CERTIFICATION IN COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ALLIED HELPING PROFESSIONALS
PLEASE NOTE, AS OF 9/1/08
ACEP HAS A NEW FAX NUMBER AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS
THE FAX NUMBER IS 484-418-1019
THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS IS 349 W LANCASTER AVE, SUITE 101 HAVERFORD, PA 19041 USA
Ethics: We are pleased to announce that the 3-day Certification Workshop, Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology, which carries CEU’s for many professional groups, now includes 3 hours that are specifically identified as covering ethics. In addition, the 1-day Certification Workshop, Client Care & Facilitation Skills, now includes 2 hours that are specifically identified as covering ethics.
Certification Workshop CD's are now available - ACEP is proud to announce that the entire 4-day ACEP Certification workshop is now available on CD-rom, featuring embedded videos in a remarkable new "choose your topic" format. Although they do not replace attendance at a certification workshop, they are a wonderful tool for training and review. Click here to order online with a credit card.
Or you can pay by check and mail in an order form. Download order form.
The certification program is beginning to hit the road (and the air)! We're making plans to offer the certification workshop in an increasing number of locations worldwide. If you have 20-25 people in your area interested in becoming ACEP-certified, let us know! Please contact Greg Nicosia at thoughtenergy1@aol.com.
1. Amplify Your Credibility: Gain an edge in the marketplace through becoming able to market your EP skills to the public and colleagues in the most prestigious way possible — from the world's most professionally credible EP certifying organization.
2. Upgrade Your Expertise: Enjoy the self-confidence that comes from knowing that you have a solid, comprehensive, state-of-the-art foundation in EP and from knowing how to provide ethical services within your scope of practice.
3. Contribute to the Credibility of Our Field: Play a vital role in helping establish an impeccable EP standard of care that will pave the way for EP becoming more widely accepted, and for possible insurance reimbursement in the future. As ACEP establishes relationships with trauma relief organizations that only accept certified EP practitioners, you will also have the opportunity to do volunteer work through them.
This track is available to those clinicians licensed, certified or registered in a mental health field (e.g., psychologist, social worker, MFT, psychiatrist, certified drug & alcohol counselor, etc.).
Mental health professionals who practice in a location that does not require licensure, certification, or registry, may also be eligible for this track, based on their other qualifications, as assessed by the certification committee.
Certified Energy Health Practitioner (CEHP)
This track is open to all others who meet one or more of the following criteria:
Hold a license or registration in an allied helping profession (e.g., acupuncturist, chiropractor, non-psychiatrist physician, non-psychiatric nurse).
Hold an advanced degree, certification or authorization in a helping field (e.g., healing touch, mediator, focusing trainer, educator or child care professional, holistic health practitioner, coach, career counselor, authorized hospice worker, massage therapist, reflexologist, clergy, Heilpraktikum, etc.).
Hold a mental health-related job title working for either a governmental or nongovernmental agency (e.g., crisis counselor, child custody worker, probation officer, etc.).
Verify having practiced a minimum of 4,000 hours while marketing themselves to the public as a helping professional, using a title in which no licensure, registration or certification requirements exist in their location, in that specialty area.
Conceptual Clarity (Home Study Modules): Home study of 11 or 13 learning modules (11 for DCEP track and 13 for the CEHP track). This distance learning program includes:
a) Using portions of the Energy Psychology Interactive CD by Dr David Feinstein.
b) 4 free downloadable certification modules
(ACEPCertification Program Special Modules)
addressing: Establishing Energy System Readiness to
Benefit from Treatment; Willingness to
Succeed/Psychological Reversals; The Chakras and
Biofield for Addressing Specific Energetic Imbalances; and Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations in Energy Psychology.)
c) Passing on-line post-tests that you will receive access to once you are accepted as a Certification Candidate or once you have signed up for the certification Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology (See Component 2 below).
What You Need to Do to Start the Home Study Program:
A) Buy Energy Psychology Interactive by clicking on the blue link. ($60) Click Here.
B) Download the study materials for modules 3 (click here), module 4 (click here), module 7 (click here) and module 11 (click here).
B) If you have sent in the formal CEHP Application -
The additional two modules on Client Care and on Trauma will be sent to you. (They are required for those in the CEHP track and optional for those in the DCEP track.).
C) Links to the on-line exams themselves will be sent to you once you have either sent in your certification application or, if you are not applying yet, when you have sent in your money for the Essentials Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology workshop .
You may challenge out of any home study module by passing that module's written exam.
Technical and Ethical Competence (Certification Workshop): After passing the Conceptual Clarity learning post-tests for modules 1-11, you then attend the three-day certification workshop - Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology. Attendance is required for both DCEP and CEHP candidates. After passing the post-tests for modules 12 & 13, CEHP candidates attend the additional one-day Client Care & Facilitation Skills workshop. Attending this workshop is optional for DCEP candidates.
The Certification Workshop carries professional CE's for a number of disciplines but not, at this time, for psychologists.
These workshops are open to anyone who has completed the conceptual clarity home study modules, even if they are not pursuing certification.
Treatment Proficiency (Consultation): Upon completing the certification workshop(s) required for your track, you then complete a minimum of 20 hours of consultation with an ACEP Certification Consultant. At least 10 hours must be one-on-one consultation and up to 10 hours can be group consultation.
Following are the requirements for applying to become an ACEP certification candidate:
Completion of the Certification Application. In order to obtain the exams for the home study modules, first complete the application and pay the application fee of $150 for ACEP members and $250 for non-members. (Standard ACEP membership is $95/yr.) You will be emailed the exam links & instructions.Download application (PDF) Beginnng January 1, 2008 all applications and supporting documents must be submitted electronically to admin@energypsych.org or FAXed to
1-484-418-1019. Office supply stores such as Staples, Office Max, and FedEx Kinkos will scan documents to create electronic files. Thank you for supporting our paper reduction efforts.
For the DCEP: Evidence of a valid license, certification or registration as a mental health professional providing services independently or in a recognized institutional setting. A photocopy of the applicant's license/ certification/ registration (or equivalent for those who practice in a location that does not require licensure, certification or registry) is required.
For the CEHP: Evidence of a valid license, certification or registration as an allied health professional providing services independently or in a recognized institutional setting. A photocopy of the applicant's license/ certification/ registration (or equivalent for those who practice in a location that does not require licensure, certification or registry) is required. Additionally, you must provide an explanation of which of the four CEHP eligibility criteria you meet, as described above.
Documentation of at least two years' experience as a practitioner in your field. A written statement attesting to this fact is sufficient.
Two letters of recommendation regarding your ethics in practice and professional character. These letters should address your general professional character and should be written by professional colleagues, whether within or outside the Energy Psychology field.
NOTE:
Please DO submit application form and payment (credit card or check) by fax or mail.
Please DO submit supporting documents electronically via email to admin@energypsych.org or FAX to 1-484-418-1019.
Please DO NOT submit more documentation than is requested.
ACEP's Certification Committee reserves the right to make the final determination about certification eligibility.
The following are required to successfully complete certification:
Completion of the ACEP-approved Distance Learning Program: Successfully passing an exam for each of the 11 modules for DCEP or 13 modules for CEHP.
Completion of the ACEP- approved three-day certification workshop - Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology: Evidenced by a certificate of completion. For CEHP Candidates, the one-day Client Care & Facilitation Skills seminar is also required.
Documentation of having completed a minimum of 20 hours of consultation from an ACEP Certification Consultant: An evaluation form and endorsement from the approved certification consultant verifying these hours is required (see next bullet). At least 10 of these hours must be obtained through individual (one-to-one) EP-focused consultation. Provisions will be made for those therapists who practice in isolated areas and lack the convenience or proximity to an approved consultant. (Individual telephone consultation, video taping of the session or other creative ways will be entertained to meet the individual needs of those seeking certification.) The remaining hours may also be done individually or in a group format having no more than 8 participants. See Certification Program Consultants
An evaluation form from each ACEP Certification Consultant attesting to the quality of the applicant's utilization of CEP while in the consulting relationship: The ACEP Certification Consultant(s) who provided the consultation to the applicant must send submit this form, attesting to the number of hours of consultation obtained and addressing the overall skill in the utilization of CEP by the applicant.
Documentation of having provided a minimum of 50 energy psychology sessions to at least 25 different clients. A written statement attesting to this fact is sufficient.
Sign and return the appropriate Certification Agreement (DCEP or CEHP). ACEP has discovered that other similar organizations have run into problems because of not having this kind of agreement. We don't want to take that chance. That is why we ask you to sign such a formal agreement, which protects both ACEP and all of our certified practitioners.
Registration for certification costs $150 for ACEP Members and $250 for non-members. (Regular ACEP membership is $95/year). This includes the cost of the online examinations for the home study modules.
Certification candidates will need to purchase David Feinstein's Energy Psychology Interactive – available at Click Here – at a cost of $60. ACEP’s supplemental learning modules can be downloaded free.
The three-day Certification Workshop, Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology, is $450 (for DCEP and CEHP Candidates).
The one-day workshop, Client Care & Facilitation Skills, is $150 (mandatory for CEHP candidates, optional for DCEP candidates)
Certification candidates will complete a minimum of 20 hours of consultation with an ACEP Certification Consultant following completion of the certification seminar(s) for their certification track. This cost will vary depending on the consultant, with the estimated cost ranging from $1,500 to $3,000, depending on both the consultant’s fees and on how many of the up-to-10 of those hours are in group consultation. See Certification Program Consultants
Certification is renewed every two years. To retain certification, the DCEP or CEHP must abide by the ACEP Code of Ethics and provide documentation of having completed at least 12 hours of ACEP-approved continuing education credits during that two-year period, including 2 units on ethics. (Ethics hours approved for re-licensure by related boards such as psychology, social work, and counseling, may be used to fill the ethics requirement). Any presentation given at an ACEP conference, that has CE credit, counts towards this 12-hour requirement, as do courses taught independently of the conference by ACEP-approved CE providers. Please click here for information on these independent courses. The required continuing education units can also be earned through either individual or group post-certification consultation hours with an ACEP-approved certification consultant. Individual or group hours count equally as 1 CE hour. You may also earn ACEP continuing ed by participating in or listening to our teleclasses or by listening to recordings of our conference presentations that were eligible for CEs. (For conference presentations, please keep a record of the questions related to learning objectives and your responses). Certification must be renewed by the deadline, but an additional six months will be granted to complete the continuing education requirements. Each credit earned can only be applied to one reporting period. The two-year renewal fee is $95 for ACEP members and $295 for non-members. (Regular ACEP membership is $95/yr.) You will receive a renewal form, along with an explanation of how to report your CE's.
Go to Click Here to order the Energy Psychology Interactive (40-hour CD-ROM and companion book.
Click on the links below to download the study materials for the four ACEP Certification Program Special Modules - units 3, 4, 7 and 11.
The complete certification home study course is made up of the following 11-13 modules:
Unit 1. The Basics of Energy Psychology (based on chapter 1 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 2. Manual Muscle Testing as a form of Energy Checking (based on chapter 2 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 3. Establishing Energy System Readiness to Benefit from Treatment (based on an ACEP Certification Program Special Module. Click here to download the study material for unit 3).
Unit 4. Willingness to Succeed/Psychological Reversals (based on an ACEP Certification Program Special Module. Click here to download the study material for unit 4).
Unit 5. The Opening Phases of Treatment (based on chapter 5 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 6. Basics of Meridian Treatments (based on chapter 6 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 7. The Chakras and Biofield for Addressing Specific Energetic Imbalances (based on an ACEP Certification Program Special Module. Click here to download the study material for unit 7).
Unit 8. Formulating Energy Interventions (based on chapter 7 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 9. Advanced Meridian Treatments (based on chapter 8 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 10. Closing Phases of Treatment (based on chapter 9 of Energy Psychology Interactive)
Unit 11. Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations in Energy Psychology (based on an ACEP Certification Program Special Module. Click here to download the study material for unit 11).
Unit 12. Client Care Skills and Resources for Energy Health Practitioners - Required for CEHP only.
Unit 13. Client Trauma Care Skills and Resources for Energy Health Practitioners - Required for CEHP only.
The study material for modules 12 and 13 will be emailed directly to CEHP candidates.
The links to the home study module exams will be emailed to you after your application has been received. The exams themselves are taken on-line.
Three-Day Certification Workshop - Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology (mandatory for ALL certification candidates)
(Note: Before attending this workshop, you must successfully pass the exams for home study conceptual clarity modules 1-11.)
The workshop meets the technical and ethical competency requirement covering:
Muscle Testing and Establishing Treatment Readiness
Identifying the Issue to Treat and How Progress Will Be Measured
Identifying and Treating Psychoenergetic Blocks to Treatment
Identifying and Treating Specific Issues with EP (Meridian, Chakra, and Biofield Interventions)
Practitioner Intention and Self-Care
Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Considerations
Case Management.
The 3-day seminar in Chantilly, Virginia in April 2007 was approved for 14 hours of MCEP CE for psychologists. Whether this will continue to be the case in the future is in M CEP’s hands and not ACEP’s.
One-Day Client Care & Facilitation Skills Workshop (mandatory for CEHP Candidates and optional for DCEP candidates)
( Note: Before attending this workshop, you must successfully pass the exams for home study conceptual clarity modules 12 & 13.)
Comprehensive Energy Psychology: Client Care & Facilitation Skills for Energy Health Practitioners - One-Day Workshop Topics
Unit 1: Six Universal Questions All Helping Professionals Have, Right Relationship Overview & Ethics for EHPs
Unit 2: Developing Your Capacity to “Facilitate Being Led”
Unit 3: How to Conduct Effective Assessments as Rapidly as Possible
Unit 4: How to Recognize & Deal With Impasses
Unit 5: How to Deepen Your Client’s Access to Non-Conscious Information
Please note: The 3-Day Certification Workshop, Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology, carries professional CE's for a number of disciplines but not, at this time, for psychologists.
Pittsburgh, Pa, USA -
June 2, 2011, 1-Day Client Care & Facilitation Skills
June 6-8, 2011, 3-Day Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Instructors: TBA
Registration not yet available
All certification workshops are open to anyone who has completed the conceptual clarity home study modules, even if they are not pursuing certification.
The opportunity to apply for grandparenting expired December 31, 2007. People who applied before the deadline may continue to submit supporting documentation.
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Mary Jo Bulbrook
Stephanie Eldringhoff, DCEP
Tapas Fleming
Fred Gallo, DCEP
David Gruder, DCEP
Andrew Hahn, DCEP
Mary Hammond, DCEP
Dorothea Hover-Kramer, DCEP
Martin Luthke, DCEP
Marion MacIntyre, DCEP
Jalma Marcus
Michael Mayer
Midge Murphy
Greg Nicosia, DCEP
Claude Prefontaine, DCEP
Steve Reed, DCEP
Mary Sise, DCEP
Barbara Stone, DCEP
Carol Wilson
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