BBSH UK 2026-27 School Catalog - Flipbook - Page 37
Adjunctive Requirements
PERSONAL PROCESS REQUIREMENTS
(For Years 1, 2, 3 and 4)
In order to enhance students’ personal development and
safeguard their emotional health throughout their training,
it is a School policy that Professional Studies students have
a total of 18 Personal Process sessions evenly spaced
between September and the day before the last class.
Sessions such as couples therapy, massage, acupuncture,
and meditation do not fulfill this requirement. “Brennan
Integration Work” (BIW)—which enhances a student’s
personal process with energy and body work—meets this
requirement. BIW includes body work, energy work and
psycho-dynamic work focused on a student’s personal
process during each year of study. Each Brennan
Integration Practitioner (BIP) is a skilled professional who
has successfully completed several years of advanced
teacher training. The majority of BIPs are also current
faculty who are present on campus for each class week. All
those qualified to offer BIW are designated as BIPs on the
BBSH website.
Students can also fulfill their Personal Process requirements
by working with a therapist, or by combining their
personal support with both a therapist and a BIP.
For students who choose to work with a therapist, the
therapist must be a psychiatrist or someone who has a
professional degree, such as an M.S.W. or Ph.D. in clinical
psychology or counseling psychology, or who is a graduate
of an institution such as The Core Energetics Institute or
The Bioenergetic Institute. (See the list of acceptable
credentials to the right.) It is the student’s responsibility to
ask the therapist if he/she possesses any of the credentials
listed. In other words, therapy is required from a fully
qualified person whose credentials are recognized and
approved by BBSH.
Personal Process must be kept up during the year to
remain in the Program. The School reserves the right to
dismiss any student who does not adhere to the Personal
Process requirement. A total of at least 18 sessions must be
completed each school year in order to register for the
following year. These sessions must be kept up with
Resident Training classes as follows:
6 sessions by Class 2
+ 4 sessions by Class 3
+ 8 sessions by Class 5
18 sessions total
Acceptable Credentials for
Personal Process Requirement
BBSH
BIP
Brennan Integration Practitioner
COUNSELING
Dip. Couns.
BACP
UKCP
LMHC
LPC
MAC
Ed.D.
Diploma in Counseling
Accredited Counselor
Accredited Psychotherapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Master of Arts in Counseling
Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance
Doctor of Education (must specialize in counseling)
MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY/COUNSELING
MFT
MMFC
LMFT
LMFCC
Marriage and Family Therapist
Master of Marriage and Family Counseling
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor
MEDICAL
MD
MSN
APRN
DNSc
Licensed Psychiatrist
Doctor of Medicine (Psychiatrist)
Master of Science in Nursing (specializing in Psychiatry)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (specializing in Psychiatry)
Doctor of Nursing Science (specializing in Psychiatry)
PASTORAL
Member, AAPC
STM
D.Min.
Ph.D.
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
Master of Sacred Theology (must be member of AAPC)
Doctor of Ministry (must be member of AAPC)
Doctor of Philosophy (emphasis on Pastoral Counseling,
member of AAPC)
PSYCHOLOGY
Ph.D.
Psy.D.
MA
MS
Licensed Psychologist
Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology)
Doctor of Psychology
Master of Arts in Psychology
Master of Science in Psychology
SOCIAL WORK
MSW
MSSW
CSW
LCSW
DSW
Master of Social Work
Master of Science in Social Work
Certified Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Doctor of Social Work
OTHER
The following practitioners must have completed entire program of
study and be certified to practice the therapeutic modality:
Jungian Therapist or Diplomat (Doctorate level)
Core Energetic Therapist
Bioenergetic Therapist
Hakomi Therapist
Pathwork Helper
Ridhwan Therapist
The following counselors must also hold one of the above degrees—
Master’s level or higher—in addition to their counseling certificates:
CAC
CADH
CCMHC
Certified Alcohol Counselor
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
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