps/skills. · Co-lead trainings with a certified trainer and debrief. · When approved, lead Levels 1 and 2 and submit two evaluations to a master-trainer, one from a certified trainer and one as a self-evaluation. · Submit a letter of recommendation from a certified trainer to a master-trainer.
3) For persons without training in the Satir Growth Model, prior to Levels 1 and 2. · Complete two cycles of Levels 1 and 2 (42 hours) satisfactorily. · Read the Trainers’ Manual, the Satir Process, and the Satir Model and discuss through structured questions with a certified trainer. · Participate in mentor training meetings with a certified trainer. (The nature and number of these to be determined according to need.) · Write observations of a certified trainer conducting Levels 1 and 2 training, using a structured process based on the six steps/skills. · Co-lead trainings with a certified trainer and debrief. · When approved, lead two Level 1 and Level 2 trainings and submit evaluations to a master-trainer, one from a certified trainer and one as a self-evaluation.
4) For persons who want to become trainers for Level 3: · Be a certified trainer for Levels 1 and 2. · Have extensive experience in the designated area of specialization, for example, five years experience in the health care field.
There will also be a certification process for trainers who want to become master-trainers. Master-trainers are responsible for training trainers. Requirements to be a master-trainer are as follows:
· Lead Levels 1 and 2 at least three times. · Submit participant evaluations from all trainings to a master-trainer. · Submit a self-evaluation based on the six steps/skills to a master-trainer. · Co-lead mentor training with a master-trainer. · Lead mentor training. · Obtain a letter of recommendation from a master-trainer.
The financial requirements for a certified trainer are as follows: · Pay annual membership dues to Avanta. · Pay an annual certification fee. · Pay a specified percentage of participant fees collected to Avanta. |