Your mastery of the Connection Practice will lead to a rewarding career. And still, you may find the best part of becoming certified is what you gain for yourself.
Do you want to help people reach new heights of harmony and creativity in their lives by teaching them how to access and combine their empathy and insight? There are many opportunities open to you:
Gen Morita, Master Trainer
Your mastery of the Connection Practice will lead to a rewarding career. And still, you may find the best part of becoming certified is what you gain for yourself.
After getting a taste of the power of the Connection Practice, people often want to learn more and many want to become trainers or coaches. If you are interested in getting certified to teach or coach the Connection Practice, the process is briefly outlined below:
Take one or more Connection Practice courses in person or through a self-study course with coaching (4 sessions per self-study course).
The three courses are sometimes taught together in a comprehensive 32-hour course. To sign up for a course, go to the Find a Course page or to the Webinar page. You can also sign up for the RFI email newsletter to keep up with news from Rasur Foundation International.
Schedule an interview with a Master Trainer to ensure that certification is a good choice for you and for us.
Complete the pre-course requirement to read Rita Marie Johnson’s book, Completely Connected: Uniting Our Empathy and Insight for Extraordinary Results.
Standard Track (facilitation and certification are separate courses):
Fast Track (facilitation and certification are taught together):
As a facilitator, you will work directly with a small group as they learn and practice the Connection Practice. During a certification course, you will demonstrate competence in all skills and do a short teach-back.
Complete Post-Course Requirements to get additional practice in the basic skills and gain mastery.
Part 1: The Connection Practice
Part 2: The Connection Path
Part 3: Connection Mediation
Become an RFI member and be welcomed into this heart-warming group of trainers and coaches. Connection Practice trainers and coaches want to change the world by helping themselves and others develop self-empathy and empathy for others, access practical and profound insights, and build greater connection wherever they go. You will have lifetime access to all training and coaching materials, manuals, PowerPoint slides, and all updates to those materials.
Questions: If you have questions about becoming a certified Connection Practice trainer or coach, please send an email to info@connectionpractice.org.
Upon final certification, you will receive links and passcodes that will provide you with access to all copyrighted training materials necessary for your new role.
Thank you for your commitment to growing our movement to create a more connected world.
Part 1 Training (The Connection Practice) is a prerequisite for all other courses.
After Part 1 Training (The Connection Practice), you can take:
Part 1 Certification (The Connection Practice Certification) is a prerequisite for all other certification courses.
After completing Part 1 Certification (The Connection Practice Certification), you can take:
After completing Part 1 Certification (The Connection Practice Certification) and Part 2 Training (The Connection Path), you can take:
After completing Part 1 Certification (The Connection Practice Certification) and Part 3 Training (Connection Mediation), you can take:
Certification Requirements to Become a New Curriculum Instructor
Watch the ten curriculum videos
Write a summary of your experience (maximum of 250 words)
Send the summary and a picture of yourself teaching it to at least 2 students to info@connectionpractice.org
Refresher Requirements for Current Curriculum Instructors
Watch the ten curriculum videos (listed above)
Requested but not required:
All Connection Practice courses are approved worldwide for continuing education credits (Professional Education Development Units) through the University of the Pacific at $70 per credit hour.
There is an optional, certification course you can take that will certify you as a Curriculum Instructor. This will allow you to teach the Connection Practice Curriculum to teachers and other adults who then use it in their classrooms and/or with children and youth in other settings.
Certification Requirements to Become a New Curriculum Instructor
Refresher Requirements for Current Curriculum Instructors
Send the summary and a picture of yourself teaching it to at least 2 students to info@connectionpractice.org.
