STAR Certified Trainer Admission Criteria

Admission criteria include:
a. Successful completion of the practitioner level (or equivalent)
b. Demonstrated initiative in incorporating STAR into current work
c. An academic background in one of the STAR disciplines (e.g. psychology, neuroscience, conflict studies, restorative justice, theology), or equivalent qualifying experience
d. Recommendation of STAR Levels I and II trainers
e. Located in a geographic location that is of strategic interest to STAR
f. Prior training or teaching experience and demonstrated competence
g. Two recommendations from professional colleagues
h. Effectively promoting STAR in personal and professional areas of influence

Equips participants to:

  • Lead Level I Official STAR trainings
  • Apply for Certified STAR Site status under the auspicious of an existing organization/NGO in their home area (e.g. STAR at Leadership Institute, Fairpoint, Ga.)

Requirements:

  • Take one specialized STAR
  • Take two SPI courses in areas most needed: Restorative Justice, Conflict transformation or Trauma Healing. (Reviewed on case by case basis and waived for those who already have the equivalent from other sources.)
  • Co-train with a Master STAR trainer a minimum of three Level I trainings and receive feedback (A stipend for the second and third training, depending on the candidate’s level of expertise).
  • Download the requirements checklist

Support and benefits from STAR/EMU:
*An evidence-based curriculum developed over a ten year period

  • Access to all Level I power points and accompanying talking points
  • Notification of significant STAR seminar content updates
  • Twice yearly webinars/teleseminars with other STAR certified trainers/sites
  • Participating in a STAR network of creative, like-minded people doing significant work
  • Listed on STAR website as a Level I trainer (and/or as a certified site)
  • Use of STAR logo and name on promotional materials
  • Listing of training events on STAR website
  • STAR marketing materials available at cost
  • Use of STAR e-zine to advertise events
  • Contracts to do trainings for EMU/STAR ( according to availability of opportunities)
  • Referral of local and regional requests for presentations and trainings
  • Up to two hours of individual mentoring/coaching/consultation with STAR staff per year (more time is available for purchase—-$50 for 20 min; $100 for 40 min, $120 for 1 hour).
  • Provided with research instruments for collecting data

Yearly fee after completion of requirements: $500, pro-rated according to size of organization and contracts to do STAR work.

Go to Steps and Costs for becoming a STAR Certified Trainer