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Certification Program in
Personality-Focused Treatment - PFT®

Description:

The Southeast Institute is pleased to offer two certification tracks in Personality-Focused Treatment - PFT ® for professionals seeking to practice, teach, and train others in the use of Personality Adaptations and the Joines Personality Adaptations Questionnaire - JPAQ.

* Supervision is provided by Vann Joines, Ph.D., Co-Author of Personality Adaptations: A New Guide to Human Understanding in Psychotherapy and Counseling, Author of the Joines Personality Adaptation Questionnaire, and Insight Out: The 6 Personality Types That Hold the Key to Success in Your Life and Relationships, and Developer of PFT®

Certification PFT® - Instructor

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Certification Level:

For those who want to teach and train others in PFT®

Workshops:

Not included (requires completion of Practitioner level)

Supervision Format:

Seven sessions ( 2 hours ) of online supervision

Supervision Content:

Teach the Personality Adaptations material under supervision

Limited:

6

Faculty:

Vann Joines, Ph.D. 

Outcome:

Certification as a PFT® Instructor

Certification PFT® - Practitioner

Certification Level:

Foundational – for those who want to practice PFT®

Workshops:

Two 2-day workshops
( Basic & Advanced ) on Personality Adaptations and the JPAQ

Supervision Format:

Seven, 1-hour, online supervision sessions following each workshop

Supervision Content:

Present two client cases using a PFT® approach during each supervision series

Limited:

6

Faculty:

Vann Joines, Ph.D. 

Outcome:

Certification as a PFT® Practitioner

Supervision Seminars for PFT® Practitioner 
Certified PFT® Practitioner

Certified PFT® Practitioner - This program consists of two 2-day workshops ( a Basic and an Advanced - see full descriptions below ) on Personality Adaptations and the Joines Personality Adaptation Questionnaire.  Each workshop will be followed by seven, one-hour, online supervision sessions in which participants will present 2 cases of clients they are working with using a Personality Focused Treatment - PFT® approach under the direct supervision of Vann Joines, Ph.D., Co-Author of Personality Adaptations: A New Guide to Human Understanding in Psychotherapy and Counseling, and Author of the Joines Personality Adaptation Questionnaire, and of Insight Out: The 6 Personality Types That Hold the Key to Success in Your Life and Relationships, Developer of Personality Focused Treatment (PFT)®.

Certification level:

  • Foundational – for those who want to practice PFT®

  • Present two client cases using a PFT® approach

Times:

Mondays 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Faculty:

Vann Joines, Ph.D., Originator of Trauma Resolution Energy Therapy ( TRET ) ®

Tuition:

$525 for 7 sessions ( $150 deposit, balance payable $75/week for 6 weeks )

Limit:

6 Participants

Level:

All

CE Hours:

7

Supervision Seminars for PFT® Practitioner 
Certified PFT® Instructor

Certified PFT® Instructor - This program will consist of seven, two-hour online supervision sessions in which the participants will teach the information on Personality Adaptations under the Supervision of Dr. Joines.

Certification level:

  • For those who want to teach and train others in PFT®

  • Teach PFT® material under supervision

Times:

Mondays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Faculty:

Vann Joines, Ph.D., Developer of PFT®

Tuition:

$1050 for 7 two-hour sessions ( $300 deposit; balance payable $150/ week for 5 weeks )

Limit:

6 Participants

Level:

Advanced

CE Hours:

14

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