Levels of Engagement
Anyone is welcome to join regardless of level of experience with NVC provided the commitments are in place. To recognize that people coming into CTC may have very varied levels of experience and passions, I have constructed the following options/ways of participating.
1. Trainer
I anticipate very few people in this category. These would be people I know personally and have worked with closely over some years who are excited about this project and want to contribute to it while having the opportunity to continue to get support in their own deepening of their commitments. Trainers may choose to conduct groups within CTC, or they may choose to offer one-on-one support to supporters or practitioners who want it, and sometimes I may ask one of the trainers to cover for me when I am not available for a particular group session.
2. Supporter
This category is open to people who are seeing themselves as already integrating this consciousness and sharing it with others, and who want support in the form of feedback and coaching on their teaching as well as their ability to live the commitments. Supporters would typically be graduates of the BayNVC Leadership Program or some other equivalent intensive yearlong training program, or Certified CNVC Trainers. Supporters may choose to conduct groups within CTC, or they may choose to offer one-on-one support to integrators or explorers who want it.
3. Practitioner
This category is open to people who are seeing themselves as already integrating this consciousness and using it in their life and work, and who want support in the form of feedback and coaching on their ability to live the commitments within themselves and with others. Practitioners would typically be graduates of the BayNVC Leadership Program or some other equivalent intensive yearlong training program, or Certified CNVC Trainers. Practitioners would typically be involved in service projects outside CTC and use their participation in CTC to support their ability to carry out such projects with this consciousness.
4. Integrator
This category is open to people who have been actively attempting to integrate this consciousness into their lives and work for a significant period of time, generally at least a year, and who are longing for a deepening of their capacity and for an active community of support. Integrators would typically be concurrently enrolled in the BayNVC Leadership Program or some other equivalent intensive yearlong training program, working on their CNVC certification, or otherwise engaged in significant and intensive NVC training. Integrators may choose to offer empathy groups to explorers with support from supporters, or they may choose to offer one-on-one support to explorers, especially in supporting practice as needed. Integrators may also be involved in service projects in a manner similar to practitioners.
5. Explorer
This category is open to anyone who is attracted to the commitments and to the vision of a community of support in creating significant transformation internally and around us, regardless of level of experience.
6. Sponsor
This category is open to anyone who is excited by the vision of this community and wants to support the implementation of this dream, including service projects where relevant, without necessarily committing to participating in CTC activities.