Annual Course

Flipped classroom style.
Three consecutive Mondays.
Asynchronous participation is welcomed.
Continuing education (CE) credit available.

This introductory course, titled Reclamation Ground, is aimed at learning to reclaim your power. It’s offered live, online once per year. (Otherwise, the video recordings are available anytime for independent study.)  The foundation for this course is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)— a mindfulness-based approach to personal growth. No matter one’s level of ACT mastery, this course serves as the prerequisite to joining any online or on-land gathering (e.g., seminars, circles, workshops, retreats). It provides everyone with a shared language and conceptual foundation, thereby elevating any future gatherings together.

  • The live, online portion of this class series is appropriate for women of all ages, colors, backgrounds, disciplines, gender identities, and expressions. Otherwise, please consider asynchronous participation.

  • If you’re interested in taking this course and do not identify as a woman, then please consider participating asynchronously. Also, please keep in mind that a mixed-gender gathering is on the horizon (TBD). Let us know if you’d like to be kept in that loop.

  • This course is suitable to any level of mastery –from the beginner to the seasoned ACT therapist. Everyone is welcome. Advanced practitioners are encouraged to ask any questions that may arise — it can only bring greater depth and vitality to our conversation.

Participation  

Flipped classroom format.
For a more dynamic classroom experience.

Rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this online course interweaves traditional teachings with inquiry, self-reflection, and guided meditation. All lecture content is delivered through professional, pre-recorded videos; This allows for self-paced learning outside of the classroom. Our time together live, online — over the course of four consecutive Mondays — is therefore interactive (Q&A, guided exercises, breakout rooms, on-the-spot teachings).

  • This course uses a flipped classroom format. Lectures and slide presentations have been pre-recorded -- allowing self-paced learning outside of the classroom. Our time together on four consecutive Mondays (live, online) are therefore more dynamic, interactive, and extemporaneous (e.g., Q & A, discussion, breakout rooms).

  • Live, online meetings take place on four consecutive Mondays (from 4:30 to 6 p.m. PT). Although live participation is encouraged, Zoom recordings are provided within 24 hours following each class.

  • Professional video recordings are posted six days prior to each class meeting. Please watch them prior to our live class meeting. They become available on March 1 and will remain available until April 30.

Course Agreements

Agreements are necessary to create the holding space for this work. Before registering, please review each of the policies below. They apply to live participation as well as self-study.

  • Each participant is entitled to confidentiality. This is a shared responsibility. By registering, you agree to protect the identities of everyone in this course. Do not disclose any information about participants to outsiders. This includes their identities as well as anything they might have shared at any time within the course.

  • Each participant is entitled to privacy. This is a shared responsibility. By registering, you agree to participate in a secure location — with complete privacy. Do not record any portion of the meetings yourself — whether participating live or asynchronously.

  • Video recordings of our meetings are provided to all registrants. During the live meeting, participants can view one another in gallery mode. Participants who speak in the main meeting will have their voices and names (but not their faces) captured on the recording.

  • There is no way to prevent potential conflict of interest when gathering a group. If you arrive in the meeting room, and discover a conflict of interest with another participant, then please take care of yourself by exiting the meeting. Let us know the situation immediately by emailing us (office@kellyminor.com). We will schedule a time for you to speak with Kelly so that you might consider alternatives.

  • This online course might stir up some thoughts and feelings that you would otherwise prefer to avoid. This is a necessary part of the work. To offer these teachings online, Kelly asks that you remain an active participant. If things get difficult, let us know. If you’re confused, ask questions. If you disagree, challenge her.

  • This course has a beginning, middle, and end. To offer these teachings online, Kelly asks that you stay the frame. Commit to participating fully throughout the course.

  • Our purpose in this seminar is to support one another in personal growth. Please do not violate the sanctity of this space by appropriating or commodifying the material. Feel free to teach what you have discovered for yourself as a result of our work together. Do not, however, redistribute the specific material without Kelly’s permission.

Continuing Education

10.5 Continuing Education (CE) hours are available for the live, online offering of this course for the following licensure types: Psychologist, MFT, LCSW, LPCC, LEP, LMFT, and RN. There is a $75 nonrefundable administrative fee that you can select upon registering. Be sure to first review the participation and cancellation policies (below).

  • Participation Policy: Partial CE credit cannot be awarded for partial attendance. You are required to keep your video camera on throughout class meetings.
    Cancellation Policy: The $75 service fee is nonrefundable because it is paid to our CE sponsor when you enroll for the course (regardless of whether you earn the CE).

  • CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes. Nurses outside of California must confirm acceptance with their licensing boards.

  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by sponsors of CE who are approved by the American Psychological Association.

  • For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact Kelly Minor at office@kellyminor.com.

    For questions about CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.

Registration & Policies

Can’t make Mondays?
Video recordings provided.

Live, Online Meetings: T.B.D.
Kelly is currently on medical leave

Pre-Recorded Course Materials:
View/Download Prior to Each Class

$480 total fee
Note. You pay the full fee for this course once.
Take it again in the future, as many times as you like, for $120 (using coupon code 75%OFF).

  • If you've already participated in this course online, no matter how many times, then be sure to enter your coupon code when registering (75%OFF).

  • A $100 fee reduction is available to qualifying school teachers, mental health workers (e.g., social workers, psychiatric aides and technicians), and mental health trainees (e.g., clinical interns, medical residents, postdoctoral fellows) if they would not otherwise be able to afford this course. If this applies to you, then please let me know.

  • The cost of registration is for the 7-week course in its entirety, regardless of attendance. Registration will not be pro-rated based on the choice to exit early.

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You can join the Annual Course before or after it’s start date. After completing registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email granting access to the Course Resource page. This is where you will find details for live class meetings (e.g., Zoom meeting ID) as well as asynchronous participation (e.g., video recordings). You’re welcome to participate live, asynchronously, or both.

  • Be sure that you understand the Agreements (e.g., Privacy) and Policies (e.g., cancellation) that are detailed in the “Course Agreements” section (listed above). If the Course hasn’t started yet, then register as follows: 1) Submit this Questionnaire; 2) Complete the Early Registration; and 3) Check your email for the automatic confirmation message (from office@kellyminor.com).

  • Be sure that you understand the Agreements (e.g., Privacy) and Policies (e.g., cancellation) that are detailed in the “Course Agreements” section (listed above).If the Course is currently in progress, then register as follows: 1) Submit this Questionnaire; 2) Complete the Late Registration; and 3) Check your email for the automatic confirmation message (from office@kellyminor.com). It will give you access to all previous recordings. This is a great way to familiarize yourself with the group before entering live (or continuing to participate asynchronously).

Pema Chödrön on Naive Misunderstanding:

“The innocent mistake that keeps us caught in our own particular style of ignorance, unkindness, and shut-downness is that we are never encouraged to see clearly what is, with gentleness. Instead, there’s a kind of basic misunderstanding that we should try to be better than we already are, that we should try to improve ourselves, that we should try to get away from painful things, and that if we could just learn how to get away from the painful things, then we would be happy. That is the innocent, naive misunderstanding that we all share, which keeps us unhappy.”