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Learn to use the InterStrength CORE™ Approach with the powerful Essential Motivators lens that is...

  • A framework that quickly identifies deep, core motivations and talents to inform important life decisions and awareness
  • Built on the wisdom of many great thinkers that go back over 25 centuries, articulated as 'Temperament' by David Keirsey in the 1980's, and enriched by Linda Berens
  • A way of understanding ourselves and others that helps build self-esteem and positive regard
  • An elegant, solid theory of individual differences that integrates with the 16 Jungian based personality types

This live and online Certification program is for professional practitioners who want to…

  • Have a tool and framework to help clients identify, and realign with, deep and persistent sources of motivation as well as stress
  • Provide practices for their clients for improving relationships and dealing with conflict, decisions, and energy
  • Learn more about personality differences using the practical InterStrength Essential Motivator Lens
  • Get a firm grounding in how to use the InterStrength CORE™ Approach to foster personal and interpersonal development using the Essential Motivators model
  • Have a new tool in their toolkit that links to the 16 Jungian based Personality Types
  • Have their knowledge and skill level recognized through Certification
  • Join a community of practitioners who are dedicated to self-development as well as providing excellence to their clients
 

Attendance in the course is limited to 18 people to ensure a learning environment with more interaction and personal attention. We will be following best practices for transforming classroom programs into a positive, online learning environment. There will be group activities, intersession assignments, and application work as well.

How it works:

The 7 live sessions take place from 9-11 am Los Angeles time starting April 26, 2019 and ending June14. (We skip May 24.) Other learning experiences are on your own time frame using the Thinkific learning platform.
  1. Once you register we will arrange for your individual discovery session with Dr. Linda Berens.
  2. Get started by reviewing the first modules in the course
  3. Attend the 7 course sessions live if at all possible. If you have to miss a session, watch the recording and complete the assignments so you can be ready for the next session. These live sessions are rich with learnings from your cohort in breakout groups as well as with Dr. Berens
  4. Before each session complete your assignments to deepen your knowledge and apply what you learn. Assignments should take about 2 hours each week, except for preparation for the practicum assignment, which will take more.
  5. You will have a practicum assignment to deliver a mini workshop or do a 1-on-1 session.
  6. Complete the assignments and knowledge assessments required during the program.
 

What you get:

  • A great learning experience
  • Knowledge, resources, and capacity to create a variety of development experiences
  • An actionable coaching framework to use with your clients
  • 4 booklets from the Understanding Yourself and Others Series authored or co-authored by Dr. BerensPrint
  • 5 different practical job aids
  • Worksheets and handouts
  • The Guide for Facilitating Self-Discovery Process (Essential Motivators version) with scripted lesson plans and applications activities
  • PowerPoint files you can customize to fit into your work
  • 2 hours (or more) individual time with Dr. Berens (greater than $500 value), plus 4 more hours of caring feedback on your work
  • And after completion of assessments, you will be Berens Essential Motivators Certified
  • Plus if you complete the InterStrength Interaction Styles and InterStrength Cognitive Dynamics certification courses, you will eligible to apply for InterStrength CORE™ Certification.

Dates:

April 26-June 14, 2019 (No live session on May 24)

The 2-hour live, on-line sessions will take place on Friday mornings 9-11 am (Pacific Time).

If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Graduates of our prior licensing workshops, please contact us if you are interested in updating to the Certification.

Technology:

We will be using the user friendly Zoom platform for our live, online discussions and another online platform where your course materials will be available to you. You will do best using a computer or a larger tablet so visuals display large enough to read easily. Your experience will be better if you have the bandwidth to turn on video so you can see other participants in our breakout groups. You will need a headset with microphone to keep external noise down and you can participate more freely. You will receive all the technical information you need when we send you the links to log in.

Endorsements:

All of the tools and processes provided in the certification program are perfect for guiding a client through the self-discovery process. 

David Pierpoint



I just wanted to personally thank you for all of your insights and wisdom. I really enjoyed the class and the whole process. You are so receptive, responsive and really went out of your way to create a personal connection which made all of the difference and is much appreciated. I wish I could jump right into another class with you but I will have to pace myself a bit.

Dana Sherman 



Thank you for sharing so generously of your time, talent and perspective. You are tireless in working to meet the needs of so many different learners. This was an amazing course. 

Deene Morris



I feel honored to have so much interaction with Linda. She was so generous with herself and her time.

Rhonda Corontzos



I have been an OD practitioner and executive coach for a couple of decades, and certified in a variety of typologies. Yet this certification not only provided additional tools to help me be a better professional, the validating and affirming insights I gained from the self-discovery process, has made me a better person. THANK-YOU!

Gwen Hanna

About Your Instructors:

Linda V. Berens

Linda V. Berens serves as co-founder of InterStrength, lead architect of certification, model development and transformational change programs for InterStrength. She is a human and organizational development practitioner who has been teaching professionals since 1982 as well as helping individuals and teams recognize their strengths, transcend their weaknesses, and work more efficiently together. After founding Temperament Research Institute in 1983, a corporate consulting and training organization dedicated to individual differences, she turned her attention to developing a more complete and integrated look at individual differences through the Integral framework. Linda is recognized internationally for her theoretical contributions to the field of psychological type and for developing user-friendly training materials for practical application of understanding individual differences.She is the author or co-author of multiple books and training materials.

In addition to holding a license as a California Marriage and Family Therapist and a doctorate in psychology, she also holds certification as a Holacracy Facilitator and in Integral Transformative Leadership from Pacific Integral and the LIOS Graduate College at Saybrook University.

Stephanie Berens-Kiler

Stephanie Berens-Kiler serves as co-founder of InterStrength, managing partner, coach and facilitator for InterStrength. She has been extensively trained and mentored by Linda Berens throughout her life and has used that knowledge of psychological type in all aspects—from coaching, to helping build businesses, to applications to sales and marketing. Her professional experience with psychological type ranges from roles managing Business Development, as Training Manager, and in CRM for a training, consulting and publishing company. Her current roles allow her to follow her passion of helping people understand one another, communicate well, and work more effectively together as well as build a business that is dedicated to serving others. She is a Certified Coach Practitioner and specializes in strategies to help reduce conflict and communicate effectively.