CERTIFICATION IN COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ALLIED HELPING PROFESSIONALS
ACEP:
233 East Lancaster Ave.
Suite 101
Ardmore, PA 19003 USA
FAX NUMBER: 484-418-1019
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Certification Program News & Updates...
- 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.
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Starting in 2011 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.
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BENEFITS OF ACEP CERTIFICATION
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Master an Integrative Framework that allows you to integrate energy work with most psychotherapy modalities, learn different energy based therapies more quickly and thoroughly, and incorporate different energy and mind-body modalities within a single frame that allows you to easily move from one to another.
- Market Your Skills as a mind-body or energy therapist with increased integrity, be at the forefront of credentialing in this cutting edge area, and network with the most highly qualified energy psychology practitioners.
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ACEP CERTIFICATION TRACKS
Diplomate, Comprehensive Energy Psychology (DCEP)
- 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, physician, nurse, or dentist)
- 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 two years while marketing oneself to the public as a helping professional, using a title in which no licensure, registration or certification requirements exist in one’s location, in that specialty area.
THREE PROGRAM COMPONENT
The program includes the following 3 components:
- Conceptual Clarity (Home Study Modules): Home study of
11 or 13 learning modules (11 for DCEP track and 13 for the CEHP track), and passing the post-tests that you will receive access to once you are accepted as a Certification Candidate. (Your application processing fee covers the cost of the modules. There is no additional charge for them. Study materials are from Energy Psychology Interactive and cost $60USD.)
- Technical and Ethical Competence (Certification Workshop): After completing the home study modules, you then attend the three-day certification workshop, Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology. CEHP candidates also attend an additional one-day Client Care & Facilitation Skills workshop, which is optional for DCEP candidates. (Cost - approximately $150USD/workshop day.)
- Practitioner 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. (Cost varies with the consultant.)
These workshops are open to anyone who has completed the conceptual clarity home study modules, even if they are not pursuing certification.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Following are the requirements for applying to become an ACEP certification candidate:
1. Certification Application Form.
A download of the application is available here.
http://energypsych.org/associations/6267/files/ACEPCertificationApplication2010.pdf
After submitting the application, home study module exam links and instructions will be sent.
Processing fee: $150 for ACEP members, $250 for non-members. (Standard ACEP membership is $95/yr.)
2a. For DCEP: Evidence of a valid license, certification or registration as a mental health professional independently providing services. 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.
2b. For CEHP: Evidence of qualifications and an explanation of which of the four CEHP Eligibility Criteria the applicant meets.
3. Documentation of at least two years of experience in the mental health field or allied health field. A statement attesting to this fact is sufficient.
4. Two letters of recommendation regarding the ethics in practice and professional character of the applicant. This is to address the applicant's general professional character and may be written by professional colleagues.
NOTE Please:
- DO submit application form and payment (credit card or check) by fax or mail.
- DO submit supporting documents electronically via email to admin@energypsych.org or FAX to 1-484-418-1019.
- DO NOT submit more documentation than is requested.
ACEP's Certification Committee reserves the right to make the final determination about certification eligibility.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CERTIFICATION
The following are required to successfully complete certification:
- Completion of online modules.
- Completion of all required Certification workshop days.
- Documentation of completion of Certification Consultation hours.
- Letter from the Certification Consultant(s) attesting to the quality of the applicant's utilization of CEP while in the consulting relationship.
- Documentation of having provided a minimum of 50 energy psychology sessions to at least 25 different clients. (A notarized document attesting to this fact is sufficient.
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CERTIFICATION COSTS
The certification application 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 at a cost of $60 – please Click Here.
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
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CERTIFICATION RENEWAL
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.
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HOME STUDY COURSE OVERVIEW
Unit 1. The Basics of Energy Psychology is based on chapter 1 of Energy Psychology Interactive.
Unit 2. Manual Muscle Testing as a form of Energy Checking is based on chapter 2 of Energy Psychology Interactive.
Unit 3. Establishing Energy System Readiness to Benefit from Treatment click here.
Unit 4. Willingness to Succeed/Psychological Reversals click here.
Unit 5. The Opening Phases of Treatment is based on chapter 5 of Energy Psychology Interactive
Unit 6. Basics of Meridian Treatments is based on chapter 6 of Energy Psychology Interactive
Unit 7. The Chakras and Biofield for Addressing Specific Energetic Imbalances click here.
Unit 8. Formulating Energy Interventions is based on chapter 7 of Energy Psychology Interactive
Unit 9. Advanced Meridian Treatments is based on chapter 8 of Energy Psychology Interactive click here
Unit 10. Closing Phases of Treatment is based on chapter 9 of Energy Psychology Interactive
Unit 11. Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations in Energy Psychology click here.
Unit 12. Client Care Skills and Resources for Energy Health Practitioners - Required for CEHP only. Click here.
Unit 13. Client Trauma Care Skills and Resources for Energy Health Practitioners - Required for CEHP only. Click here.
CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
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:
One-Day Client Care & Facilitation Skills Workshop (mandatory for CEHP Candidates and optional for DCEP candidates)
Comprehensive Energy Psychology: Client Care & Facilitation Skills for Energy Health Practitioners - One-Day Workshop Topics
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UPCOMING CERTIFICATION WORKSHOPS
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.
Reston, Virginia
(Home study modules are not a prerequisite for this training)
- June 2, 2011, 1-Day Client Care & Facilitation Skills
- June 6-8, 2011, 3-Day Essential Skills in Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Instructors: Dorothea Hover-Kramer and Lynn Karjala
REGISTER
All certification workshops are open to anyone, even if they are not pursuing certification.
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GRANDPARENTING
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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Download application (PDF)
Download Program Brochure (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions
Certification Program Consultants (PDF)
Diplomates, Comprehensive Energy Psychology (DCEP)
Click here for a listing of Diplomates, Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Certified Energy Health Practitioners (CEHP)
Click here for a listing of Certified Energy Health Practitioners
How to Become an ACEP CE Provider (PDF)
How To Become an ACEP Certification Consultant (PDF)
How to Become an ACEP Certification Trainer (PDF)
If you have comments or questions, please contact Debby Vajda,
Certification Coordinator, at
certification@energypsych.org or (541) 602-6388. Thanks!
Certification Committee
Stephanie Eldringhoff, LMFT, DCEP
David Gruder, PhD, DCEP
Dorothea Hover-Kramer, EdD, CNS, RN, DCEP
Lynn Karjala, PhD, DCEP
Greg Nicosia, PhD, DCEP
Gary Peterson, MD, DCEP
Larry Stoler, MSSA, PhD,
DCEP
Barbara Stone, PhD, LISW,
DCEP
Debby Vajda, LCSW, DCEP
ACEP CE Providers
Click here for courses offered by these providers
Sherry Anshara
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
The Body Talk Center
Innersource
NICABM
Certification Consultants Information Packet.
Consultees are welcome to view this information.
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