Level Two: Leading InterPlay

InterPlay Leadership Program

Level Two will provide you with additional skills to effectively lead InterPlay® forms and practices in a variety of settings. It includes presentation, interaction, play, and practice teaching. It can be done in a variety of locations around the country.

You will learn how to create a welcoming and affirming atmosphere, present InterPlay® forms and principles clearly, take incremental steps, attend to the energy and pacing of the group, elicit noticings of body data, knowledge, and wisdom, lead focus sessions, deal with resistance, and take care of yourself emotionally and physically.

You will learn about organizing InterPlay® events: finding space, setting fees, promoting your activities, creating mailing lists, and following up with participants.

Level Two includes:

• acquiring and demonstrating a basic understanding of the core set of InterPlay® forms and tools in a self-study format

• a multiple-day retreat called “The Secrets of InterPlay® Two” which will provide an overview of the InterPlay system and how it works

• a multiple-day event called “The InterPlay Teaching Practicum” providing practice teaching opportunities and direct reflection on teaching skills

• mentored teaching where participants lead a number of InterPlay® events and then reflect on them in writing and/or conversation with an InterPlay® mentor.

It is also recommended that you take part in an “untensive” outside of your region to give you a chance to connect with InterPlayers from other parts of the world. (You may have done an Untensive as part of Level One, which is sufficient.)

Level One is a prerequisite for taking Level Two. It is possible to take Secrets Two and the Teaching Practicum while you are still in Level One of the Leadership Program. To become a certified InterPlay® leader, one completes Levels One and Two, participates in the InterPlay Leaders Circle, and covenants to return a percentage of InterPlay® income to Body Wisdom, Inc.

Those who completed the Leadership Program before it was divided into two sections may enroll in any parts of the new Level Two and pay for them individually. They may enroll in the entire Level Two program, but are not required to do so.

Program Elements

• Knowing the InterPlay forms
Participants in Level Two of the InterPlay leadership program will be asked to demonstrate an understanding of and ability to reproduce the steps involved in teaching the core set of InterPlay forms and tools. The only way to get the forms “in your body” is through repetition. Participants will be responsible for this process assisted by self–study guides that Body Wisdom, Inc. will provide. The self–study must be completed before taking the Teaching Practicum and could be initiated and/or completed before taking Secrets Two.

• Secrets of InterPlay Two
Secrets Two is a multi-day workshop that covers the underlying structure and philosophy behind the InterPlay® system. How are the forms structured? How do they work together? What is the ultimate outcome or effect of using InterPlay forms? How do you figure out which forms to do at what time? What is the nature of the relationship between leader and participant? How do you deal with people you find challenging? The workshop includes presentation, interaction, and play. “Secrets of InterPlay® Two” is offered several times a year in various locations around the country.

• Teaching Practicum
The Level 2 Teaching Practicum is a multi–day workshop that includes practice teaching with self–evaluation and feedback from leaders and other participants, information on best practices in designing and leading InterPlay events, and teaching resources such as sample class outlines. The Teaching Practicum will be offered in different locations at least two times a year.

• Mentored Teaching
Leaders-in-training will be asked to arrange five practice teaching situations, where they will receive feedback from a participant/observer of their choosing, preferably an InterPlayer. Participants will then be asked to reflect on their experiences in conversaton or writing, including the feedback they have received. A designated mentor will respond to these reflections in conference with the participant. Three of the events must be at least 20 minutes in length. One must be at least an hour, and one must be at least two hours in length. Any of these events can be a piece of another workshop, so for example, you could teach for 20 minutes as part of someone else’s class, or you could teach for two hours during an Untensive that someone else is leading.

Level Two Costs

The tuition for Level Two of the InterPlay® Leadership Program is $1050. Participants may take Secrets Two without enrolling in all of Level Two, but must be enrolled in Level Two to do any other parts of the program. A $100 deposit is required at the time of enrollment in Level Two. $350 will be paid at the time of registration for Secrets Two. $350 will be paid at the time of registration for the Teaching Practicum. The remaining $250 balance may be paid over time within three months of completing the Teaching Practicum.

You may also arrange to pay for Level Two tuition through equal monthly payments spread out over time (for example, $100 a month for ten months, with a final payment of $50.)

Additional charges for room and board (if an event is residential) or space rental and any supplied meal costs (if an event is non-residential) may apply at the time of registering for either Secrets Two or the Teaching Practicum. These amounts vary depending on the arrangements of any particular event.

Graduates of the InterPlay Leadership Program including and before 2003 may enroll in Secrets Two without the obligation to complete all of Level Two. We would, however, recommend that the entire Level Two be completed, especially for those who have not taught much InterPlay.

Enrollment

To enroll in Level Two of the InterPlay Leadership Program, send $100 to Body Wisdom, Inc. at 2273 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612. Checks can be made out to Body Wisdom, Inc. You may also call the office at 510/465-2797 to charge your enrollment fee by phone using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

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