Enrolment Information
Living Institute Psychotherapy Diploma
19 Salisbury Ave, Toronto, Ont, M4X 1C3,
416 5150404 jim@livinginstitute.org
Year 1, 2008 - 2009
Enrolment Information
Entrance Requirements
- Candidate suitability: Life experience is an important element in determining suitability. Some therapy, personal growth or spiritual experience is a significant part of this. At minimum, a high school diploma is required.
- An application form.
- A biography according to the guidelines given.
- A resume of work and education history, therapy, personal growth, workshops, lectures and spiritual tradition involvement.
- Two letters of reference from significant people in the candidate's life are required. These should comment on how long the referee has known the candidate, under what circumstances, the candidate's personal characteristics and capacity for application to the task at hand, as well as a comment on their psychological and spiritual background. These are for orientation purposes, and are not determinative of a candidate's suitability.
- Transcripts from tertiary institutions, or, if none, from high school.
- An interview.
Fees
Application fee: $110
Administration fee: $110
Resource fee: $380
Tuition: $4488
Total: $5088
Total includes June intensive tuition but not accommodation fee.
Note that individual therapy costs are negotiated separately with your therapist.
Payment Plan
$110 - submitted with application form
$500 - deposit on acceptance into the program, due by July 1/08
$1934 - post dated cheque for Sept 1/08, with deposit
$2544 - post dated cheque for Jan 1/09, with deposit
Biography Guidelines
Give brief responses to the following questions.
What do you know about the following life periods and events:
1. Your conception, pregnancy and birth
2. Infancy
3. Starting school
4. Grade school years
5. High school
6. Puberty
7. Adolescence
8. Leaving high school
9. Leaving home
10. Young adulthood
11. Career choice and changes
12. Tertiary education
13. Adult life
14. Marriage/partnership
15. Midlife
16. Later life
You should mention themes of illness, medical treatment, hospitalizations, medications, family problems, therapy, relocations, financial crises, family deaths, friendships, romantic relationships, sex, traumatic incidents, violence, hobbies, interests, sport or martial arts background, drug and alcohol use, what kind of music do you like, tell about a movie you liked, literary and art interests, other relevant items that would give an idea of who you are through your history.
You should give some idea of your extended family background, particularly grandparents, and what kind of people they are or were, noting particularly people with any problems, unusual characteristics or particular strengths and gifts.
Give some idea of your own strengths and gifts from your personal history.
