Lifespace/ Workspace Certification Process

This process is designed to insure that professionals who teach the Lifespace/Workspace process to clients, students or employees are competent to offer it as it has been designed and tested. Whoever participates in Lifespace/Workspace must be assured of a quality experience.

Summary of the Certification Process

Step 1  Instructor Training: Attend Certification Workshop or Individual Process

Attend a Lifespace/ Workspace workshop, or go through process with a certified Lifespace/ Workspace facilitator on an individual basis.

Step 2  Evaluation: Conduct Individual Sessions (3) or Workshops (3)

Conduct three Lifespace/Workspace workshops or individual sessions within a year and send the evaluation forms by participants to Career Dimensions.

Step 3  Receive Certification

Receive certification to conduct workshops and purchase materials wholesale from Career Dimensions.

Step 4  Staying Current: Maintain Contact Yearly, Including Payment of a Renewal Fee

Twelve months after certification, a renewal fee of $150.00 is required, plus the completion of a Yearly Report of Lifespace/Workspace Activities.

Instructor Training

Prior to enrolling in Instructor Certification Training, we recommend participation in a Lifespace/Workspace workshop or one-to-one consulting with a certified instructor. There are advantages in doing this.

– You can experience Lifespace/Workspace as it was designed.

Lack of participation in a group or as an individual before the workshop will not prevent you from learning to conduct the process, but participation is likely to be quite useful in increasing your learning. We do have self-paced booklets available, which can be completed if no one in your area is certified in the Lifespace/Workspace process. Contact either Dr. Gary G. John or Taunee Besson and one of us will work with you on-line and/or by phone.

Outline For A Lifespace/Workspace Certification Workshop

Evaluation

Beginning certification with a workshop offers a group experience that provides:

– Real life examples when participants share their insights and discuss applications and issues.

– An opportunity to observe a skilled and certified Lifespace/Workspace instructor conducting a group.

– Contact with other professionals to enhance your network and personal and professional growth.

Certification Evaluation

After successfully completing the Lifespace/Workspace certification training, you are qualified to begin working with groups or individual clients. We recommend you start as soon as possible. Experience indicates that the more quickly you involve yourself with the process, the more you will retain it, and the faster you will become an effective and certified instructor.

After each of your individual or group sessions, you will return the evaluation forms directly to Career Dimensions. Once we receive them, we summarize our responses and use them as a basis for confirming your certification, recommending areas for further practice before certification, or suggesting additional training.

We will review these forms and send you our comments. After you have completed three presentations of Lifespace/Workspace or facilitated three individual sessions with clients, you are eligible for certification review. Certification needs to be completed within one year, preferably within the first six to twelve months following participation in a Lifespace/Workspace workshop or working with a certified facilitator one-on-one.

Certification

Certification acknowledges that you have successfully completed the entire program and have demonstrated your competence in Lifespace/Workspace based on positive evaluations from your participants. Certification also provides assurance to consumers that you have bonefide qualifications the can trust.

Certification allows you to advertise yourself as a Certified Lifespace/Workspace facilitator (CLWF). You may also use it for Professional Development Credits from the Institute for Career Certification International.

Occasionally, the authors or a training associate, the person who conducts the Instructor Training Certification, decide that an individual is not ready to offer Lifespace/Workspace on their own. In these cases, we will recommend additional preparation, such as further training or participation in a Lifespace/Workspace group or individual consultation with the certified training associate or the authors.

Staying Current

Following the basic facilitator training and evaluation, there is an ongoing program that keeps certificants current on new applications and their facilitation. Conference calls and/or review workshops may be offered to stay abreast of new developments. Certified professionals and those in training will be sent updates and additions for their Lifespace/Workspace Instructor's Manual as they are completed,

Certification Fees

* For smaller nonprofits, businesses and educators, fees are negotiable.

 
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