Wheel of Consent® Workshop
Facilitator Certification

Facilitate the Wheel of Consent Workshop

The Wheel is expanding! We are thrilled that more people are experimenting with it and adding it to what they are teaching. And, to ensure that the core principles and practices of the Wheel are taught with integrity, we need a home base of facilitators who have embodied the Wheel and are teaching it well.

To this end, we have created a 2 to 3 day workshop, called The Wheel of Consent® Workshop.

About the Workshop

• For the general public and keeps the Wheel clear and complete.
• Focuses on the Wheel as a whole, as opposed to, say, a focus on intimacy or sex.
• Helps people experience the Quadrants in a dependable way.
• Covers the basics plus a few other activities that are optional.
• Does not replace Like a Pro. It includes none of the parts for practitioners.
• Many of you are already teaching a similar workshop. What we are trying to do is ensure that the Wheel has a ‘home base’ that can be counted on and can continue.

About Teaching the Workshop

• In order to keep the Workshop fairly standard and to protect the intellectual property of the Wheel, we are asking the people who want to teach it to learn how and to become certified.
• In order to use ‘Wheel of Consent®’ in the workshop title, you must be certified. You can, of course, include the Wheel in whatever you are teaching – just call the workshop something else.

Before you apply

• Before you apply, you need to:
  • Complete Like a Pro OR complete 3 Wheel of Consent Workshops with a Certified Facilitator and have their recommendation
  • Complete Working with Groups.
  • Have some experience leading groups, including events of at least one day in length. It's also helpful if you have begun to implement what you learned in Working with Groups.
  • If you don't have experience leading groups, we recommend you start by taking Working with Groups, gain the basic skills, and start with shorter events, gradually working your way up to more complex and longer events.
• All Zoom calls are recorded for your review; attendance is required to complete certification.
  

To Certify

• Complete the Wheel of Consent Facilitator Training.
• Facilitate practice events and report back on what you are learning during monthly coaching calls.
• Demonstrate competency in the following:
  • Have the Wheel somatically (you have it in your body).
  • Understand the theory so you can present it simply and systematically.
  • Understand the principles of the Wheel to create safer spaces with choice around participation.
  • Be able to hold space for a group's experience.
• Completing the online course does not guarantee certification. Certification comes with actual experience facilitating the workshop. For some with facilitation experience, this will be fairly quickly; for others with little experience, it will take a number of workshops to gain the skills. You will be asked to facilitate as many events as it takes for us to feel confident that you can facilitate this workshop to our standards. We will be coaching you and supporting you.
• Participate in monthly group supervision calls.
• Once the School is confident you have the material and the skill to hold the group container, and all course requirements are met, you will be Certified.
• You must join at least 6 calls per year to keep your certification active.

What you get

• You are welcome to offer as many Wheel of Consent Workshops as you like.
• You keep all the proceeds of the courses you teach.
• You will be listed as a Certified Wheel of Consent Workshop Facilitator here on the School of Consent website and your workshops listed on the Calendar.
• Be part of a network of Certified Facilitators with group learning and support.
• Monthly group supervision calls on the first Monday of each month (join any call - check your local time):
  • 8 am Seattle
  • Noon Seattle
  • 5 pm Seattle
  • You must join at least 6 calls per year to keep your certification active.
  • These calls are recorded and archived on the networking platform for all Certified and In-training Facilitators. They are a valuable resource for questions, insights and support.