Senior Practitioner Certification

Certified Practitioners have the option of maintaining their status at Practitioner level indefinitely by staying current with the Continuing Education Requirements.

The following assumes the Practitioner has taken a LEVEL IV or Basic Reflex Response Training, and the subsequent Tutorial required for Practitioner Continuing Education (26 Hours).

1. Either LEVEL IV or Basic Reflex Response, whichever was not taken previously (24 hours).
2. 3 LEVEL V Trainings of 3 days each. (72 hours) LEVEL V Trainings are taught by Certified Trager Instructors about some specific core aspect of The Trager Approach.
3. 2 Trager Elective Classes, of 3 days each, taken after Practitioner Certification (48 hours).
4. 100 hours of supervised classes in The Trager Approach or related movement/somatic disciplines, private practice, or public presentation/group leadership, etc. These related hours may have been acquired before, during, or after the Trager Practitioner Certification Program. These related hours are to be obtained from Trager International or other recognized providers, such as official bodywork organizations (AMTA® or NCBTMB® in USA), The Upledger Institute®, Aston-Patterning®, Bodymind Centering®, Feldenkrais® , Continuum®, and Authentic Movement®. In addition, any authorised Trager trainings or electives NOT specifically required above.
5. 2 Trager Tutorials (4 hours).
6. The Practitioner must also meet the specific course requirements for the first two years of Continuing Education Requirements.

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