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Frequently Asked
Questions
Enneagram Spectrum Training and Certification Program
What is the name of the program?
Enneagram Training and Certification Program
What is the program about?
The Enneagram spectrum of personality styles has proven to be useful in many contexts such as personal, couple, and family therapy; spiritual direction; business consulting and coaching around leadership, management, and team building; learning and teaching styles. Since the Enneagram touches on many levels of reality, it can be applied at varying levels of intensity and depth.
This training and certification program is designed for individuals wishing to use the Enneagram in workshops, small groups, or one-to-one interactions in these various business, educational, consulting, therapeutic, and spiritual development settings. Individuals wishing to enhance their own personal and interpersonal understanding and development can also profit from this training.
What will participants learn?
 | The historical roots of the Enneagram
 | what streams of perennial wisdom feed into this system? |
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| The theoretical framework on which the Enneagram is based
| how do the pieces of the Enneagram fit together? |
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| The key features of the nine Enneagram styles
| what does each style look, sound, and feel like? |
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| The resourceful and less-resourceful cognitive, emotional, and behavioral schemas of each style
| what are the adaptive and maladaptive features of each style? |
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| The paradigm shifts in response to inner and outer stressors
| what happens when each style is relaxed or under pressure? |
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| The influence of neighboring styles and subtype variations
| what else influences the expression of each style? |
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| Different traditions and approaches to the Enneagram and resources
available
| books, audio and video tapes, test instruments, newsletters, organizations, etc. |
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| Methods of presenting the Enneagram
| workshop outlines, exercises, marketing suggestions, etc. |
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What strategies are used to attain these goals?
| didactic input from an internationally known Enneagram
teacher |
| experiential exercises to foster a practical
understanding of the Enneagram's theory and dynamics |
| audio and video tape material |
| panel interviews and discussions to hear the various
styles in vivo |
| written handout materials and resources |
What are the requirements of the program?
Participants should have some knowledge of the Enneagram system either
through reading or preferably through workshop attendance prior to the training.
Participants are asked to complete and hand in the 30 reflection
questions found in Wagner's Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles : an
Introductory Guide in order to demonstrate their personal experiential grasp of the various dimensions of the
Enneagram system.
The requirements for Certification and for Certification + graduate
credit are the same.
What are the addresses and phone numbers of contact persons?
Chicago Training:
Jerome Wagner
Enneagram Studies & Applications
2603 Broadway
Evanston IL 60201
847-492-1690
jwagner5@aol.com
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Chicago Training:
Randy Gibbons
Institute of Pastoral Studies
Loyola University
Lewis Towers, 12th Floor
820 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago IL 60611
800-424-1238 or 312-915-7400
rgibbons@luc.edu
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Vero Beach, FL Training:
Center for Spiritual Care
1550 24th St.
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Carol Ludwig
1-772-567-1233, ext. 3
celudwig@earthlink.net
www.centerspiritualcare.org |
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What are the lengths and dates of the trainings?
Winter Training // five days
| Vero Beach, FL March 3 - 7, 2008
Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM
Cost: $850 |
Summer Intensive Training // six days
| Loyola University, Chicago: |
July 21 - 26, 2007
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM; Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM
Cost: $900 Training; $1860 Training + 3 graduate credit hours
Where is the Chicago training held?
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Loyola University, Water Tower Campus, Chicago, IL |
The Summer Training will be held in the Baumhart
Center at Loyola’s Water Tower Campus.
This all-purpose building, including individual and multiple
occupancy dorm rooms, is located at the corner of Wabash and Pearson minutes
away from restaurants, entertainment, and shopping on North Michigan Ave and
Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
What is the cost of the training?
| $900 for Training and Certification (for 1 week, 2 week, or 3 weekend
formats) |
| $1,860 for Certification and 3 graduate credit hours through Loyola University |
36 Continuing Education Credits (CEC's) are offered through the Institute
of Pastoral Studies.
Who does the actual teaching?
Dr. Jerome Wagner, Ph.D. conducts the trainings. He is a licensed
clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, training supervisor, lecturer, and
author. He is a faculty member of Loyola University, Chicago, and has a
private therapy and consulting practice in Evanston, IL.
Dr. Wagner was among the earliest students of the Enneagram in the United
States. His dissertation was one of the first written descriptions of the
Enneagram and pioneered formal research studies on the Enneagram. Part of his
study involved constructing an Enneagram inventory. The current version and
Manual of his highly researched and statistically validated Wagner Enneagram
Personality Style Scales (WEPPS) is available from Western Psychological
Services (800-648-8857.) The WEPSS is the only Enneagram inventory reviewed in
Buros's Mental Measurements Yearbook (15th edition).
Dr. Wagner is the author of the Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles:
an Introductory Guide published by Metamorphous Press, 1996 (800-233-6277) and
of a 6 tape audiocassette Two Windows on the Self: the Enneagram and
Myers-Briggs distributed by Credence Communications (816-454-1500).
Jerry has taught a graduate level course on the Enneagram in the Institute
of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University, Chicago, since 1980; and he began
the Enneagram Spectrum Training and Certification Program there in 1995. He
has presented Enneagram workshops for therapists, spiritual directors,
educators, businesses, and personal growth audiences. Jerry has spoken at all
the IEA Conferences and was a coordinator of the Enneagram Special Event
conference held at Loyola. He has presented the Enneagram at the American
Psychological Association, Illinois Psychological Association, and American
Counseling Association conferences. Jerry was on the Board of Directors of the
IEA and has been the editor of the NinePoints Bulletin.
Participants receive:
| a copy of The Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles:
an Introductory Guide |
| an individualized four-page printout of the computer scored Wagner Enneagram
Personality Style Scales (WEPSS) |
| an autoscore copy of The Wagner Enneagram Personality Style Scales (WEPSS) |
| a 135 page manual with handouts and workshop outlines |
| 174 Power Point slides on a CD |
What benefits come with certification?
Participants are certified through a recognized Enneagram teacher, author,
researcher and sponsored by a graduate program in a major University. If participants enroll
for 3 graduate credits, they may be applied towards education, business, counseling,
spirituality, etc. degrees. The 36 CEC's can be applied to education,
psychology, social work, et.al. continuing education requirements. Participants can network with other trainees, receive
discounts on the author's book, test, and tapes, and receive complimentary
consultation with the presenter for issues and questions that may arise after the training.
What is the refund policy?
All money is refunded if students cannot attend the training.
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