Feldenkrais Training in New York City
Trainee Evaluation & the Graduation Process
As previously noted, our emphasis will be on individualized training, one in which you will have ongoing contact with the faculty and the Educational Director. This means that supervision, both directly, in relationship to developing skills, and indirectly, in terms of ongoing interactions, is inherent in the training process. Therefore, your progress and learning will be closely followed, supported and guided throughout the four years.
Our personalized approach and emphasis on small group learning allows us to monitor your progress through the training in a collaborative and supportive fashion. This means that we can identify areas where you lack knowledge or ability, develop a plan of action and follow up as you implement your plan.
Continued participation in the NYFTT is contingent upon the manner in which you conduct yourself during the training. By enrolling in the program, you agree to comply with all rules and directives of the administration, its officers, and representatives, including the program faculty. Should a trainee exhibit any unacceptable and unprofessional behavior that disrupts the learning process for him- or herself, or for others, or should the trainee demonstrate an inability or unwillingness to learn the required materials, we will address the matter immediately. Should any problem arise, we will attempt to resolve it directly with the trainee in question. Only after two or more such attempts fail will dismissal be considered. In the unfortunate event that such action be deemed necessary, we believe it is most fair to the individual (and the rest of the trainees) to act early in the program when possible.
You can be authorized to teach group Awareness Through Movement¨ lessons, on a provisional basis, only after successful completion of the first two years of the program. If you drop out or are terminated from the program after two years, but before graduation, you lose the right to teach Awareness Through Movement lessons, unless you have requested and received a leave absence from the administrator. Such a leave of absence is contingent upon your continuing with the training in the NYFTT or another accredited program. You can be authorized to teach individual Functional Integration¨ lessons only after successful graduation from the program.
Graduation from the NYFTT requires in-class demonstration of the ability to teach Awareness Through Movement and give Functional Integration lessons as well as completion of a community-based project.
Graduation also depends upon full attendance throughout all the segments. Any trainee missing up to 5 (five) days in any one training year or up to 10 (ten) days over the course of the entire program, with any of those days being consecutive, will be required to make up lost time and content in a timely fashion before being eligible for graduation. Tuition will not be reimbursed nor credit granted for any missed days or parts thereof.
Should you miss more than 5 (five) days in any one training year or more than 10 (ten) days over the course of the entire program, you are required to make a formal written makeup plan with the educational director; this makeup plan usually includes being required to make up class time in another training program at additional cost. Furthermore, the director reserves the exclusive right to ask any trainee to receive further training before being considered for graduation. Another condition for graduation is that all program tuition must be paid in full.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will be authorized and qualified to practice as a Feldenkrais teacher.3. You will receive a certificate of graduation that makes you eligible for membership in all Feldenkrais Professional Associations or Guilds recognized by the International Feldenkrais Federation and to apply for status of "certified Feldenkrais practitioner" from one of those organizations.
The laws of a given country or state may vary with regard to the use or application of the movement lessons and procedures taught in the NYFTT program. You are responsible for making your own inquiry regarding all local laws, licenses, and regulations that may affect your ability to practice the method, both in terms of teaching group classes and individual, hands-on lessons. Any additional requirements that must be met in order to practice in a specific country or state are entirely your responsibility. The administrator, its officers, and representatives make no representation or warranties concerning the uses or applications of the movement lessons and procedures taught in this program other than that the program has met all requirements for accreditation by the North American Feldenkrais Training Accreditation Board. For information about the practice of the Feldenkrais Method¨ of movement education where you live, please contact your local professional association.
3 Feldenkrais, Feldenkrais Method, Functional Integration, Awareness Through Movement, and the Feldenkrais Logo are registered service marks held by the FELDENKRAIS GUILD or professional Association of most countries. This being the case, the trainee contract requires you to follow the guidelines regarding the use of service marks established by the Guild or Association of the country or countries in which you reside or practice.
