Imago Workshop Presenter™ Training
Getting the Love You Want™ Workshop Presenter Training: Requirements
This course provides Advanced Clinicians with the knowledge and skills to present the Getting the Love You Want™ workshop. The course is devoted to personal growth work to help participants move beyond any blocks and limitations to become the most present and connected presenters.
It will consist of sharing the theory, illustrating with personal stories, delivering demonstrations, and handling the many challenges of being a first-class Imago workshop presenter.
Take your Imago knowledge and experience to a whole new level and experience the joy of presenting this material to couples in a way that inspires them and makes them even more available to take this work home or back to the office.
Think back to your Imago Workshop participation and remember the profound effect the presenter had on you. Now it is your chance to give that experience back to others.
This training is not only about learning the structure of the workshops, lectures, and demonstrations — it is about discovering more of your magnificence as a human being. Some Imago therapists have taken this training simply to deepen their understanding of the theory and to grow more fully into themselves.
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The Goal of Workshop Presenter Training
This course is designed to prepare the Certified Imago Relationship Therapist™ (IRT) to present Imago Relationship workshops to the public. It begins with a five-day personal growth segment designed to help the clinician actualize their full potential as a presenter. The participant then offers a small GTLYW workshops to clients from their practice, between Modules 1 and 2 to practice its flow and their new presentation skills, and again between Modules 2 and 3 which are recorded to bring and share to each of the following WP Training Modules.
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The Benefits of Certification
Once all certification requirements have been completed and certification has been granted, Certified GTLYW Workshop Presenters may:
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Represent themselves publicly as Certified Imago Workshop Presenters™.
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Conduct Getting the Love You Want Couples Workshops.™
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Advertise their workshops publicly including listings on their country’s (ILO) website.
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Present one-day seminars or lectures to professionals on Imago Relationship Therapy for educational and/or marketing purposes, as long as it is clearly stated in all promotional material that the seminar or lecture is educational and is not considered a training or certification program.
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Use Imago’s official logos to market the Getting the Love You Want Workshop.™
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Preparation & Prerequisites
1> The applicant has assisted in at least one Getting the Love You Want: Workshop for Couples™ led by a Certified Imago Workshop Presenter.™
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- Participants are encouraged to assist at each other’s workshops and to assist at additional workshops for their growth and development.
2> Applicants must have practiced Imago Relationship Therapy for 2 years as a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist™
3> A minimum requirement regarding advanced training includes attendance at Characterological Growth plus two of the other four Core Advanced Trainings:
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Brilliant at the Basics™
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Giving and Receiving Love™
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From Despair to Repair™
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The Attuned Therapist™
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4> Once the WP Training is completed, the therapist will, if not already, also automatically become an Advanced Imago Clinician.™
Note: Because in some regions the WP Training is not offered regularly, Imago Relationship Therapists who have not yet practiced for a full two years post certification or attended two advanced training courses may, at the discretion of the Clinical Instructor, enter the WP Training. However, these are requirements for Certification:
Workshops #3 and #4 will not be able to be done until the requirements — attendance at Characterological Growth plus two other Advanced Imago training courses — are fulfilled. Credit will be given for the “Imago Singles Training” if attended prior to January 1, 2014.
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Course Requirements
1> Execute a Workshop Presenter IP Agreement with IITI. Be a current member of your ILO or IRW. Note: A percentage of each workshop fee is remitted to the ILO in support of Imago’s Intellectual Property.
2> Attend all sessions of the formal 12-day training. If more than 2 days (16 hours) are missed, the participant will be required to redo the training. If less than 2 days are missed, the missed time must be made up through individual paid supervision.
3> The first Module must be completed as an in-person, face-to-face training with a faculty member present. Any exception must be reviewed and approved by the WPF Circle.
4> Organize and lead two GTLYW workshops (Workshop #1 and Workshop #2), each with at least two couples (ideally 3–5 couples). These workshops must draw from couples in the participant’s practice or personal communities and must not be advertised or marketed to the general public.
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Submit all participant feedback forms from all training workshops to the Course Instructor.
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Submit video excerpts from each workshop for supervision in the corresponding training sessions or during individual supervision.
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5> At least 2-weeks before Workshop #1 (between Sessions 1 and 2): Trainees must write and submit a document to their Clinical Instructor to include: a detailed agenda and timeline, visual aids (e.g., PowerPoint or posters), the full text of all lectures, the rationale for each lecture and its relevance to the couple’s connection, and an explanation of any material omitted and why.
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This document is not meant to be innovative, but to demonstrate mastery of the material. Personal illustrations are welcome, but the structure and content must remain aligned with the standard outline.
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6> Workshop #2 must be completed between Modules 2 and 3.
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If a trainee is unable to complete Workshop #1 and/or Workshop #2 during the training period, they must deliver them post-training and pay for 1–2 hours of individual supervision per workshop.
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Post-Course Requirements
Prior to certification as an Imago Workshop Presenter,™ the WP candidate must, within 2 years of completing the formal course, fulfill the following:
1> Lead two GTLYW couples workshops (Workshop #3 and Workshop #4).
2> Workshop #4 must be observed onsite by a Certified Imago Clinical Instructor™ who trains Workshop Presenters, or recorded in its entirety (and translated into English if the faculty member does not speak the language of the trainee and participants). The Workshop Presenter Candidate is responsible for the travel expenses of the onsite observer and an honorarium for a minimum of five hours of observation and 1–2 hours of supervision.
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If travel is not feasible due to health measures or distance, the full workshop recording may be submitted to a Certified Clinical Instructor, who will review at least five hours of content selected at random. Supervision will then be completed via a Zoom appointment.
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Ongoing Requirements for Certified Workshop Presenters™
Besides the requirement to be a member of your ILO, Certified Imago Workshop Presenters™ are strongly encouraged to remain actively engaged with their ILO and the WP Circle for ongoing training, community connection, and policy updates.
It is highly recommended that Certified Imago Workshop Presenters™ attend a WP Update meeting every two years, either at an Imago Conference or at a 4-hour Seminar on Workshop Dynamics offered by an IITI Faculty Member or schedule a paid consultation with a Senior Workshop Presenter who has attended recent updates and is informed about current policy.
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