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The Radix® Institute Training Program
Contents: Introduction to the Radix Institute Training Program Overview of the Radix Institute Training Program Criteria for Admission to the Training Program Radix Institute Training Program Costs
Note: The first seminar of the 26-month Radix Training is provided on this site as: Therapeutic Goals and Concepts of Radix Work by Narelle McKenzie, Director of Radix Training Program in Australia
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Introduction to the Radix Institute Training Program The Radix Institute has been training professionals in neo-Reichian theories and techniques since the early seventies -- and its training program has been designed to give trainees the most comprehensive professional education possible in the neo-Reichian approach. The three foci of the training are: 1. The trainee's ongoing experiential work, which begins prior to acceptance into the formal program and continues at least to the conclusion of training; 2. Theoretical and conceptual materials; and, 3. Practice teaching. The heart of Radix training, and the necessary bedrock upon which a trainee appropriately and successfully applies his training, is the personal experiential process of the trainee. It is essential to the unfolding process of a Radix student that his teacher has explored the depths of his own experience. Only when the practitioner has learned to surrender to his own deepest primary processes can he encourage like processes in his students without actually interfering with them, particularly as the work deepens. This self exploration and growth, in conjunction with the learning of theoretical materials, is the necessary basis of a successful application of neo-Reichian principle. Training begins in November of Year One and in January of Year Two. Application to the program is best made no later than August of the first year's fourteen month period which begins in November. This gives the trainers time to evaluate the application and suitability of prospective trainee. The program is moderately expensive and requires planning and preparation by a prospective trainee. No funds are available for scholarships, and no loan programs are available. Some of the costs of the program can be offset by fees from students in the practice groups. Our ongoing commitment is to maintain the program's quality. In the pages ahead, more in-depth information about the training program is contained. If you are unfamiliar with Radix work, some individual sessions or a workshop -- along with the information contained herein should give you a sense of whether you wish to pursue Radix work, either for your own personal growth and/or your professional practice. If it is the latter, proceed with a program of ongoing Radix work and apply to the program.
Overview of Radix Institute Training Program Radix training may be taken in many places throughout the world, though more travel will be required from some locations to get approved experiential work, to obtain in-person supervision and to attend regional training workshops and extended summer training workshops. There are three aspects to the training program, all essential. The first is experiential work: the trainee must, open emotionally, experience the process deeply, gain self-understanding and have grown significantly as a consequence. The second is conceptual, technical knowledge: the trainee must come to understand the work well and become familiar with relevant books and articles. The third is practice teaching, developing the skills to apply his knowledge. Occasionally, outside work i.e., work other than Radix work, is sometimes expected. Each trainee must maintain two notebooks corresponding to these aspects of training. The first documents his personal growth. The second serves as a reference manual for teaching techniques. Radix Education is both a powerful growth program in its own right, or a powerful adjunct to the practice of psychotherapy or even other body-oriented disciplines. Radix neo-Reichian techniques can enhance verbal psychotherapy, whether individual or group, or such body oriented disciplines as Rolfing, Alexander, and Feldenkrais. Thus psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family counselors, dance therapists, holistic health practitioners, chiropractors and massage therapists have all found training in Radix of great value to themselves and their clients. Our training program is open to professional and non-professional alike. While Radix work requires a high level of skill, recognized programs of instruction in psychology and education do not necessarily equip their graduates to learn Radix work. Openness, empathy, and self-understanding are of utmost importance. These are not qualities typically developed in academic and professional schools, but are regularly developed by this work. For this reason, we do not require that trainees be products of academic and professional schools, although most of them are. Because we have no formal education requirements for admission into training, it may appear attractive for the wrong reasons to those who have never completed formal schooling. Those who lack the necessary self-discipline to apply themselves to a difficult long-range objective should not apply. The training program is hard and requires the development of conceptual understanding through study, as well as the mastery and understanding of subtle techniques. Written work is required, and exams are structured in to the program. However, the central criterion for success in the program is the development of a high level of skill in working with clients. Traditionally, Reichian work proceeded within the confines of the medical model which assumes that persons who are troubled or distressed are sick or unhealthy. The Radix model, which is educational, is a program of education in feeling and purpose, which proceeds within a context of development and growth and the blocks to these. The student is encouraged to become an active participant in his own process of change, appreciating the context in which his defense arose, and learning both the expression and containment of feeling. In Radix work the emphasis is on process, the ongoing, living, dynamic process of shutting down feelings or opening to their expression in the body and in life, increasing contact with oneself and realizing one's potential in work and in life.
Criteria for Admission to the Radix Training Program The candidate for admission should:
We suggest that prospective trainees participate in one of our five day "Introduction to Training" or "Feeling and Basic Radix Concepts" workshops, which are scheduled regularly in the U.S. in California, New Mexico and Texas. They are held over weekends so that those who have weekly obligations to patients/clients or who are employed in other jobs may attend with minimum of time missed from work. In the U.S., contact the Radix Institute for upcoming workshops. In Australia contact: Narelle McKenzie - on the web at www.holistic.com/au/radix. Chronological Overview The training program is a two-year program that consists of these four phases: Junior Trainee, Staff Trainee, Advanced Staff Trainee, and Senior Radix Trainee. They indicate progressive levels of conceptual learning and the trainee's growth. Year one Learning to teach Radix groups and workshops. Acquiring the knowledge and skill to give effective Radix intensives. Written reports to training supervisor and monthly conference with supervisor, either in person, by phone, or by cassette tape. Year One: Junior Phase Divided into two parts covering an eight month period. In the first three months the trainee receives training packets containing seminars on cassette tapes, accompanying written materials, reading lists, study questions, and experiential exercise tapes. This phase of training begins with the 5-day November training workshop where junior trainees receive direct instruction on beginning concepts and the practice of techniques, as well as receiving Radix sessions for their own personal growth. The second part of the Junior phase begins with the start-up of the trainee's practice teaching group in February.
This phase lasts approximately five months until the July summer workshops. Trainees receive additional packets which contain seminar and experiential exercises on cassette tapes, structured session plans for practice teaching, as well as written materials, reading lists and study questions. Work with the Practice Teaching Group deepens the trainee's understanding of Radix processes and concepts. Every trainee is required to recruit a minimum of four students for ongoing work by February of the first year. The culmination of the Junior phase is a workshop where all the trainees in the First Year Program come together for experiential, didactic and practicum sessions. The Radix Institute provides the trainees with models (participants in a special workshop) with whom the trainees will work under direct supervision. Year One: Staff Phase Covers approximately six months. Trainee continues to receive training packets, deepens his understanding of Radix concepts and teaching through study, practice and feedback. In October, another 5-day training workshop offers further direct training in concepts and teaching techniques, as well as experiential sessions. One day of the workshop is devoted to a two-part exam to determine the trainee's grasp of conceptual and technical materials. One part of this exam must be passed for promotion to Advanced Staff Trainee. Year Two The emphasis shifts to advanced teaching skill. The second year trainee learns to deal with long-term students going through intense and often, difficult changes in their bodies and their feelings. The trainee continues to submit monthly reports, and confers regularly with his primary supervisor. Year Two: Advanced Staff Phase Approximately six months. Trainee receives additional taped seminars and conceptual material. Regular communication with supervisor and other Radix Institute trainers via direct contact, telephone, or by audio and/or video cassette. All trainees are expected to read more extensively in Reichian literature and to keep up with other new material in the field. There is direct supervision of trainee's work with students. Group training sessions are sometimes scheduled. During this time the trainee is assigned a take-home examination of four to six essay questions. The goal of the exam is to assess the trainee's ability to apply independent experience and thinking to Radix concepts. At least one group training workshop is included in this phase of the program. Year Two: Senior Phase This is the last phase of the Regular Training Program, covering approximately six months. Trainee continues to have supervised teaching, sessions and/or group training workshops. Most of the requirements have been met at this point. There is a required Senior Project tailored to each trainee's particular needs. One last group training workshop is designed specifically to explore Radix feeling work's relationship to other growth/psychotherapeutic models, to further explore the role of the ocular segment in mind/body integration, and to assess possible further needs of the trainee as she gets ready to complete the Training program. The term "Radix" and the Radix logo are registered Service Marks of the Radix Institute and may be used only by teachers who are licensed by the Radix Institute and affiliated groups world-wide. Trainees are automatically licensed by virtue of being in the Training Program. Completion of the Radix Institute Training Program qualifies a person to apply for licensing as a Radix Teacher, and practice under the Rules and under the Radix name. They agree to observe the Radix Teachers Code and Rules and Standards of the Radix Institute. Teachers who do not choose to be licensed by the Radix Institute after they complete their training may not use the term "Radix" or the Radix logo to describe or to identify their work, other than to call themselves "Certified" and "Certified Adjunct Radix Teachers" or "graduates of the Radix Institute Training Program." Radix Institute Training Program Costs Costs are reassessed annually, and keep approximate pace with the U.S. cost of living. For current training program costs, please Contact Us. Trainees pay tuition costs in installments. We require that the first and last-months fees for each year be paid by November 1st of Year One, January 1st of Year Two. The Institute may drop trainees from the program if they become 30 days delinquent. This shields the Institute from large collection costs and unpaid arrears which would result in an increased cost of the program. First Year Training Program Tuition covers:
Tuition does not cover::
Every trainee must recruit a 4-6 person Radix practice group of students. If you are able to charge them adequately, it will cover a large part of your training costs. It is up to you to appraise realistically what you can expect to charge while training. In the U.S., students in the practice group have paid up to $125.00 per month. Second Year of Training Program Similar policies apply in the second year as in the First Year. If trainees fall more than 30 days in arrears, they will be dropped from the training program unless an arrangement has been made in advance with the Radix Institute. Such trainees must re-apply and pay a reentry fee if they wish to resume training; and last month's payment for the year must be paid by January 1st. Tuition covers:
Tuition does not cover:
In the second Year, a trainee is normally free to increase his Radix practice to work-load capacity, provided he has been promoted to Advanced Staff level. Promotion to Advanced Staff occurs for most trainees at the end of the First Year. If you are interested in receiving a complete training program information packet that further details the program, its requirements, and its costs, please send an email. |
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