Trainer Certification Standards

[ABE Psychodrama]

Dear All,
As noted earlier there are two levels of certification in the USA:  Certified Practitioner (CP) and Trainer, Educator and Practitioner (TEP).  The following are the requirements for certification as a Trainer, Educator and Practitioner.


TRAINER, EDUCATOR AND PRACTITIONER

CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

 

All individuals who wish to be
certified as trainer/educator/practitioners must have prior certification as a
practitioner and be formally admitted as a practitioner applicant for trainer
(PAT). The PAT will, in consultation with a primary and secondary trainer,
develop a plan of action towards meeting the following requirements in not less
than three years. Instructions for applying for PAT status are listed on the
home page of this website.

 

1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

A. The PAT candidate
must document a minimum of 100 hours of post-graduate professional development
in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy and/or related fields.

B. The PAT candidate is
expected to attend and participate in local, regional, and national

psychodrama conferences and meetings
and engage in other appropriate professional

memberships and activities.

 

2. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

During a time period of not less than
three years, the PAT must conduct a minimum of 144 hours of progressively
responsible training of others in closely supervised training workshops in
psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy.

 

3. CONSULTATION

A. The PAT is required
to obtain a minimum of 48 hours of supervision from a trainer/educator/practitioner
for the first 144 hours of training workshops. The initial ratio of
consultation is one (1) hour for each three (3) hours of training conducted.

B. If more training
workshops are offered by the PAT, supervision is required at the minimum ratio
of one (1) hour of supervision for every eight (8) hours of training conducted.

 

4. ENDORSEMENTS OF COMPETENCY

A. Following successful
completion of the above minimum requirements for professional

development, practice, and
consultation candidates for certification as a TEP are required to obtain three
endorsements of professional competency.

B. A primary trainer
(TEP), a Secondary Trainer (TEP) and a third professional reference from the
candidate's area of practice are required to complete the endorsement forms.

C. Endorsers must have
witnessed a candidate conduct a training work-shop in the areas of psychodrama,
sociometry and group psychotherapy on at least more than one occasion within
the past three years and must be willing to endorse the PAT for admission to
the examination process.

D. Endorsements of
competency can not be obtained from family members, personal friends,
professional colleagues who are financial or business partners, and colleagues
who were on-going group members in the applicant's training groups.

 

THE EXAMINATION PROCESS

Individuals who have completed the
certification requirements and are formally admitted to the examination process
are candidates for certification as a trainer/educator/practitioner. A PAT must
maintain enrollment as a PAT until that person has successfully completed both
the comprehensive written examination and the on-site examination.

 

1. COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN
EXAMINATION

Candidates must successfully complete
a comprehensive written examination in the knowledge, skills and ability to
conduct training, education and supervision in the fields of psychodrama,
sociometry and group psychotherapy. The comprehensive written examination
assesses candidates on seven areas: History, Philosophy, Methodology,
Sociometry, Ethics, Research/Evaluation and Related Fields. Candidates must
demonstrate knowledge of these areas in the application of each to training,
supervision and education.

 

2. ON-SITE EXAMINATION

The on-site examination assesses the
candidate's ability to teach and train the philosophy,

methodology and process of
psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. The training workshop should
focus on one of the seven identified competency areas (e.g., see written
examination) and must include both didactic and experiential components. A
Board appointed examiner will assess the training workshop using a standardized
evaluation form.

 





Dale Richard Buchanan, Ph.D., T.E.P.

Executive Director, American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama,

Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy

202-483-0514

abepsychodrama at yahoo.com

www.psychodramacertification.org


      
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