The highest practitioner recognition awarded only when you can demonstrate mastery across every dimension of the Processwork paradigm and completed a final project offering a unique contribution to the field.
Engaging in the Diploma in Processwork learning pathway nurtures students’ personal development and professional goals. Learning is guided by one’s dreams and passions. Internship placements, case work and the pursuit of an individualized project of inquiry provide avenues for students’ dreams and passions to be brought to the world.
Credential
Graduates earn the title of Processwork Diplomate, as awarded by International Assiociation of Process Oriented Psychology
Typical Duration
3-5 Years
Demonstrate Competency
In the 8 areas of Processwork application
Format
Self-guided with modules available online and 2 in-person residencies a year in Protland, Oregon, USA
Processwork is more than a set of skills. It is a commitment to learning how to connect inner experience to the world around us. Through the diploma experience, you to read the signals in one’s body, relationships, dreams, and the groups we move through and to work with them skillfully.
The Self-Guided Diploma gives students the freedom to design their own learning path choosing their teachers, training opportunities and areas of specialization.
Students build their program through seminars, courses, supervised internship work and a Final Project, which is an original contribution to the body of Processwork knowledge, in a form and domain chosen by the individual student.
In working with organizations around culture, leadership and performance. My education at PWI was extremely useful in supporting me in my professional development and career. My degree has really supported the one-on-one high-performance leadership coaching that is a significant part of the business.
Director of Bluestone Edge
The high level of methodology, tools and concepts has supported me in building my coaching and consulting business. I have been able to apply my learning in my work in very diverse settings: indigenous communities in Colombia, coaching 100s of leaders in the oil industry, teaching in the graduate program at the Center of High Studies in Business in Colombia. I felt a true sense of community at PWI and that Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a deep value and modelled at the school.
Senior Consultant, Master Coach
In two years, my practice has grown to full capacity, and I now have a wait list. I frequently hear appreciation from my clients about the usefulness and transformative potential of Processwork. PWI faculty offered me outstanding mentorship, a solid understanding of my ethical responsibilities to my clients and prepared me to practice conflict facilitation in a professional setting.
Therapist in Private Practice
Self-Guided Diploma students are responsible for creating their own program of study through seminars, courses, and other training activities with the support of a study committee to guide, support and evaluate their learning.
Self-Guided Diploma students are responsible for creating their own program of study through seminars, courses, and other training activities with the support of a study committee to guide, support and evaluate their learning.
Spring Intensive: April
Autumn Intensive: October
Study Committees met together with the student once every 6 months. Study Committees include at least three Diplomates from the Process Work Institute, one Diplomate from another IAPOP recognized diploma training program, along with a student representative.
The Study Committee
Students are responsible for planning and implementing learning activities through an annually updated learning agreement, 6 month progress report and end of year Learning Reflections Report. Learning Activities include:
Personal Processwork therapy is a confidential support that helps students use their inner experience in service of the learning process.
This develops the capacity to apply Processwork methods in uniquely personal ways, shaped by the student’s individual nature and life experience.
The minimum recommended therapy requirement for reaching the standards for recognition as a Processwork Diplomate is 120 hours over four years with at least 75% of sessions completed with one therapist.
Internships provide an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge, broaden their experiences, practice skills and expand their understanding Processwork as it is applied to real-world settings.
Internships may be completed in a single setting, or a variety of situations.
There are two recommended internships:
Two years of continuous enrollment in the PWI Self Guided Diploma program before being accepted to sit the Final Diploma Competency Evaluations.
The Final Project may take the form of an academic-style research thesis, an article suitable for publication, a presentation, a workshop, a performance or another kind of public event. The project must reflect original thought and make a unique contribution to the application of Processwork and/or Worldwork to one of its related fields, be it professional, academic, or artistic.
The study committee gives approval for the student to take the Final Diploma Competency Evaluations when they judge that the student is ready to meet the competency standards.
Diploma Competency Evaluation topics:
Students must be able to read, write and speak English to a proficiency of upper intermediate level.
The following represent base costs. Additional expenses will depend on the courses, case supervision and other choices made by the self-guided student
Includes all application fees
payable in two installments on September 1st and March 1st.
$1,995 due when registering for competency evaluations $250 Reschedule Fee if requested less than 14 days prior to competency evaluation Delivery Date.
$1,900 per annum, payable in two installments on September 1st and June 1st.
Including individual therapy, additional courses, case supervision, etc.
Request an initial interview to discuss the program and whether it suits your goals and current level of Processwork experience. After the conversation, the Program Coordinator will either invite you to apply, or suggest preparatory learning to strengthen your candidacy.
To prepare: familiarize yourself with the Diploma Handbook and the Principles for Ethical Practice for Processworkers. Submit a brief statement — no more than 500 words — covering your goals, your Processwork background, and the dream or inner experience that calls you to this path.
The Self-Guided Diploma learning pathway does not confer any academic degree, nor can it be used as the basis for licensure, admittance into an academic program, or membership in any other professional association besides the International Association of Process-oriented Psychology (IAPOP).
