Lives In Motion Training Programs and Certifications
Lives In Motion (LIM) offers two training programs to strengthen the skills of those who provide services to individuals with volatile behaviors. The training programs provide participants with the expertise to influence the thinking of individuals in a social group to achieve a better fit with the environment.
Training programs range in skill level from introductory to master level. Entrance into some training programs depends on successful completion of prerequisite courses.
Train the Trainer Certification
15 Two-Hour Training/Practicum Program (30 hours)
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This training qualifies the participant to teach Intensive Systems Therapy™ (IST) techniques within their own agency. To qualify for this training, applicants must hold a current IST Coach Certificate and interview successfully with an authorized Lives In Motion agent.
This training teaches participants how to teach the Four-Part Training Series to others. It allows them to access Lives In Motion training materials related to Basic Staff Skills and IST.
In this course, the Trainer Candidate will lead a 15-week IST Coach Certification Training under the supervision of Constance Romer-Quirin, Lives In Motion Founder. After successfully demonstrating the ability to teach each class using IST training materials, the candidate will be awarded a Train the Trainer Certificate, which is active for two years.
Intensive Systems Therapy™ Coach Certification Training
15 Two-Hour Training/Practicum Program (30 hours)
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The Coach Certification training qualifies participants to lead Intensive Systems Therapy™ (IST) groups. The training is designed to:
- Provide participants with a deeper understanding of Cognitive Behavior Therapy principles underlying the IST techniques;
- Teach three staff techniques to decrease the probability of volatile interactions; and
- Train participants to conduct weekly IST sessions, IST Daily Co-Management sessions and Activity Scheduling.
Participants receive individual sets of the Four-Part Staff Training Series booklets, which teach techniques to help change maladaptive thinking in volatile individuals. Booklets cover "I" Statements, Fact Checking, Guided Discovery, and Intensive Systems Therapy™. To learn more about the booklets, please review the LIM Staff Training Series Program Content.
Through teaching and coaching with an individual from your agency, participants will understand the role of IST group members in creating a person-centered, trauma-informed environment for optimal behavior outcomes and goodness of fit with the environment.
Training consists of an initial two-hour instruction followed by 14 two-hour IST Training sessions. Each IST Training session is divided into two parts. During the first hour, the trainer will coach an individual from your agency in a live IST session. The second hour is devoted to additional IST training. All trainings are conducted remotely through Zoom HIPAA.
Upon successful completion of class hours and a score of 80% or higher on a final exam, participants will receive a Coach Certificate for Intensive Systems Therapy™. This certification is valid for two years and can be renewed through a recertification program.
Training is offered for three clinicians with the opportunity to add two more clinicians at an additional cost.
Only Lives In Motion Authorized Agents can train and offer valid certification for Intensive Systems Therapy™.
How to Schedule Lives In Motion Trainings
Contact Lives In Motion to hear from an Authorized Agent, who will answer your questions and arrange training for your agency or group.
Lives In Motion Intensive Systems Therapy™ Certifications and Lives In Motion Train the Trainer Certification will only be issued to participants registered through Lives In Motion Authorized Agents.
Training sessions may require a minimum number of participants.
LIM Staff Training Series Program Content
Learn more about how you can give staff tools to create durable, adaptive positive life changes.
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"The Lives In Motion program has helped teach us a different way of thinking about how to approach the situations that we face on a daily basis and has increased our ability to resolve many of these situations in a safe, respectful, predictable, and satisfying manner."
—Maggie Jaskolka, Vice President/Clinical Director Quality Management Associates, New Jersey