Participation Requirements Guide

Whole Health Program Participation

No homework is typically due during the participation in a Whole Health group/class.

If possible, completing homework for any particular session before we cover it in group will help people contribute thoughtful discussion in class. Also, people that may have ADHD or some other challenge with focus or learning, it can help you process the material better.

We do recommend completing any Recovery Plan elements in the program before we talk about them in group. We want to see improvements in peoples lives so the recovery plan stuff really helps with that. We will discuss our recovery plans in the class/group but its okay if you don't want to.

For people who want to be facilitators, you can submit completed homework whenever you want before you try to become a facilitator of the program yourself.

For people who are just participating as a volunteer seeking wellness, no participation is actually required. For people who want a certificate of completion for use as continued ed or to become a facilitator, minimum participation is required. These individuals will be SUBJECTIVELY assessed for minimum participation, so we expect at least a little engagement from these folks :)

Important Assignments:

Recovery capital goal - to be discussed during session 2. We typically have some time to work on this during session 2 but it helps to have started after session 1 where we do show how to complete the assignment.

Recovery Plans - We complete three recovery plans for periods of time including the next year, the next 3 years, and the next 5 years. The year 1 Recovery Plan is discussed and shared in group/class during the 4th session, and the year 3 plan is discussed during the last (5th) session. The 5 year plan is completed as homework and is not actually discussed in group, but is often discussed in the FREE follow up groups.

There are slides in the day/session 4 PowerPoint that can be filled out to complete the 1 year recovery plan, and the 3 year and 5 year are part of the day/session 5 PowerPoint. (Google Slides is also available - please check with your facilitator to see all formats available).

If you would like to learn more about the follow up groups where we can work together for an hour typically at least once a month, click here. Also, some follow up groups occur more often and we believe they can really lead to goal achieving progress!

Core Training Program Participation Requirements

For any self paced content, assignments and resources are in the Canvas portal. For each Seminar where you can either use it as continued education or as foundational training for initial certification, there is a checklist informing you step-by-step what to do.

For any person who is taking the core training with a live component, typically either a 2 day ethics module, or a moderated version where an instructor summarizes about an hour to hour and fifteen minutes worth of material for each module, plays the video about the course, and answers any questions throughout the process, a minimum of participation is required. Students are expected to engage at least a little bit, ask questions and expand on topics taught in class throughout many opportunities at discussion.

A minimum standard of participation is subjective and is ultimately up to the instructors discretion. Instructors want students to pass so a student would have to be very non-participative to not get a passing participation rating.

To find out more about our Core training programs, the different flexible pathways to completion, and any other opportunities related to the Core program, please click here!