February 22, 2012

Imago Training for Educators

  • Has Imago made a difference in your life, and your relationships?
  • Would you like to share that experience with others?

Imago Educator training gives you the opportunity to work alongside Imago couples counselors to enable couples build stronger relationships. You don't need to be a couples therapist to become an Imago educator. You just have to love Imago, and want others to share in your enthusiasm for fulfilling relationships.

There's a great need to. The divorce rate is still very high, and broken families leave children without the stable, nurturing environment they need.

This four-day program is designed specifically to enable you to present a range of Imago programs to an audience. We have programs available for you to present, ranging from a 3-hour introduction, to the Couplehood program in 6 sessions.

Imago Community Educator Program

In 1988, Harville Hendrix and his partner, Helen LaKelly Hunt, published Getting The Love You Want, a book that established Imago as a leader in the field of relationship education. Since then, Getting The Love You Want has sold more than two million copies and has helped hundreds of thousands of couples develop more passionate and committed relationships. As Imago has continued to evolve as both a theory and a method for developing relational skills, its application to community, organizational, and educational settings - in addition to romantic relationships - has flourished. Several of Imago's existing educational programs are offered by professional therapists; however, we believe that many people have the ability and inspiration to help other couples by providing relationship education. The courses described below are customized to meet the training needs of various lay and professional groups. They are designed to apply the Imago perspective on human relationships to a vast number of organizational and cultural contexts. The Imago Community Educator Program enables individuals who are passionate about relationship education to present Imago-based seminars to couples and groups within their respective communities. Imago Community Educators will be trained over a four-day period in the fundamentals of Imago Relationship Theory and will develop their presentation skills and marketing techniques in order to present these seminars in community centers, churches, synagogues, schools, and other institutions.some content

Who is the Imago Community Educator Program for?

Imago Community Educator training is designed for those who wish to present educational seminars that equip people with the skills they need to build a stronger relationship. Some couples seek intensive, individualized help, such as therapy or counseling, to apply these skills to problems and issues they are struggling with in their relationship. In such cases, we believe that Certified Imago Therapists have the best skills and training to work closely with these couples around specific issues.

However, Imago education programs may also be a helpful component in many couples' journeys.

Imago Community Educator Training is suitable for a wide range of people seeking

1to help others in their community by presenting educational seminars. Imago Community Educator Training is appropriate for:

  • Couples who attended "Getting The Love You Want" weekend workshops and other Imago programs
  • Ministers, pastors, and faith-based leaders
  • Teachers
  • Public health nurses
  • Community agency staff members
  • Non-Imago-Certified counselors and therapists who wish to provide education programs in addition to their therapy services
  • Retirees who wish to serve their community
  • School and college counselors and Employee Assistance counselors

2We also welcome those interested in deepening their general knowledge of Imago Relationship Therapy for general use, including:

  • Lawyers
  • Physicians and other healthcare professionals
  • Family advisors in legal and financial fields
  • Professional divorce mediators
  • Counselors - in nutrition, school, childhood development, and other areas
  • Couples interested in self-growth without a specific application in mind

 

3The Imago Community Educator training program is also open to those who would like to study Imago Relationship Theory in greater depth, and perhaps learn how to apply it to their own lives.

Registration:

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Please note that you will be asked to submit a payment of R1 300. (which represents a R500 deposit fee plus a R800 materials fee). This fee is non-refundable.

Certification and Membership Requirements:

Upon successful completion of the four-day training program (including full attendance and active participation in discussions as well as a favorable evaluation from the course instructor), you will be asked to complete an online test based on the fundamentals of Imago Relationship Theory as well as content of Imago-based seminars and presentation skills. If you have not already attended a Weekend Workshop prior to the start of training, you must attend one before achieving certification.

Certified Community Educators must also maintain annual membership in Imago Relationships International. Membership is complimentary for one year; thereafter, there will be an annual fee associated with continuing membership in the organization. The features and benefits of membership as a Certified Community Educator will be fully explained to you during the course.

Cost:

R 4500 total, which includes:

  • R 3200 to be paid directly to the course instructor
  • R 500 deposit paid to Imago Relationships International
  • R 800 materials fee*

The materials fee provides trainees with personal copies of Imago program materials, including

  1. Through Conflict to Connection; ImagoConnects - A Three-Hour Introduction;
  2. Start Right, Stay Connected;
  3. A New Way to Love: Living God's Purpose for Your Marriage. 
  4. Couplehood as a Spiritual Path: A Jewish Guide for Couples

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