CMI™ Training Outline and Objectives

Training Overview

This training includes a required self-study pre-work course followed by a 3-day experiential training. The pre-work prepares participants with foundational CMI concepts and terminology so the live training can focus on applied clinical skill development, practicum, and integration.

  • Required Pre-Work (Self-Study): 4.5 CEs
  • 3-Day Experiential Training (In-Person or Online): 19.5 CEs

Total: 24.0 CEs

Program-Level Learning Outcomes (Full Training Pathway)

By the end of the required pre-work and 3-day experiential training, participants will be able to:

  • Explain foundational CMI terminology, neurobiological principles, and the theoretical/evidence-based framework underlying the CMI process.
  • Describe the Universal Truths, Goals of CMI, and the Five Phases of the CMI process.
  • Apply the CORE framework and related capacities (Connectability, Agency, and Fluency) within CMI-informed clinical work and psychoeducation.
  • Demonstrate use of Invitation skills and Progressive Readiness Exercises (PREs) in support of clinical readiness and integration.
  • Identify and work with SIGNAL, Constriction, Sensory-Emotion Expansion, Connective Experience, and Reinforcing Integration across the CMI process.
  • Analyze recorded CMI sessions using the CMI framework and phase-based interventions.
  • Apply the full CMI process in supervised practicum with attention to implementation strategies and case complexity.

Pre-Work Course (Self-Study Training) 4.5 CEs

Objectives:

1

Deepen understanding of neurobiological principles related to memory and learning.

2

Utilize assessments and reflection to bring awareness to and foster interoceptive awareness.

3

Develop and reflect on a Personal Narrative to deepen experiential self-awareness, expand understanding of memory integration, and enhance therapeutic presence.

4

Demonstrate understanding of foundational CMI terminology and concepts and describe the theoretical and evidence-based framework underlying the CMI process.

5

Describe the Universal Truths and Goals of CMI and outline the Five Phases within the overall CMI process.

CMI 3-Day Training Outline (in-Person or Online) 19.5 CEs

DAY 1

Unit 1. The CMI Client: Library of Experience, CORE, Capacities, and Psychoeducation

Objectives: Describe the Library of Experience and CORE framework, differentiate and expand upon each CORE Capacity (Connectability, Agency, and Fluency), and apply these concepts within the structure of a CMI-informed therapy session and psychoeducation process.

Unit 2. The CMI Therapist: Presence, Invitation, and Progressive Readiness Exercises

Objectives: Demonstrate understanding of the Experiencing Scale and examine the role and strengths of the CMI therapist, develop Invitation as a clinical skill, and apply Progressive Readiness Exercises (PREs) in alignment with CORE Capacities.

Unit 3. Phase 1: Approach the SIGNAL

Objectives: Define and differentiate the concept of SIGNAL, strengthen recognition of SIGNALs in clinical work, and apply Phase One of CMI with Invitation skills to effectively approach the SIGNAL in practice.

Unit 4. Phase 2: Resourcing Constriction

Objectives: Define and explore SIGNAL Constriction, identify its costs and manifestations, and apply Phase 2 of CMI with Invitation skills to resource Constriction in support of integration.

DAY 2

Unit 5. Phase 3: Sensory-Emotion Expansion

Objectives: Explore the role of sensations and emotions in meaning-making and memory formation, develop a thorough understanding of the Expansion process, and apply Sensory-Emotion Expansion Invitation skills to support an iterative Expansion process.

Unit 6. Phase 4: Support Connective Experience

Objectives: Identify the composition of a Critical Memory and its relationship to memory reconsolidation, examine the role of Capacities during Connective Experience, and apply Phase 4 Invitation skills to support clinical integration.

Unit 7. Video Exercises with CMI Session Analysis

Objectives: Review a recorded session to identify SIGNAL emergence, patterns of Constriction, Sensory-Emotion Expansion, and elements of Connective Experience, applying Phases 1–4 Invitation skills to understand CMI process dynamics in a case example.

Unit 8. Clinical Practicum (1 of 3)

Objectives: Apply clinical skills across the full CMI process during supervised practicum, and review implementation strategies and case complexities to strengthen integrative practice.

DAY 3

Unit 9. Phase 5: Reinforcing Integration

Objectives: Apply Phase 5 Invitation skills to reinforce integration by reflecting on clinical experiences, identifying clinician development needs, and facilitating shifts in emotion and sensation, connection to CORE wisdom, and broader life impact.

Unit 10. Clinical Practicum (2 of 3)

Objectives: Demonstrate advanced application of the full CMI process in practicum settings and evaluate implementation considerations and case complexities to strengthen integrative clinical practice.

Unit 11. Video Exercises with CMI Session Analysis

Objectives: Review a recorded CMI session to identify SIGNAL emergence, Constriction and Sensory-Emotion Expansion patterns, and the dynamics of Connective Experience, applying Invitation skills across Phases 1–5 to evaluate integration processes in a case example.

Unit 12. Clinical Practicum (3 of 3)

Objectives: Integrate and apply the full CMI process in a supervised clinical practicum, demonstrating comprehensive use of Invitation skills while reviewing implementation strategies and complex case dynamics.

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