Upcoming Events ARC’s Sixth Annual Summer Gathering and Workshop Join ARC friends, old and new, for a Friday night potluck and gala followed by two full days of classes. More Information August 6 - 8 Shawnigan Lake, BC Pre-requisite: One ARC Workshop Community Service Day Under the supervision of The ARC Institute co-founder, Pietro Abela, ARC Health Practitioners offer free forty minute sessions to the public. By donation. More Information September 18 Rotary House, Qualicum Beach, BC Open to the Public The Essence of ARC Introductory Gateway Class Practice open-hearted listening skills as a means to create intimacy in your life. Learn how we communicate through unconscious body language and how to hold “presence” - a deep sense of self-awareness - in stressful situations. Discover how daily stresses and emotions influence physical conditions. There will be a special two hour segment where students can experience working with horses to increase body and emotional awareness, enhancing personal presence. More information October 1 – 3 Abbotsford, BC Open to the Public

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Continued Education Training

Each Certified ARC Practitioner is required to take ARC’s Continuing Education Trainings for re-certification after the first year of certification, and every two years thereafter. These classes are open to, and regularly attended by, current and past ARC students.

Continuing Education Opportunities include:

Annual Summer Workshop: An annual summer workshop designed to introduce the student to the latest in ARC health-care approaches, current research, and ARC-Talk for personal growth and professional development.

Master Classes: ARC students receive support in their development and approach to ARC-Talk. Participants are given the opportunity to work on selected clients for a few minutes each under the supervision of ARC's founder, Pietro Abela. Using the formats of discussion, demonstration, instruction, and analysis from video-taping sessions, Pietro demonstrates the options and approaches that could be applied in the session, giving guidance on the development of practitioner timing and the use of ARC-Talk to enhance client process.

Supervised Sessions: ARC Practitioners give an ARC session with either a client of their choice or a client chosen for them while under the supervision and guidance of ARC’s founder, Pietro Abela. At the session’s end, the practitioner receives extensive verbal and written feedback. Feedback includes recommendations and support for the practitioner’s next steps for their personal and professional development.

Personal Mentoring: A personal session by phone or in person with Pietro Abela to discuss professional or non-professional client case studies, the practitioners' approach, techniques, and moments the practitioner may have lost Presence due to transference or counter-transference issues.

Session Viewing: The student observes Pietro Abela giving a professional session to a client (with client consent).