Facilitator Training Program

Certification Requirements

• Complete the 12-week Mind, Body, Spirit Self-Empowerment Program (MBS) as a student.
  
  
• Audit at least 9 of 12 MBS classes taught by another facilitator & maintain field notes from your observations.
  
  
• Attend three facilitator training sessions, normally 3 one-day long sessions held on weekends.
  
  
• Complete a comprehensive examination for provisional acceptance. Examination is part oral and part written, part essay and part question and answer.
  
  
• Facilitate a 6-week MBS program for free (ten-fold) or by donation under the supervision of a Certified Facilitator. If donations are collected, they will be split three ways between facilitator, the supervising facilitator, and ADMBP.
  
  
• Supervisor will then recommend full certification to ADMBP headquarters.
  
  
• Upon certification approval, new facilitator can now teach MBS program on a fee split with ADMBP.

Upon Certification, Facilitator must maintain the following requirements:

• Continuing Education Requirements
  
  • Each year, facilitator must attend at least one regional conference or annual conference to continue improving facilitation skills.
    
  
  
• Service Project
  
• Each year, Facilitator must offer at least one MBS program to the community as a ten-fold project. This project can be a 6-week MBS program, a 3-part class at a community college, a tape series, or develop and pilot a course that holds a special interest to you.
  
  
• Regular Reporting
  
• File regular reports to ADMBP headquarters regarding the classes held, providing student registration information, all pre and post evaluations, and letters of testimony.

**For students who complete the program through correspondence, different steps will apply.