The Listening Fitness Instructors Course & Certification

 

 

Upcoming Courses

 

March 22-25, 2012 (in Toronto)

June 7-10, 2012 (in Toronto)

October 5-7, 2012 (in Galway, Ireland)

 

The Listening Fitness Instructor's Course is open to qualified professionals who wish to incorporate listening fitness within their practice. They then become LiFT Instructors, undergo the Certification process and join the growing LiFT Network of 20 countries to date.

 

Listening Fitness instructors are typically Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Educators, Voice Coaches, Teachers in Singing etc. More information, on Candidates Requirements

 

Listening Fitness Instructors Courses are held three times per year. Prior to the Course and to evaluate individual candidacy, applicants are required to complete the online Registration Form

 

 

Course Duration   3.5 days

 

Course Content

 

How to use the tools to assess Listening Fitness
How to create listening profiles
How to develop sound programs
How to operate the LiFT
How to include the LiFT in your practice

 

Course Outline

 

Thursday 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

 

Introduction of Participants
Introduction to Course
Framing Listening Fitness

 

Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

9:00 Earobics
9:30 Explaining Key Concepts
10:45 Assessment Tools
12:00 Lunch (included)
1:00 Listening Profiles
3:15 Earobics workshop
4:00 LiFT Kit: External/Internal Modes
5:00 End of Day

 

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

9:00 Earobics
9:30 Assessment Tools Continued
12:00 Lunch (included)
1:00 Sound Programs
2:15 Case Study
3:15 Monitoring and Follow-up
4:30 Questions
5:00 End of Day

 

Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

9:00 Expressive Listening Workshop
9:30 Explaining Key Concepts
12:00 Lunch (included)
1:00 Technical and Logistic Aspects
of Listening Fitness Programs
2:00 Certification Process
3:00 Questions, Wrap-up
4:00 End of Day

 

Course Includes

 

  • 3.5 days of intensive teaching
  • "Know-how" manuals [educational and technical ]
  • Forms and documents to be used in the LiFT Practice
  • The book When Listening Comes Alive by Paul Madaule
  • Earobics Series #1 and #2 sound material
  • Individual supervision during certification

 

Certification Process

 

  • Attending 3.5 days Instructor's Course
  • Completing a "take-home" test in the month following the course
  • Working under supervision during the program for the first 7 clients (beginning to the end of the program). Typically the supervision consists of phone consultations and written correspondence within the course teacher. An average work under supervision takes 6 to 12 months or a maximum of 18 months.
  • For More Information on Certification

 

Course Location

 

The Listening Centre
599 Markham Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

For a complete listing of Accommodation

 
Courses can be provided at another location at
the request of individuals, groups or organizations
provided that sufficient enrollment is guaranteed.

 

 

Course Costs

 

$2,700.00 CAD tax included

US price based on current exchange rate


Certification costs are included in the course's fees.


The LiFT Kit equipment is purchased separately

For Instructors Testimonials  regarding the course.