To attain the Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) qualification, of all three years of the Somatic Experiencing® Training program (all 6 modules) must be completed in full. In addition, all training requirements, and personal and supervision hours must be met.
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There are three training levels – one level for each year of the training. Each training level consists of two 6-day modules, providing 12 days of classroom attendance per level and 36 days for the whole training.
Each module of six days awards 6 attendance credit hours per day for a total of 36 hours per module, totaling 216 attendance credit hours for the entire training.
A participant is required to receive 12 personal session credits and 18 case consultation (supervision) credits from SEI approved providers if they wish to become a certified SEP.
The required sessions and case consults are accumulated by the participant during the three year training period.
It is required that 4 personal sessions are received during each training level i.e. 2 per module.
The recommended distribution of case consult credits for maximum educational benefit is:
- 4 during the Beginning Level
- 6 during the Intermediate Level
- 8 during the Advanced Level
It is acceptable for the total number of case consultations to be met up to one year after completion of the Advanced II module. However, the participant will not receive an SE certificate or be considered an SEP until the full requirements have been met.
Once you have started the next level of training, all sessions/consults received will be counted at the new training level and must be given by a Provider approved to give sessions or consults at your current level of training i.e. if you are attending the Intermediate level, any sessions received by providers who are approved only for the Beginning level will not be counted towards your session requirement totals.
Before booking sessions, please verify on the SEI website that the Provider is approved at your current training level.
All sessions/consults are to be recorded on a participant session log provided at the start of the training; each entry must be signed off by an approved Provider.
The cost of personal sessions and small group or individual case consultations is the responsibility of the participant and is based on private agreement between the participant and the approved provider.
Details of personal session and case consultation costs can be found under Tuition Fees.
Personal Sessions: 12 hours of personal sessions
To be provided by an approved SEP session provider in person or via Zoom/Skype, giving access to SEPs worldwide.
Personal Sessions will be offered both during a training module and between modules by those assistants who are approved to do so. During a module, provider assistants will be offering individual SE sessions in the mornings before the class starts, during lunch breaks, and in the evenings. Session sign-up sheets will be available at the training. Many participants find individual sessions helpful at this time in order to process material that may come up during the training.
Case Consultations: 18 credits of case consultations
Case consultations must be received from an approved consultation provider either in person or online.
Case consultations will be offered during a training module and between modules by those assistants who are approved to do so.
Case Consult credits may include a mix of individual, small group and Faculty large group case consults.
A minimum of 6 of the required 18 credits must be with a Somatic Experiencing® International™ faculty member (trainer) in either the large group or individual case consultation format.
A minimum of 4 of the required 18 credits of Case Consultation must be received in the Individual Case Consultation format. This will ensure that all case requirements will be met with a participant personally presenting at least 4 cases.
Individual Case Consultations:
For individual case consultations, 1 consult hour equals 1 credit.
Group Case Consultations:
For group case consultations of 4 or more people, 3 consult hours equal 1 credit for each participant.
Approved SE™ Credit Providers
SE™ personal session (credit) providers, individual case consultation providers, and group case consultation providers are listed on the Somatic Experiencing® International (SEI) website. In addition, at each Somatic Experiencing® training there are a number of assistants approved to provide students with both personal and case consult sessions at each.
Before receiving a credited session, students can refer to the Somatic Experiencing® International website or the assistants at the trainings to ensure that they are using an approved session provider for their current level of training and the type of session or consult they wish to receive. Students are encouraged to book in for sessions with assistants at the training, where they can have their personal and case consult sessions signed off on their log forms.
Students need to achieve their required personal and case consult sessions in order to attain their Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner certificate. These sessions can be provided both in person and online.
It is strongly recommended that student’s personal sessions and consultations are distributed throughout the training modules in order to receive maximum educational benefit. This will ensure that they are receiving valuable input and support as they progress through their training.
- If session distribution does not match the recommended distribution, students are still eligible for the SEP certificate as long as the 3-year total session requirements are met.
Providers must be approved for the student’s current level
- Once students begin the first day of a new level of training, all credited sessions must be received from a provider approved to give sessions and/or consults at the student’s current level of training (e.g. starting the first day of your Intermediate I training, all sessions and consults must be received from approved Intermediate-level providers).
- Before booking sessions, please verify that the provider is approved for the student’s current training level.
- We encourage students to obtain sessions from a variety of providers who have been trained by different faculty members so that they may benefit from their diverse experience, education, backgrounds, and styles.
