To become a trainer in essential lifestyle planning you will need to demonstrate two core competencies and commit to keeping your skills and knowledge up to date.

You will need to be able to successfully:

• develop plans that are implemented and meet best plan criteria
• teach others person centered thinking skills and how to develop plans that are implemented and meet best plan criteria
• stay current with changes in training and implementation

The typical way to achieve these competencies is to:

• complete person centered thinking training
• complete facilitator training
• complete a plan on yourself
• submit a plan that you have developed with anyone to a mentor trainer for review and act on the suggestions made in the review
• submit a 2nd plan done with someone who uses services to a mentor trainer, act on the suggestions, and resubmit until it meets best plan criteria
• receive and study the trainers manual and other materials for the skills you will teach
• conduct the training twice - the first time demonstrating mastery of the material the second time also demonstrating that you can help people learn (both times being observed and mentored by a mentor trainer)

To stay a qualified trainer:

• learn all of the current exercises
• stay current with changes in the learning and the training
• facilitate 3-4 plans per year

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