SIM programme · Level 2
Foundations of facilitation and practising The Work with clients
Deepening your personal practice and developing facilitation skills.
SIM programme · Level 2
For those who want to inquire into personal difficulties, develop their skills in doing The Work with clients, take part in SIM campaigns and hold sessions on the Support Line and with newcomers.
Level 2: “The practice of facilitation and inquiry into stressful thoughts”
| Participation in events | Assignments | Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Training (any topic) | 3 meetings | No assignments. | 3 |
| 2 | Practicum (any topic) | 4 meetings | Written inquiry into beliefs after each meeting, with feedback from the leader. | 6 |
| 3 | Practicum (any topic) | 4 meetings | Written inquiry into beliefs after each meeting, with feedback from the leader. | 6 |
| 4 | “Silent Retreat with Byron Katie” (2016). Watching the retreat recording. | no more than 30 days | Participant’s feedback after watching the retreat. | 24 |
| 5 | Thematic masterclass (any topic) | 4 meetings | Work in pairs after each meeting; assignments completed with feedback from the leader. | 12 |
| 6 | Thematic masterclass “Guidelines for the SIM facilitator” (principles for the facilitator, facilitator ethics, marketing rules for the facilitator). | 4 meetings | Work in pairs after each meeting; assignments completed with feedback from the leader. | 12 |
| 7 | Methodology masterclass “Client and facilitator: the practice of holding sessions”. No more than 16 participants. | 5 meetings | Work in pairs after each meeting; assignments completed with feedback from the leader. | 15 |
| 8 | Methodology masterclass “How to give and receive feedback”. No more than 16 participants. | 5 meetings | Work in pairs after each meeting; assignments completed with feedback from the leader. | 15 |
| 9 | RETREAT (in person or online) | 2 days, 10.00 to 19.00 | Volunteer duties performed by SIM consultants. Work in pairs. | 16 |
| 10 | Five WPs (work in pairs) (inquiry into stressful thoughts with one partner, based on the instructions of the Institute for The Work of Byron Katie) | 8 one-hour sessions over a month | Written exercises after each meeting, with feedback from the leader. | 40 |
| 11 | Holding 15 volunteer sessions (during SIM campaigns, on the SIM Support Line, at newcomers’ requests) | While completing this level of the programme | Each session lasts 1 hour. A report is filled in after each session. | 15 |
| TOTAL | One year or more | 164 |
FB — facilitator’s feedback. WP — work in pairs.
Eligibility
A certificate of completion of Level 1 of the programme, or a decision of the SIM board.
Payment
Payment is made in stages, for each event separately. Please check fees and the schedule before signing up.
On completing the level
On completing the level, the participant receives a SIM certificate on official stamped letterhead and the status of “SIM Consultant of The Work”. A consultant may lead sessions in the “Recipes of The Work”, “Siberian Tasting” and “SIM Kitchen” groups and, by agreement with the management, mini-programme groups, practicums and the supervision of WPs.