Assistants are encouraged to make a commitment to assist at all modules of the training year for which they will assist.

The FHE faculty is looking for these skills in its assisting teams:

Capacity for containment
Capacity to self-regulate/hold ground
Cooperative team member
Ability to take constructive feedback and direction
Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
Ability to appropriately support the faculty's teaching function
Ability to support a positive learning environment
Take responsibility for knowing the curriculum
Assist in providing overall class containment, by helping faculty, fellow assistants, students and coordinator.

The letters of reference currently required will be changed to a simple evaluation-type form that faculty will fill out as a substitute for writing a reference letter. Until this evaluation based reference letter is available, please obtain a written statement of reference from an FHE faculty member. One reference will be required to accompany the application.

Applicants must submit all required documentation at least 2 months prior to the start of the training year for which they are seeking approval. A committee reviews assistant applications once a month to ensure all documentation is submitted correctly. Complete applications must be received by the 20th of the month to be reviewed when the committee meets early each month.

Applicants will then receive a letter which authorizes them to assist. This letter may be presented to local organizers or faculty as proof of students’ authorization to assist.

All assistants will receive an evaluation of their assisting skills from the faculty member teaching the training, at the end of each training year. This evaluation form is currently being developed and will be distributed to faculty as soon as it is completed.

The Foundation for Human Enrichment will immediately begin using the following standard terminology, as defined below: General Assistant, Primary Assistant, Senior Assistant. All candidates must fulfill the following criteria, in addition to the specific criteria for each level of approval:

• Must belong to a professional association which has a code of ethics, and provide proof of membership
• Must carry liability insurance and provide proof of same.
• Must submit a recommendation form from a faculty member, for each level of approval.
• Must provide a current C.V.

Criteria for General Assistant
• To assist at the Beginning level, applicant must have completed all modules of the Intermediate year
• To assist at the Intermediate level, applicant must have completed all modules of the Advanced year and have assisted at all modules of the Beginning year of training. Applicants must submit an assistant’s log to document their assisting experience.
• To assist at Advanced, they must be an SEP, and have assisted at all modules of the Intermediate year. Applicants must submit an assistant’s log to document their assisting experience.

Criteria for Primary Assistant
• Must be an SEP.
• Must be an approved session provider for the level of training at which they will assist.
• Must have assisted at all modules of the year for which they will provide sessions for credit, and submit an assistant’s log documenting this.
• For Intermediate year, must already be an approved provider for the Beginning year and have provided sessions for credit for Beginning students.
• For Advanced, must already be an approved session provider for the Intermediate year and have provided sessions for credit for Intermediate students.
• Have an active SE practice
• Provide proof of continued membership in professional association with code of ethics, and of liability insurance.

Criteria for Senior Assistants
There will typically be only 1 Senior Assistant at each training; in some areas there will be no Senior Assistants available. Senior Assistants will supervise both primary and general assistants and will be able to provide group consultations.

In addition to the criteria for Primary Assistant for Advanced as listed above:
• Have assisted at 2 full cycles of all levels of training.
• Are authorized to do group case consults (max. 10 people) at the Advanced level.
• Have been giving group case consults for at least one year, or 5 consults, whichever comes first.
• Are required to receive 4 consults per year from faculty.
• Evaluations from students must average 9+

APPROVED SESSION PROVIDER GUIDELINES

Only approved session providers will be approved as Primary Assistants

• Must be an SEP

• Must have assisted at all modules of the training year for which they will be authorized to give sessions for credit.

• For Intermediate year, must be an approved provider for Beginning and have provided sessions for credit for Beginning students for one year.

• For Advanced, must be an approved provider for Intermediate and have provided sessions for credit for Intermediate students for one year.

• Must belong to a professional association with a code of ethics.

• Must carry liability insurance and provide proof of same to FHE.

• Must have an active SE practice. An active SE practice means they have provided at least 150 SE sessions to clients, and will document this with a signed statement to that effect.

INDIVIDUAL CASE CONSULTANT GUIDELINES

To be approved to give individual case consultation at the Beginning level:
• Have had a professional practice in a related field (i.e. psychotherapist, bodyworker) for 5 years
• Have assisted at least 2 full cycles of the Beginning year
• Have assisted at least once for a full cycle of an Intermediate and an Advanced training year and be approved for personal sessions at Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced.
• Have given 300 SE oriented sessions to clients and provide a signed statement to this effect
• Have an active SE practice
• Have recommendations from at least 2 faculty members

To be approved to give individual case consultation at the Intermediate level:
• Have been actively consulting at the beginning level for 1 year and have given a minimum of 20 individual case consults at the Beginning level.
• Have assisted at least 2 cycles of the Intermediate year
• Have recommendations from at least 2 faculty members

To be approved to give individual case consults at the Advanced Level:
• Have been actively consulting at the Intermediate level for 1 year and have given a minimum of 20 individual case consults at the Intermediate level.
• Have assisted at 2 full cycles of the Advanced year
• Have recommendations from at least 2 faculty members

GROUP CASE CONSULTANT GUIDELINES

Group case consultations include elements of the teaching function. Special attention was given in establishing criteria at this level of approval.
• Must be a Senior Assistant or have been accepted onto the faculty track.
• Must have given a minimum of 20 individual case consults at the Advanced level.
• Maximum number of participants in a non-faculty led group consult is 10.
• We have also added the requirement in the training that at least 1/3 of group consults must be with a faculty member (in the U.S. that means 6 consults).
• Those giving group case consults must receive consults from faculty.

APPROVED SE PRESENTERS

• Anyone presenting SE to small groups in informal settings must be an SEP at minimum. This person must provide information to the group on their background and years of experience in practice and in doing SE.

• Anyone presenting a lecture on SE in a conference setting, or to a professional group, must be an SEP and must have approval from a faculty member and the FHE. Typically, Intro’s and lectures will be given by Senior Assistants or those on faculty track, but some exceptions will be made for qualified presenters.

• FHE will provide a presentation packet that is used as a guideline for these presenters, with appropriate written material.

FEE STRUCTURE

• Personal session providers agree to provide sessions to participants at a maximum rate of $100 per session hour. Faculty may charge a maximum of $150 per hour.
• Individual case consultation providers agree to provide consults to participants at a maximum rate of $100 per consultation hour. Faculty may charge a maximum of $150 per hour.
• Group Case consultations average $50-$65 per participant for a 3 hour consult. (Max fee is $75 per pp) A 3 hour consult equals 1 hour of credit for groups of 3 or more. For groups of 2, a 2 hour consult equals 1 hour of credit for each participant.