Certification Training Curriculum

The Academy's Professional Certification Training Program offers 150 hours of in-depth training in Interactive Guided Imagerysm that addresses most of the major issues confronted in contemporary clinical practice.

A unique combination of convenient home-study modules along with 52 hours of small group supervision assures a thorough training experience, with a high level of specific relevance to your practice.

The home-study portions of the program are presented in a self-paced environment using audio, video and reading materials. Practice exercises, self-exams, and demonstrations are an essential part of this learning process.

The on-site "live" Preceptorship portions of the program offer the unique opportunity to practice and enhance your imagery skills under the supportive guidance and experienced direction of our clinical faculty.

To become fully Certified in IGIsm, applicants must complete three levels of training and a brief independent study paper. Satisfactory completion of Certification training makes you eligible for inclusion as a "Certified Imagery Guidesm" in the Academy’s online Directory of Imagery Practitioners.


Level I: The Essentials of Interactive Guiding

Level I provides a comprehensive overview of Interactive Guided Imagerysm with an emphasis on the role of the guide, and advanced work with the Inner Advisor. Satisfactory completion of Level I makes you eligible for inclusion as a "Level I Imagery Guidesm" in the Academy’s online Directory of Imagery Practitioners. For Level I course information, click here.

Level II: Advance IGIsm Techniques

Level II introduces advanced IGIsm techniques for working with resistance, parts, polarities, and conflicts. These are essential techniques to help anyone navigate through the process of change, especially when dealing with bereavement, family disputes, weight control, smoking cessation, addiction recovery, and other conflictual situations. Satisfactory completion of Level I makes you eligible for inclusion as a "
Level II Imagery Guidesm" in the Academy’s online Directory of Imagery Practitioners. For Level II course information, click here.

Level III: Clinical Applications of IGIsm

Level III Training addresses several common clinical applications of IGIsm when working with children, adult survivors of childhood abuse, people with physical, chronic, and life-threatening illness, and those confronting death, dying, loss, and transformation. Satisfactory completion of Level I makes you eligible for inclusion as a "
Level III Imagery Guidesm" in the Academy’s online Directory of Imagery Practitioners. For Level III course information, click here.

Independent Study

The brief Independent Study paper documents other related training that has enriched your abilities as an
Imagery Guidesm.



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