The
Cosmology of the Andean Shaman
Transformational
Ecopsychology: Earth-Based Practices
If
you are interested in ecopsychology, consider Southwestern’s
certificate program in Transformational Ecopsychology (TEP).
This program uses ecotherapy, transpersonal and depth psychology,
transformational learning, indigenous healing traditions, wilderness
rites of passage/vision quest, and other earth-based healing
modalities. Together they form a wellspring of knowledge and
nourishment for the helping professional who wishes to incorporate
soul-centered, earth-based practices into the mental health
field.
The program
offers an opportunity for the student to discover, both intellectually
and experientially, what it means to assist
self and others in accessing the soul’s connection with
Nature as a transcendent source of healing, wisdom, and creativity,
and to birth this connection into compassionate service and aliveness
in everyday life.
The
TEP program will allow the student seeking certification to
draw upon many rich resources of study and experience in developing
professional expertise as an eco-therapist for the soul centered
individuation process of their clients. Students may be current
masters candidates, mental health professionals seeking CEUs,
and members of the community interested in the field.
Courses
offered quarterly provide the student with direct experience
and practice of earth-based healing modalities, including shamanic
techniques, medicine wheel as a map for healing, the way of
council, self-generated ceremony, and rites of passage/vision
quest. Leadership skills in rites of passage/vision quest can
be acquired by co-leading a vision quest with the program director,
Carol Parker, PhD., LPCC.
Achieving
Certification
A total of 200 hours in the training and classroom modules is
required for the certificate in Transformational Ecopsychology.
A ten-day Vison Quest is required for the program and there
are additional courses offered during the year that fulfill
the remaining requirements.
TEP courses will be designated in the quarterly course schedule
and are 20 or 30 contact hours. A certificate program student
may also take one ecopsychology course from the distance learning
program to earn hours toward their certificate. TEP students
are also required to complete First Aid/CPR training or already
be certified. This training is not offered at SWC but can be
taken at Santa Fe Community College or another certifying agency.
Enrollment
in the Certificate Program is not required for participation
in a designated TEP class. Students may choose to attend 3 courses
in the program prior to submitting an application. To apply
for the program, find out more from the Admissions
Office.
