Certification Training Programs
School for Arts in Focusing
International Certification Trainings
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You will receive highly qualified training in a small group setting. Our international online training groups are comprised of between four and eight people. This person-centered group setting makes the learning process more effective and adaptable to your needs
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Certifying as a TIFI Focusing Facilitator
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The international training provides 160 learning units, each 45 minutes long, that must to be completed under the guidance of your FZA Focusing teacher
The training has two parts
- Part 1: Focusing Skills Training (64 learning units)
- Part 2: Training to deepen your Focusing skills and abilities, as well as your Focusing practice (96 learning units)
You will receive a certificate from The International Focusing Institute TIFI (Track: 'Certified Focusing Fascilitator')
The training will enable you to guide individuals in 1:1 Focusing sessions and in group settings (working with indivduals who do not know Focusing)
The training will not qualify you to practice Focusing Oriented Therapy FOT
As a sucessfully trained Focusing Fascilitator, your 1:1 sessions and group settings should meet the ethical framework of the professional organization in your country with which you are affiliated
The training builds on the TFI Skill Set Guidelines for Certifying as a TIFI Focusing Facilitator. It meets the quality standards of the German Focusing Association DFG ('Certified Focusing Practitioner') and the training standards of the German-Swiss Focusing Network FN ('Certified Focusing Practitioner')
The online training setting for Part 1 can be 1:1 or in groups of 3-4 participants each. The online training setting for Part 2 is only in a group of 4-8 trainees
Equivalence rules: The TIFI Proficiency in Focusing (PFP) Award and the British Focusing Association (BFA) Certificate in Focusing Skills are accepted as equivalents to Part 1 of the training
Please notice: The 'Focusing Facilitator TIFI' certificate will not be available until January 2026
Certifying as a REAF Practitioner: Focusing Practitioner Training with concentration on Receptive-Expressive Arts Focusing REAF
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The international training provides 160 learning units, each 45 minutes long, that must be completed under the guidance of your EXAF teacher
The training has two parts
- Part 1: Trauma-informed Receptiove-Expressive Arts Focusing Skills Training (64 learning units)
- Part 2: Focusing and Receptive-Expressive Arts Focusing (REAF) Advanced Training: Deepen your Focusing and REAF skills and abilities, as well as your museum-art based studio practice (96 learning units)
You will receive a certificate of attendance with the EFA, DFG and FZA (FOCUSZART School) logos
The training will not qualify you to practice Focusing Oriented Therapy FOT, trauma therapy or art therapy
The training will enable you to guide individuals in 1:1 Focusing sessions from a trauma-informed, museum art-based perspective. You will be trained to work with individuals who are new to Focusing and new to express themselves through receptive-expressive arts. You will learn various Focusing interventions and trauma-informed receptive-expressive arts practices for different applications. Museum-Art Based Studio Art is at the heart of these practices
As a sucessfully trained REAF practitioner, your 1:1 sessions should meet the ethical framework of the Person-centered and Experiential Approach (PCE) or the ethical framework of the professional organization in your country with which you are affiliated
The training is based on the quality standards of the FOCUSZART School FZA (German Guidelines / Curriculum), and follows the guidelines of the TFI Skill Set Guidelines (Track: 'Certified Focusing Facilitator'). It also meets the quality standards of the German Focusing Association DFG ('Certified Focusing Practitioner'), and the training standards of the German-Swiss Focusing Network FN ('Certified Focusing Practitioner')
The online training setting for Part 1 can be 1:1 or in groups of 3-4 participants each. The online training setting for Part 2 is only in a group of 4-8 trainees
Equivalence rules: The TIFI Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) Award is recognized as being partially equivalent to Part 1 of the training. To earn full equivalency, however, you must complete additional REAF training hours. A review and an interview are prerequisites for the equivalency process
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