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Important Notes

GENERAL COMMENTS

EFT has been offered freely around the world for many years, and there are many different styles and variations of EFT that have been developed. Although we appreciate the creativity, we have found that the wide variety of EFT applications has been confusing to people who want a consistent education. Accordingly, we have developed the EFT Certification Program as an incentive to reinforce consistency in the practice of EFT.

There is one exam and corresponding Certification level for each of the three DVD Libraries. In order to preserve the consistency of the process, the Foundational Level will be a prerequisite for the Intermediate Level and the Intermediate Level will be required before you can obtain the Honors Level.

YOUR EXPECTATIONS

The EFT Certification Exams are intended to test your understanding of the material in the EFT DVD Libraries, but may not be exactly what you expect.

EFT is a brand new concept, unlike anything that has come before it. Accordingly, there aren’t any previous examples to follow for teaching it. Some of our videos use a very linear, step by step instruction, while the other videos teach EFT by demonstration, trying to prepare you for the various situations you might encounter in the unpredictable world of emotional therapy.

Because the video demonstrations lend themselves to a wide variety of interpretations, we have developed Study Guides to walk you through the material, identify the consistent features of each EFT application, and provide additional explanation to enhance your understanding.

For each of the exams in the program, the Study Guides provide the main learning experience. Applying yourself diligently to those Study Guides will result in a much deeper, more consistent understanding of EFT, and qualifies you, in our opinion, to hold an Academic Certification.

Therefore each exam is designed to test whether or not you completed the Study Guide process.

This, in itself, has caused some confusion because, according to some, this isn’t what exams are "supposed to test".  People often expect that if they get good results with EFT, then the exam will reflect that, and they do not need the Study Guide to pass it. NOT TRUE.  The exam will certainly test your understanding of primary EFT concepts, but it will also test your understanding of important discussions and other content as listed in the Study Guide.

We realize that our exam process, like EFT, is unlike any other, and we feel it is the best way to offer EFT Certification in a consistent way. We always encourage feedback, and keep very detailed statistics so we can make appropriate adjustments along the way.

Put all of your expectations, previous experience and preconceived notions aside, be obsessive about the Study Guide, and expect to learn something new!

VARIATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL STYLE (Attention Experienced EFT’ers!)

One important goal of the EFT Certification Program is to distinguish Official EFT from any outside variations or other interpretations. Please be advised that the exam will only cover EFT as taught in the videos and the Study Guides. If you have been using EFT for a while, you have probably picked up a variation or two along the way, yet may believe that you are still practicing Official EFT. As you watch the videos, pay particular attention to any material that is different from your current knowledge, and be prepared to answer questions on the video and Study Guide material only.

For experienced EFT practitioners, the single biggest challenge in this program is putting your "version" of EFT aside.  Please be advised that you will have a very hard time passing any of these exams if you aren’t prepared to see the instruction with fresh eyes.

STUDY GUIDES

The DVDs are loaded with so many insights, demonstrations, and refinements that it can be very easy to overlook important information. To address this issue, we have developed a Study Guide to accompany the DVDs in each Library so that everyone can learn the same material.

The Certification exams are based entirely on the Study Guides, so if you know all of that material, you will pass the exam. The Study Guides have been developed to help you identify the most important material and will show you which material you can skip. They also offer additional notes that will explain, clarify and expand upon material in the videos, and will count as material for the exam.

The Study Guides are useful for anyone learning EFT, so they are available as free downloads for anyone who wants to use them. The Honors Library Study Guide has not yet been released.

SPECIFIC CONTENT

The questions on each exam will draw on the content in the videos to test your understanding of the basic concepts and how those concepts are applied in the demonstrations. In other words, we want to know if you understood what was happening at pivotal points in each session.

There are other discussions on the videos from which specific content will be used on the exam. All of those discussions are listed in the appropriate Study Guide, so be sure you engage yourself with the points being made and do the suggested exercises. If you make the effort to adopt the new perspectives offered, you will remember them much more easily.

Anything listed in the Study Guide is fair game for an exam question, and sometimes we need to refer to specific phrases from individual sessions to ask the question we want to ask. For this reason we have included a generous time frame for each exam so that you have time to review videos during the exam if needed.

The easiest way to see how well someone understands EFT is to watch their decision making process during a session (ie. which direction to go, which questions to ask, or which phrases to use). With this in mind, the exam will test how well you can evaluate and understand Gary’s decision making process, because that’s where all the pieces come together. Please use the Study Guide to help you review the sessions thoroughly, and be sure you understand the “why” behind each step.

MEMORIZATION

There is a LOT of material on the videos for each exam, but passing will not be possible by simply memorizing it all. In fact, if you try to memorize everything you will likely fail the exam.  Why? Because we are testing your command of the concepts.  We are not interested in your ability to memorize.  We expect that if you learn it properly and then use it in practice correctly, most of the material will become second nature to you.  Further, if you are watching the sessions to see how completely you can understand them, you should be able to remember the key elements of each session even a year later.

Just in case, take good notes, review the material again before taking the exam and be prepared to review a session or two in the extra time allotted.

TEST ANXIETY

Test anxiety is a very broad term that can include a variety of different issues. However, we have found that people with any significant test anxiety have a very difficult time passing this exam. They try to memorize the material rather than understand it and, in general, are worrying too much to think clearly about the questions, or even the material itself during the study process.

We recommend that you put your EFT skills to work and handle any test anxiety before you even register for any exam. If necessary, you might want to enroll the help of someone more experienced. Either way, it will only be a step in the right direction to “do your own work” and use EFT to resolve your issues.

RENEWAL

Each certification is valid for five years from the date of issue and will be subject to renewal by passing another exam at that point. The renewal exam for Intermediate and Honors Levels will include all prior material so that only one exam is required per renewal. There will be an additional Study Guide released for each renewal exam to help you prepare.

The purpose of the renewal process is to be sure that you are practicing EFT according to the official video instruction and passing EFT along to your clients in a consistent manner. As a Certified Practitioner of EFT, we expect that you will practice EFT according to the official video instruction, and pass along a consistent education to your clients.

If you decide to incorporate an EFT variation that is not part of the official instruction, please be sure you can make the distinction and disclose it to your clients to avoid confusion. If you maintain that distinction through the term of your certification, you should be able to pass the renewal exam without much review. If you do not, you might need to study the videos again to pass the renewal exam.

For answers to questions that are not covered on the website, please send an email.

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Welcome
Descriptions, Benefits and Fees
EFT Certification Process
Exam Details and Steps for Preparation
FAQ about EFT Certification
Practitioner Comments About the Exam and the Process
Download the Foundational Level Study Guide
Purchase Exams

Important disclaimer regarding this EFT Certification: The EFT Certifications available in this program are designed to certify only your knowledge of the EFT process. They are NOT to be considered licenses, certifications or permissions of any kind to practice medicine or to practice other healing methods that are regulated by countries, states, licensing boards or any other authority. All persons involved with EFT have the responsibility to make sure they comply with appropriate regulations. Gary Craig or EFT cannot take responsibility or assume liability for your proper compliance.