About the Program

The Emotional Health Practitioner Program begins in September and ends in April each year. Classes are 1 hour long starting at 6pm and ending at 7pm Eastern Time. There are 22 classes in total.

Upon Successful Completion of the Program graduates will receive a Canadian Family Health Counselling Emotional Health Practitioner certification with registration number.

Many students are looking to develop or enhance a private practice. We have a guest speaker from a marketing firm that will address some ways in which to effectively share your skill set. We’ll also explore some of the pitfalls to avoid in practice development. There are myriad ways in which to use the exercise and activities in group classes and programs. and you’ll learn more about how to monetize the material.

1st Semester begins the 2nd Wednesday after Labour Day. We break in October for reading week and leave room for one cancellation. We’ll complete 12 classes of the 22 in first semester, teaching each of the Neural Network Therapy® exercises by video and discussing their practical application in our live weekly classes with Program Instructors Aurrora DeMonte MSc Child and Youth Care Studies, Faculty Child and Youth Care Program at SIr Sanford Fleming College and currently pursuing her PhD in Social Work and Social Policy and Jackie Orsetto RSW, MSW, MA Sociology, Hons. BA Sociology who is also our Director of Learning and Curriculum Development.

You will be required to familiarize yourself with the Google ecosystem as we use this platform to submit 2 video assignments. We need to see that you have grasped the material in order to provide certification. Additionally, you will have one written assignment which is directed at growing your skills in record-keeping.

While the exercises are purposefully designed to be brief, easy to digest, and sometimes even silly, they pack a powerful punch. Multiple layers in these exercises are intended to engage clients, set them up for future sessions, and grow their emotional intelligence. It’s an ambitious aim, but it’s ours.

The program runs at a swift pace. We recognize that most students are working professionals, and maximize time accordingly.

We end the 1st Semester early December, taking a long break over the holidays and into early January. Our dates and times are generally in keeping with the postsecondary academic school term.

Those accepted into the Paid Practicum stream will secure insurance and begin preparing their home office space for private sessions over this break. If your governing body does not provide insurance options, we can provide inexpensive alternatives.

2nd Semester begins early January and is also on Wednesdays. Both streams participate in the integration. Those in the Paid Practicum stream will earn $44.00 per session through until the end of April, taking on 2 clients at a minimum. You must commit to working with these same clients under the Canadian Family Health Counselling umbrella one year beyond graduation, as clients do not transfer well and are disrupted by changes which can be harmful to their progress. Upon successful completion of the program and as of May 1st, graduates are paid $70 per session for these same client sessions.

Paid Practicum applicants must complete a 30 minute video interview with Clinical Director Kim Sargent. Anyone applying for the Professional Development stream will have a 30 minute telephone interview.

We recognize that the Paid Practicum portion of the program is simply not practical for many working professionals. For this reason, we include the non-paid practicum stream and these spots are less competitive as we simply have more of them. Our objective is to fill the program with students who are eager to learn who share similar values. The program is intense and the learning environment is important.

Those not participating in the Paid Practicum are still encouraged to present cases to explore how we plug-and-play Neural Network Therapy® exercises in a more practical sense. There are many ways to monetize these teachings in classes and lectures, group facilitation and the like. This Second Semester is an ideal time to gain support while you develop your practice.