At the founding meeting of the Swiss Association we had students and practitioners from the Francophone, Italian and German parts of Switzerland and Jack attended as a visiting member. In a cozy Pizzeria-Restaurant by the sea we had a lively discussion of the nature of professionalism and membership. Finally Christine …….. was elected president, Marco Guidon, vice president, Doris Guidon, secretary. And since that meeting the articles of incorporation and the next meeting have been set. Hats off to the Swiss!
I. Agenda, ICPIT Annual Convention
We started as usual drawing up our agendas, realizing that the order in which we would handle each item would change:
1. Country reports from Trainers
2. Officer’s reports
3. Application to the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP)
4. Update from the Secretariat on our web presence for ICEIT, ICPIT and
Psychocorporal Integration
5. Update on addresses and interested people
6. Need for work with models of both sexes during Training and Supervision
7. Questions about the rhythm of sessions and the client’s capacity to accept and
change with deep work
8. New diploma form – also new diplomas for PsychoCorporal Integration
9. ICPIT collaboration with Marco’s new photo manual
10. Instead of “Session” or “Paradigm Session” use “Body Focus 1”, 2, 3 etc.
11. EI Advanced Training – relation to PI Advanced, relation to Trainer
requirement
12. Request from Massimo for more discussion re insurance
13. Other Trainers giving Advanced
14. Absence of Trainers
15. New laws on confidentiality
16. Strasbourg congress
17. Brazil congress
II. Country reports
Marco (Switzerland) reports that a new association which supports professionalism and offers health insurance to its members has now (last night) been established.
“I want to help my students and other practitioners find their place in the PI scene, as well as among other professional groups. I have drawn up a curriculum for the whole PI training, have contacted the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), as well as other therapists and training groups outside PI and I am doing the Sexual Grounding Trainer’s Training. This is my path to developing all the different levels of body psychotherapy. I love my work and so does Doris. And there is the question of a couple working together – the transference of the client is much different when a couple is working together with the client. With the history of the Castle behind me, I’m now free and my practice is doing well.
“In 2006 or 07 there will be a change in the law in Switzerland, limiting who can call themselves psychotherapists. I am now a body psychotherapist and have paid taxes in this category, so I hope I will have a special status. But my students will not be able to call themselves psychotherapists, although body therapist can be used. It is not clear what the law will mean since there are different rules in different cantons about body psychotherapy and insurance policies may change.
“Here are some books about the health system that interest me: Energy Medicine, The Scientific Basis, James L. Oschman (Churchill Livingstone, Toronto 2000); Spirituelles Heilen und Schulmedizin, Eine Wissenschaft am Neuanfang (Lokwort, Bern 2002); Nebscgebneduzubm(????) Von der Vernunft der Vernetzung, Christian Hess Annina Hess-Cabalzar, (R&R Sachbuchverlag. Zurich 2001); Kurzes Lehrbuch der Psychiatrie, Das Basiswissen mit Repetitoriumsfragen, Daniel Hell, Jerome Endrass, Juerg Vontobel, (Verlag Has Huber, Bern 2003, isbn 3-456-83982-0). This last book is simple, comprehensive, basic psychopathology (you don’t have to agree with all its conclusions but is a good basis, relevant to our work.)”
Dirk (Belgium) is starting a PI group in December. The participants have already had a preparatory energetic year or another bodymind training and Dirk is now advertising to get more people for a basic year beginning in March for beginners. The PI participants are really committed.
In preparation for the basic group, Dirk does therapy workshops, a sequence focusing on breath, touch or movement. “I have been experimenting with using catchy themes, such as the Dionysian Dance or Joy for weekend workshops. My weekly evening workshop, two times a week with 16-18 participants, even after 20 years, are still very satisfying for me. My challenge is to bring people from a shorter term or personal engagement to a professional commitment.
“There is a wave for legalization in the health profession,but "the alternative scene" still is able to function in a non-conflict or compromise social model."
“I have been teaching 4 days of PI in Holland each year and I'll talk with Arnolt, the new director, in Holland how we can fruitfully cooperate in the future. I am also invited by a group of therapists on the subject: "bodywork with children". I am open to work with other health professionals and am regularly invited by different groups. Dirk: “I have bought a new farmhouse with fruit trees, open space. I won’t have my practice there but it offers me nuturing and healing. The Bodymind Association in Belgium is active with 20 members and other practitioners (non-PI) are welcome.”
Silke: (England and Germany) “I’m not sure how much or what I want to do next. I have just finished a 4 year training in Germany and a four year training in England (with a total of 29 graduates). I enjoyed working with Niall all these years on those trainings and I shall miss working together with him - Niall is a good group facilitator.
“I am happy that all the trainees are going out into the world with the work. Presently I have the second foundation year half way through in England, while the other foundation year completed last year. The students from these two years who want to continue will combine and start the second year of the PI training in July 2005. In Germany a new PI training group didn’t happen. However, I may be running a one-year Foundation in Bodywork course for a big training organization.
“The trainings I offer have a strong experiential base all through the first 3 years of the training and I don’t ask for a commitment to become a practitioner until the last year. It is only in the supervision/certification year that the training becomes purely practitioner focused.
“In Britain there is a busy and active bodywork scene now from the trainings. There is a network of budding PI practitioners (19 people, of whom two are already certified) which may be a bridge to an association. Currently there are no legal restrictions to practice PI and body-psychotherapy in Britain, although several organizations are trying to introduce legal registration. From my point of view this is unfortunate.”
“David bought a boat and I want to spend more time with him, traveling at leisure - but I love the work and don’t want to give it up yet. So we’ll see where that takes me.
Niall : (Germany) I have been fruitfully involved in three PI trainings with Silke over the past eight years but now have the need to define where I want to go with my work. I wish to up-date myself and complete trainings from other fields. I am attracted by multi-disciplinary approaches and integrating these into bodywork. I also observe from many publications the need to include an understanding: of neuropsychotherapy into bodypsychotherapy. Articles (and books) by Prof. Klaus Grawe in Bern (Psychologie heute) or say, Dr. Arthur Janov’s book The Biology of Love illustrate this. Grave points out that whereas in the 70’s an “anything goes” approach was acceptable there is now a change towards the professionalization of psychotherapy with the call for empirical validation. Practitioners will have to be real professionals and become more concerned with professionalism as well as having a basic insight into neurobiology”.
“I want to be keyed into what is happening around me in society, and how I can develop my approach in helping people in their special needs, rather than concentrating on a particular method. My inclusion of nutrition and the latest developments in neurobiological research is part of my approach of integrating this knowledge into for example, Energetic Integration. I wish to use the coming year for processing this work and continuing my study of Bowen Bodywork”.
“In our PI-trainings I have found that effective supervision, especially clarifying scores of questions around the client’s emotional process -- is imperative as a sound support for students on their path to certification”.
Three recommendable books: Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life, Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., (Puddle Dancer Press, 2003. isbn 1-892005-03-4); Healing without Freud or Prozac, David Servan-Screiber (Rodale London, 2004, isbn 1-4050-6718-7), Jung to Live By, A Guide to Practical Application of Jungian Principles for Everyday Life, Eugene Pascal, 1992, (Souvenir Press London, 2004 edit. isbn 0-285-63150-0).”
Jack: (U.S., Italy, Austria)” I have been busy developing Energetic Integration, Postural Integration and Pelvic-Heart Integration in Italy. Not only have I worked extensively with Carmine Piroli giving workshops in Pelvic-Heart work and Energetic Integration -- I am also giving a PI Training in Rimini with Massimo Soldati, organized and assisted by Gilberto Bianco. Several assistants are present. It is a lively group of about 20 and we meet in the ancient fortress in the town of Mondiano, near the Adreatic coast. Also with the assistance of Simone Mariani I have been giving Trainings in Energetic Integration near my home in Gallese.
“There is also a lot happening for me in other parts of Europe: Dirk invites me to Belgium and now Henne Arnolt will keep a training place for me in the Bodymind Training in Holland. With the help of Elisabeth Renner and Margot Wieser, Pelvic-Heart Integration and Energetic Integration are flourishing in Graz, Austria. With them as assistants I’m giving the first-ever training of practitioners of Pelvic-Heart Integration (we are also giving optional diplomas for Energetic Integration); soon I will start giving demonstrations in Vienna. In France I go frequently to do special workshops with the graduates of Eliane Jung and Claude Vaux, and Silke has invited me to do the advanced training in London, my first return to England in many years.
“I go to the U.S. only three times a year. Deborah Anapol (Love Without Limits) who has a large Tantric network, is organizing Pelvic-Heart workshops near San Francisco and in San Diego. I get to see my daughters in the U.S. And this August I had them all with Maureen and me in Italy. In Puglia we lived in one of the old conical shaped trulia and toasted on the beach everyday.
“Recently I received an invitation to Singapore from a large health food store. Appraently in Singapore’s booming economy, alternative work is also in demand. I hope to give sessions and a workshop this coming year.
“What really captivates my interest now is Bodymind Drama. Getting movement, words and strokes to happen in the dramatic settings of our lives is all important for me. In fact I’m considering doing an International Congress of Bodymind Drama here in Gallese in September 2005 inviting leaders in psychodrama, biodrama and gestalt. Let me know if you’re interested.”
III. Written and Phone Reports from Trainers
Claude Vaux and Eliane Jung (France): “We are presenting “PI as Psychotherapy” at the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP). Bravo for your work to get recognition of Postural Integration Psychotherapy by the EAP. I (Claude) published an article which discusses Postural Integration Therapy in a book, Pourquoi la psychothérapie? from la Fédération Française de Psychothérapie and it will appear in March 2005 (publisher: Dunod). “Dans ce livre j'ai écrit la partie qui concerne la thérapie psycho-corporelle en faisant référence à l'IPT. Par ailleurs, lors du colloque que nous souhaitons organiser en lien avec ICPIT, les 22 et 23 octobre 2005 le thème serait chamanisme et psychothérapie. Points communs et différences, qu'en penses-tu?” (Here is a point for discussion, since the Council had different suggestions).
Claude and Eliane also communicate that Therapeutic Postural Integration was accepted as a method at the EABP meeting in Athens: “L'Intégration Posturale Thérapeutique à été agréée comme méthode à unanimité par le Forum de l' European Association for Body Psychotherapy qui s'est tenu à Athènes du 7 au 10 octobre. Cette accréditation fait suite à toute une procédure (réponses à 60 questions, visite de deux assesseurs pendant un séminaire de formation à Strasbourg au mois de juin, qui ont chacun établi un rapport sur la méthode et sur l'Institut etc...).
“Nous sommes très heureux du résultat et voulons le partager avec toi.”
(In a phone conversation with us, Claude and Eliane also shared that Sean Doherty, who is a part of the EABP organization, did a lot to help them get this recognition).
Massimo Soldati (Italy): “ Sorry I will not be present at the meeting in Zurich. I need to go to Tuscany for some important business. I am interested in the EAP and will follow things on the website. I regret there is not enough discussion on practical topics. I have something to propose to all trainers: some of my students say they feel the need for a declaration which the client signs. Something we in Italy call Consenso informato, specifying the nature of the accord between practitioner and client. For example:
I am aware that PI is … I understand what PI is and I am willing to receive 10 or more sessions from practitioner x… I am aware that PI is a process of self-learning and self-development, that it is not a therapy and is not intended as a substitue in any way for medical or psychological care. I declare that I am in good health and have not had past or have present illnesses which are contraindications to receiving the PI process. I attach a certificate from my medical doctor, etc.
“My students are asking what about insurance for them as practitioners; also do trainers have insurance.
“Could you propose this to other trainers and ask what they think and how it could be written?”
Beverly Wilkinson (South Africa): Beverly had four-day advanced workshop for her qualified PI practitioners; they requested to do it each year. She had 9 students and two assistants -- Jonathan Atkinson, Jacqueline Wijtenburg. “We learned a lot about treating trauma, through the experiences of participants in our group. Jonathan and Rashnee Parhanse will be married under hindu rites; they run the PI center where my trainings have been held. Joke Voskuil went from S. Africa to Holland where she wants to practice. I am now officially a skills assessor in a prescribed area. This is part of my long term goal to have PI recognized in S. Africa. On the national level COCHASA Confederation of Complimentary Health Associations of S. Africa are engaged in political networking, including relations with the Department of health. As their representative I attend meetings and represent also NHSSDA Natural Health Services Association. Plans for 2005: I won’t have a first year but will continue with second year students and with supervision of 5th year students. I am going to have a knee replacement operation.” (Niall wants to say please take glucosame sulphate which renews joints.
Robert Young (Australia): Robert apologizing, wishes us a good meeting and also sends his report for 2003 as required by ICPIT rules (see his separate article in this newsletter, “Reflections on the ICPIT Conference, Mexico 2003”).
“Presently I have 2 first year trainees and 3 second year trainees. I have downloaded all the ICPIT information and am about to distribute and discuss with them all the actions required of them by ICPIT, by going through various sections of the Articles, agreements, etc.
“I have relocated my school and am sharing with two others – a beauty therapy and building biology. So we are still in the process of fitting in with each other. When things settle down a bit I will be doing some vigorous marketing for intakes in 2005.”
Rosa Maria Sevilla (Mexico): “Dear Jack, Silke, Dirk, Marco, Niall and All PI Trainers attending 2004 ICPIT meeting: my greetings and best wishes for a successful reunion. I apologize for my absence and any inconvenience caused by not conducting this meeting as should. I'll be next year in France. from sept. 15 to sept. 19, am I right?” (Wrong dates: symposium is Oct. 22-23; Council, Oct. 24-27.)
“Before my report, I'd like to thank all the Trainers that made possible the congress and ICPIT meeting last year in Guadalajara. I appreciate your support to my work and learned a lot out of our hard and useful work on the beach: guideline's update, new ways to present PI, Trainers sharing about their trainings, congress's organization feedback, Maureen's Contributions, etc... and the enjoyable free time spent together!!! I'm thankful for everything...
“2004 Mexican report: I started a 2 years EI Training with 4 psychologists . We meet 4 hours every week. On August I renew my work with aromas and the five elements. AromAlchemy, I call it. It's a monthly class for 6 months, I'm starting a new group every month. I've been requested to begin a PI Training on 2005, so I'm planning it. It’s interesting that these people from other states knew about me through our internet site.
“I'm also doing other things with my Jungian Asociation. That's it. Have a good work this week! Greetings Rosa Maria.”
Donald VanHowten (U.S.) apologizes for not being able to come. He is in Asia.
Maria Louise Simich (Canada) apologizes because of health problems.
IV. EAP Application
In making our application to EAP for recognition of that part of our work which is psychotherapeutic, we are using the general phrase PsychoCorporal Integration which covers two similar methods 1) Postural Integration Psychotherapy and 2) Energetic Integration Psychotherapy. Practitioners and Trainers in either or both methods will be covered by the rules of either ICPIT (International Council of Postural Integration Trainers) or ICEIT (International Council of Energetic Integration Trainers). Since we have enough (6) PsychoCorporal Trainers (Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainers and Energetic Integration Psychotherapy Trainers) in each method, there are enough Europeon countries (6 required). Our application to EAP will cover both forms of PsychoCorporal Integration. This is laid out on a new website which is not yet open to the general public www.psychocorporalintegration.net On this site we will also outline all the requirements for the training of practitioners, etc. Thanks to Dirk and Jack this site is almost complete.
Jack needed clarification from Claude and Eliane about the training requirements laid down by EAP for certification as a psychotherapist, which was forthcoming during the Council meeting through a phone connection with Claude. The 3200 hours required by EAP will be outlined by Jack and posted on the above website. (This 3200 hours includes previous professional and university training and does not radically change the number of hours we already require). See below Guidelines for PsychoCorporal Integration Trainings.
Qualified Trainers in each of the 6 countries in question will need to follow the training requirements for the EAP certificate. We will still have the old certificates which are not specified as psychotherapeutic -- and we will have the new PsychoCorporal Integration Diploma for those who wish to follow the new requirements. The EPC (Europeon Psychotherapist Certificate), based on EAP requirements, can then be applied for by the PsychoCorporal graduate after he or she has fulfilled a specified number of hours developing his or her own practice with clients and being supervised. Samples of the publicity Trainers can use and samples of new diplomas will be sent to the Trainers who are joining PsychoCorporal Integration.
We, the Council, decided that we need officers for the PsychoCorporal Integration Association (giver of the two diplomas) and we elected Claude and Eliane as co-presidents. Dirk, already Secretary of ICPIT and ICEIT, will also be Secretary for the new Association.
Jack in preparation for application has answered 15 questions from EAP, showing the history, development and nature of our psychotherapeutic work. You can find this at www.psychocorpoalintegration.net . But he would like others to take over the actual application process.
V. Awarding of New Diplomas in Energetic Integration Trainer to Arnolt, Niall and Marco
Congratulation to Henne Arnolt Vershuren in Holland, Niall O’Siochian in Germany and Marco Guidon in Switzerland. We reviewed their work over the years and found they qualified for Energetic Integration Trainer.
VI. Diplomas for PsychoCorporal Integration Trainer
A number of Postural Integration Trainers and Energetic Integration Trainers who already are qualified to give PsychoCorporal Integration diplomas to students have been awarded diplomas as either Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainer or as Energetic Integration Therapy Trainer. This new Diploma award is independent of whether they are presently members of ICPIT or ICEIT. Of course if they give a PsychoCorporal Integration Training, they must join the appropriate Council (one fee for both Councils). Here is the list:
Both Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainer and Energetic Integration Psychotherapy Trainer go to:
Sean Doherty
Marco Guidon
Dirk Marivoet
Niall O’Siochain
Jack Painter
Carmine Piroli
Rashma Schaeffer-Buss
Rosa Maria Sevilla R.
Maria Louise Simich
Silke Ziehl
Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainer to:
Bernard Schlage
Donald Van Howten
Anton Eckert
Eliane Jung
Massimo Soldati
Bruno Valente
Claude Vaux
Martyne Viens
Francesco Vinci
Beverley Wilkinson
Sepp Zihlmann
Energetic Integration Psychotherapy Trainer to:
Henne Arnolt Vershuren
We signed these diplomas and Dirk agreed to send them to the above Trainers.
VII. Wording of Diplomas
We had not only to work out the wording for the new Trainer diplomas but also for the students who have in the past completed the requirements or who will complete them and can apply for the EAP diploma. After much consultation and the creation of a beautiful layout designed by Marco, the wording became:
“The Association for PsychoCorporal Integration (Belgium) and the International Center for Release and Integration (USA) acknowledges that: John Doe (for Energetic Integration Psychotherapist) has completed a 4-year professional training according to the requirements of the Association of PsychoCorporal Integration (APCI), including the theory and practice of energetic and breath therapy, body and movement awareness; the natural energy cycle; body reading and dialogue; psychotherapeutic touch, contact and boundaries; communication skills; developmental processes; character styles and blockages of energy; the nature of charging and discharging energy; emotional release and integration; body transference and countertransference; and a supervised internship and is awarded a PsychoCorporal Integration Diplomas as: Energetic Integration Psychotherapist Signed by: ……Association of PschoCorporal Integration (APCI), Secretary; …….., Director of International Center for Release and Integration (ICRI); ……….. APCI Trainer.
Continuing with the wording of other diplomas:
(Energetic Integration Psychotherapy Trainer): John Doe has completed all requirements of the Association of PsychoCorporal Integration including theory, practice and teaching of energy and breath therapy, group processes, roles and interactions of teacher/student and therapist/client, character structure in teaching and supervision, growth of personal and social awareness, nature and types of supervision. And is awared a PsychoCororal Integration Diploma as Energetic Integration Psychotherapy Trainer. Signed by: ……..
(Postural Integration Psychotherapist): John Doe has completed a 4-year professional training according to the requirements of the Association of PsychoCorporal Integration (APCI), including the theory and practice of natomy; physiology, applied pathology; body and movement awareness; deep myofascia release and organization; energetic and breath therapy; the natural energy cycle; body reading and dialogue; psychotherapeutic touch, contact and boundaries; communication skils; developmental processes; character styles; the nature of charging and discharging energy; emotional release and integration; body transference and countertransference; and a supervised internship. And is awarded a PsychoCorporal Integration Diploma as Postural Integration Psychotherpist. Signed by:……
(Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainer): John Doe has comleted all requirements of the Association of PsychoCorporal Integrationn including theory, practice and teaching of: deep myofascial release and organization, energy and breath therapy, group processes, roles and interactions of theacher/ student and therapist/client, charcter structure in teaching and supervision, growth of personal and social awareness, nature and types of supervision. And is awarded a PsychoCoral Integration Diploma as Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainer. Signed by:…..
VIII. Checklist for PsychoCorporal Trainers
Trainers who are going to be part of the PscyhoCorporal Integration program will need to take several steps and make sure they are fulfilling all the new requirements which allow students to receive the European Psychotherapy Certificate based on EAP guidelines:
Presently Giving (or Announcing) Trainings. Be sure you have paid your ICPIT or ICEIT fees (one fee for both memberships).
Association for PsychoCorporal Integration Diploma. You must have this diploma as either Postural Integration Psychotherapy Trainer or as Energetic Integration Psychotherapy Trainer. If you don’t and feel you qualify, contact Dirk, who will put your application on the agenda.
Legality. Although neither the Association for PsychoCorporal Integration (APCI) or the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) requires that you as trainer have a University degree or license in psychotherapy, you must check with local laws and not name yourself as as a psychotherapist in giving sessions, if it is not permitted in your country. It may be possible in some countries to train people for the PsychoCorporal Integration diploma without actually practicing psychotherapy and it may be possible for your graduates to list their diploma in their biography without calling themselves practicing psychotherpists. This diploma may eventually help them get their license as psychotherapist.
“Psychotherapist” instead of “Therapist”. Please note that the new diplomas are not given for the general designation “therapist.” In many trainings and countries “therapist” is used to cover “body therapy,” “counselling” or “coaching.” For these types of work you may use our normal diplomas for Postural Integrator and Energetic Integrator.
Diplomas to Previous Graduates. If prior to your new designation as a PsychoCorporal Trainer, you have already followed the requirements for a psychotherapeutic training, giving however, our regular diplomas in PI and EI, you are now authorized to give, in addition, the new PsychoCorporal Integration diploma to your previous graduates and inform them that they may apply for the EPC (accoding to the requirements of EAP) diploma as soon as our application to EAP is approved. To give these diplomas to previous graduates you must not be now an active member of ICPIT or ICEIT, but it is assumed that you were, at the time the original diplomas were issued.
Giving Guidelines for Diplomas. In the literature from your training center you must make clear the requirements and hours that are needed for the PsychoCorporal diploma. You may wish to make two separate flyers – one for Postural Integration or Energetic Integration trainings and another for the PsychoCorporal Integration training – referring to the other program in each of the flyers.
On the other hand, you may wish to make one flyer, noting that PsychoCorporal students (in contrast to regular EI or PI students) will at various points be studying and applying psychotherapeutic themes. See the following Guidelines for PsychoCorporal Integration Trainings.
Guidelines for PsychoCorporal Integration Trainings
Trainers should be sure that the following 3200 hours are satisfied for the PsychoCorporal Integration Diploma. You as Trainer may also wish to list the requirements for the regular diplomas of Postural Integrator and Energetic Integrator in the same list of requirements, since the way of counting hours can be made very similar. (Previously we did not list the hours after secondary school, professional and university training as a part of diploma requirements; nor did we count personal individual sessions as a part of the total number of hours). If you list both types of diplomas together, you simple note the option of doing additional themes or hours to receive the PsycoCorporal diploma.
3200 hours of training over 7 years for PsychoCorporal Integration will comprise the following:
1. Previous Study. After secondary school, one needs three years of university or professional study in psychology, teaching, nursing, etc. Approved professional work experience may also be accepted. 1800 hours, a minimum of 3 years.
2. Four-Year Training in PsychoCorporal Integration. 1056 hours
a. A complete cycle of individual, personal PsychoCorporal Therapy during Training.
b. Training in Theory and Methodology of PscyoCorporal Integration.
Generally the course of study should include the following theory: 1)
theories of human development, throughout the life cycle, including
sexual development, 2) an understanding of other psychotherapeutic
approaches, 3) theory of change, 4) an understanding of social issues
in relation to psychotherapy, 5) theories of psychopathology, 6) theories
of assessment and intervention. At the practical level the study should
also include practice and continuous supervision which begins during
the third and fourth year of study and continues until the below
requirement of 1000 hours is completed. You can also consult the list of
themes given on each type of diploma. See above Wording of Diplomas.
3. Development of a Clinical practice. 2 years minimum, 1000 hours which
includes a regular supervison of 150 hours. Some hours of practice and
supervision are counted during the 3rd and 4th years of the above training
(200 hours?)
IX. Udate on Web presence
Dirk shared with us how he has received information about practitioners from the questionaire which has been included on www. posturalintegration.info. He wants to remind every one to sign up and to get others to sign up.
Also we Trainers can give him more biographical data, since when our pictures are clicked on a web listing www,posturalintegration.info/johndoe will appear. It is important that we include our new titles including the PsychoCorporal titles “PI Psychotherapy Trainer” or “EI Psychotherapy Trainer.”
It was suggested that light topics, cartoons, news and views be put on the website. There could be sweet but real stories. Niall agreed to have a corner in which he reviews books. Jack suggested that interesting methods such as having your client bounce on a trampoline at the end of a session while making affirmations could be offered.
Silke agrees to send the German translation of the energy charts to Dirk, who can format them according to the existing charts.
X. Advanced Energetic Integration Training
ICEIT agreed that since we do not yet have an Advanced Energetic Integration Training, that the Advanced Postural Integration Training (Advanced Somatic Training) by including energetic themes will serve for an Master Energetic Practitioner Diploma. This diploma is needed for those who want to become Energetic Training Assisstants or eventually Energetic Trainers. Jack suggested that advanced energetic work could focus on the nature and theory of the orgastic, the energetic plateau and the continual regeneration of the energetic cycle
The issue of giving Master Energetic Integration Therapist arose because of the reluctance of the psychotherapeutic community to accept the possibility of psychotherapeutic work with the pelvis. We decided that we would make the last two days (of 10 days) which include work with the pelvis and which are already optional, a non-psychotherapeutic experience in which members of the group are helping each other with their self-experience of the pelvis. See Jack’s suggestions in a separate article. Jack agreed that when he gives pelvic work as a part of Pelvic-Heart Integration (in Tantric groups for example) that it be offered as non-therapeutic and not a part of ICPIT or ICEIT offerings
With this work set aside from psychotherapeutic work which would be included for some participants during the first 8 days, we could confidently give a diploma for either a Master Energetic Integration Therapist or Master Postural Integration Therapist. The regular advanced diplomas in PI and EI would still be offered as usual.
XI. Further Questions from South Africa about the Advanced Training
Beverly Wilkinson, an active Postural Integration Trainer in South Africa, has given a workshop to a group of her graduates and would like to know if there is any possibility for them receiving an advanced diploma. The Council decided that for now, only Jack is giving Advanced Trainings. However, the important work Beverly is giving her students could be used as a part of the research paper which is required in order to get the advanced diploma.
XII. Marco’s Photo Manual
Marco has almost finished a photo manual for Postural Integration strokes. It is a marvelously detailed, high quality set of about 250 pictures of Jack and others at work on about 50 pages, including a careful description of each of the strokes illustrated. ICPIT is considering helping with the translation (from German into English). When Marco has completely finished and we know more about costs and selling prospects, we can further discuss the possibilities with Marco.
XIII. New Laws on Confidentiality
Silke informed us that there are new laws in the EU which do not permit us to keep computer records about clients or students without registering this information and following certain rules.
XIV. Symposium with Claude and Eliane Next Year in Strasbourg
Oct 22-23, 2005 we have a Symposium in Strasbourg (followed by the ICPIT and ICEITconvention). We need to consult with Claude and Eliane about not only our participation but how we can bring others from their community to give presentations. Our idea is to have an opening plenary session in the morning of each of the two days, followed by separte workshops in the morning and afternoon with a final plenary session at the end of the day. This would allow maybe 6 of us and 6 from the community to present.
As we brainstormed about a theme, we came up with an overall theme of The Body Drama. As possible subthemes we mention body dialogue, body abundance, the intelligent body, body trances old and new, the family body, the body unleashed, the embracing body, the resonanting body, the enthralling body, the enchanged body, the singing body, denoument du corp, unraveling the body knot, body trauma, body suspense, the issue in the tissue, body surprise, body excitement, the twists and turns of body drama, the social body, the spiritual body, body eros, body birth, body thanatos, the boyant body, the dream body, the multicultural body, the exotic body, the re-discovered body, the lost and found body; (rediscovering the lost body), the alienated body, the yearning, longing body; ("my" could replace "the"), the heart healing body, relating body - relating mind, global mind - global body - global spirit, society and PsychoCorporal needs; the PsychoCorporal community, treasuring our bodies.
Jack agreed to talk to Claude and Eliane about the themes, the costs, the profits, and deadline for a brochure (maybe January 20 as a dealine for proposals and abstracts), how to coordinate with Dirk, need for steros, blackboards, flip charts, overhead projectors, screens, matts, Kleenex, etc.
XV. Energetic Diplomas to Doris
We reviewed Doris Guidon’s previous work with Energetic Integration – not in a training given by Marco – and found she has done great energetic work and study. We decided she could get Energetic Integrator and Energetic Integration Psychotherapist diplomas if she completes an energetic workshop with Jack. Since she already has a Postural Integrator diploma and does psychotherapeutic work, she is already eligible for a Postural Integration Psychotherapist diploma.
XVI. Financial Report from Dirk
Dirk reports that the ICPIT balance (the question arises whether these are also ICEIT funds) is $7, 065. Can we establish another USB account in Europe? Perhaps we can open a USB account in an EU country. Silke will investigate this possibility in London. This might help with the high costs for Trainers converting fees into euros.
We have 17 active members (out of a total of 27 diplomed), so we show a substantial income (and fewer costs since we put the newsletter on the web).
We agreed that Trainers in Mexico, South Africa and U.S. could pay a smaller fee due to the high costs of changing into euros.
XVII. Both Female and Male Models
A note that students should be required to work with both female and male models.
XVIII. Bodymind World News
Jack reports that he needs more articles and pictures for the newsletter. Trainers need to take the initiative in sending in new materials. Some possible articles: different kinds of response in clients during the process of release; fear and pain as part of the release process; character structure and tissue response; pelvic work as a non-psychotherapeutic sharing;
XIX. Translation of Our Decisions
We discussed but did not put in place the mechanism for making sure that our decisions and website additions and changes are translated and given to all our Trainers. All Trainers, both active and presently inactive, should receive this information.
Jack’s One Day Workshop in Zurich
With this group of 16 participants with two assistants, we kept referring to our individual life dramas. Asking at each step of the way – energetic cyle and blocking moments – what are our choices now? Can we try out this with someone playing this role for you? There were a lot of clear psychodramatic
moments at each step. I also showed how we can use pillows, chairs, etc. to give ourselves a preview of our life drama (a kind of body self-revelation or reading). There was Dad, Mom, a girlfriend or boyfriend in the form of a rolled up mattress or pillow. I showed how we as practitioners can play all these roles for the benefit of our clients – to provoke or support, etc. Dramatic techniques included mirroring, doubling, alter egoing, intensifying, role reversing, chorusing.
As a finale I combined this bodymind drama way of working with deep tissue strokes. Here breathing, timing, voicing become all important either as preparation for the stroke or as part of the consequences after the stroke.
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