Process Arts Practicum
Process Arts Practicum is a supervised online group facilitation practice designed to give you first-hand experience working directly with others in a supportive environment under the guidance of Painting Experience trainers. Session recordings and follow-up feedback comments will be available for your continued learning. By application.
Prerequisites:
- Completion of The Principles of Process Arts
- Enrollment in The Art of Facilitating (We recommend you complete this course before the start of the Practicum)
- Completion of at least one Process Circle
- Participation in the Process Arts Community
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Schedule:
- Thursdays, January 25 – April 18, 2024 | 9:00am-11:30am PST
- Fridays, January 26 – April 19, 2024 | 9:00am-11:30am PST
- Sessions: Intro meeting plus 12 weeks | 2-1/2 hours each | 6 people maximum
- Submission: Applications for the 2024 Practicum must be received by November 15th, 2023.
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Facilitating Painter: $840 ($70/session)
- As a facilitating painter you’ll have the opportunity to lead two complete online painting classes attended by your fellow practicum participants as well as a few witnessing painters.
- The class will begin with an introduction to the process in your own words.
- Your personal facilitating session will be supervised by a staff member who will be available live or by private chat anytime during the session.
- There will be a group debrief in the last half hour of each painting session.
- You will have a private debrief with the PE staff person following each of your two personal facilitation sessions.
- The dates of your facilitating sessions and the facilitator you’ll be working with will be scheduled ahead of time.
- It’s required that you attend all twelve sessions.
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Witnessing Painter: $420 ($35/session)
- As a witnessing painter, you’ll have the opportunity to paint in the 2-hour painting classes facilitated by participants in the training practice.
- You will be present for and participate in the one-half-hour group debrief after each painting session.
- It’s required that you attend all twelve sessions.
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Note:
Applications for the 2024 Practicum must be submitted by November 15th, 2023. Please take some time in filling out the application. Make sure to let us know if you are interested in attending as a facilitating painter or as a witnessing painter, and whether you’re available to attend future practicums in case the current one is filled. If you have already completed one Practicum, you may attend again for more training experience.
Continuing Education Credits
26 Continuing Education Credits are available for MFT/LCSW/LPCC/LEP & RN. There is a certificate fee of $25.
After completing three Practicum blocks, you’ll be eligible to apply to The Painting Experience Affiliate Program.
Add-ons:
Group Mentoring Sessions:
Prerequisites:
- Completion of The Principles of Process Painting
- Completion of The Art of Facilitating
- Participation in the Process Arts Community
Group Mentoring Sessions will be offered once a month (or more frequently if necessary) with a staff facilitator. These are being offered regularly for anyone interested in getting started facilitating regardless of where you are in the process. You can bring your questions and shares to a group of others who are already facilitating or just come and learn from the discussion. We may offer a particular topic, or it might be an open forum. Topics will be posted in the Group Mentoring Channel in SLACK.
You can bring your questions about getting started with your students, your facilitation questions with your current students, establishing your own business, structuring your classes, how to facilitate online, etc. If you have permission from your students, you can bring a taped session to the group for discussion. You will benefit from the experience of the group as well as the staff support.
We may offer from time to time some interactive exercises that will assist you in refining your skills as a facilitator. And we may offer specific topics and invite presentations from our staff and other community members. All sessions will be recorded for viewing later. All sessions need full participation to be effective.
Schedule:
- An hour and a half in length
- Go To Group mentoring Channel in Slack for Dates, Times and Registration
Fee: $40
You may also wish to add one of the other personal practices described in Making It Personal.
Personal Mentoring Sessions:
You can schedule a 1/2-hour Zoom personal mentoring session with a staff facilitator. Bring your questions about getting started with your first students, your facilitation experiences with your current students, starting your business, how to structure your classes, how to facilitate online, etc. If you have permission from your students, you can bring a recorded session to the group for discussion.
Please message Annie or Aziza personally on Slack to make a reservation.