I Matter Practitioners Pathway

FINDING STUDY SUPPORT FOR YOUR I MATTER LEARNING JOURNEY

I Matter Practitioner Training Pathway

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Welcome! This page outlines the pathway for professionals interested in becoming practitioners who can delivering iMatter training locally or centrally, and supporting families and professionals through Phase 1–3.

Benefits of Becoming A Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Practitioner

1.  I Matter Informed (completed the I Matter Fundamentals)
+ You will be able to understand child and adult challenges through the lens of relationship health and an I Matter Approach
+ You will be part of a community of practice taking forward this thinking.

2. I Matter Link Professional (completed the I Matter Fundamentals and Link Training)
+ You will be able to informally discuss I Matter and relationship health ideas with your clients
+ You will be able to offer adults that you work with a personal invitation to take part in Taster and I Matter Fundamentals courses
+ These will either be run centrally (mainly professionals) or in your locality (usually a focus on parents)
+ Adults who have an invitation from you as a Link professional will be able to self fund or be funded (if your organisation purchases licenses) 
+ As part of the invitation you will make some recommendations about the level of study support they are likely to need to benefit from the training.
+ Please be aware that there is more restricted access to gold and intensive levels of coaching support.

3a. I Matter Lead Professional (completed the I Matter Deep Dive and Lead Training)
+ You will be able to offer your own clients 1:1 or responsive workshops using the I Matter Resources (through face to face sessions)
+ In partnership with a hub, you will be able to offer your own clients an invitation to take part in Taster and I Matter Fundamentals online training hosted centrally and you can take a role in offering study support sessions.

3b: I Matter Lead Plus: Option: Set up a Locality Hub
+ If you are a licensed education, health or community professional with post graduate training and a current listing on a professional directory
+ You will also have the option to have your own I Matter Local account to use to provide online I Matter Training services to your clients
+ Your clients will be able to self fund or be funded (if your organisation purchases licenses centrally or for your locality.



How to become a Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Practitioner

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Access to I Matter Training for personal-parent-carer learning is via participating practitioners and organisations, currently only in the Kendal area.  We occasionally offer Get Started and the Fundamentals to the Curious About Community as a one off.


Phase 1 – Explore the Issues & Early Taster Workshops

Who: Educators or Health and Community Professionals

Delivery: Books, Curious About Get Started Workshop (90 mins, 2-4x/month) and Community Wheel Online Session (75 mins, 1x/month)

Location: Centrally delivered for now (Kendal project), local hubs to follow

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Phase 2 – I Matter Learning Journey with Consults and Supported Study 

Who: Educators or Health and Community Professionals

Delivery: Small group study sessions, fortnightly online support, practice guidance for applying the I Matter Framework

Location: Can be delivered locally via a hub or centrally

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Phase 3 – Deep Dive and Extended Learning and Practitioner Certification 

Who: Professionals aiming to support I Matter informed practice locally in Link or Lead roles

Delivery: Deep-dive training, mentoring, assessment, and network membership

Outcome: Certified practitioners

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Certified and Licensed I Matter Link and I Matter Lead Practitioner Register

Our Accredited Practitioner Register lists all of our Accredited I Matter Relationship Health Link and Lead Practitioners and includes their unique ID number and the date their Membership expires.


Could this be interesting for your locality? Here's how to get started

Here's how to get listed on the directory

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