The Ten Steps to Intermediate Practitioner
The easiest way to conscious Self-Parenting is thru following the Ten Steps to Intermediate Practitioner. Thirty minutes of S/P for 3-6 months leads to the deepest level of S/P understanding over time in the shortest period of time. Hundreds of people have followed these steps to achieve an Intermediate Level in Self-Parenting awareness. Each person is unique, yet everyone benefits from more aware and improved Self-Parenting by following these steps.
Each of the Ten Steps represents a crucial aspect of practitioner awareness and must be attained at some point during your journey. The estimated time to complete all Ten Steps is 3-6 months. You can’t honestly do all the steps in less than three months and if you don’t finish them by six months, you are not truly trying.
YOU, as the Inner Parent, have the full responsibility for your own Self-Parenting Style. This website offers you the advantage of improving your S/P awareness by following a proven path. Print out a copy from one of the links below and use it to record your progress. You may contact me via email for clarification or guidelines on each step.
Once you have achieved Intermediate Practitioner Status, you will be much more inclined to understand and appreciate the advanced understandings of the Blue Book, S/P Modules, and Intermediate Practitioner Guidelines. Click on the link below to go to printable checklist for your progress. 2020 Ten Steps 2-Sheet
If you would like an even deeper explanation of the Ten Steps to Intermediate, click the link below for the Expanded_TEN_STEPS to Intermediate_Special Report.
The Ten Steps:
On this website I provide these steps for free so that you can “Cross the River” safely, a term I explain more fully in the linked article. This order is the recommended best-case scenario. Each step is a crucial foundation of practitioner awareness and must be completed at some point during the process.
Step 1: Read Self-Parenting: The Complete Guide To Your Inner Conversations
Time: 1 Week Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
Obviously this is the first step to becoming an Intermediate Practitioner. If you like the book, and want to experience the results, this step will provide the motivation to begin sessions. This specifically means reading at least Part I & Chapter 9 if you want to start sessions right away.
Step 2: Practice Your First Week of Daily S/P Sessions
Time: 1 Weeks Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
- Read Chapter 9 carefully.
- Follow 23 steps article.
- Be consistent with your daily sessions.
- Only ask questions.
- Do NOT dialogue with your Inner Child during the day.
Step 3: Send a Sample Session to the SPP for Evaluation
Time: 20 mins Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
Email me as an attachment, only one of your early S/P sessions (a quality phone picture is the normal these days) from your first week of practice. I don’t read them for content, I simply check it for form and format. Please do your best to have them sized for easy viewing and correctly aligned. If I don’t get a “Step 3” before you order a module then I know already that you are not following the Ten Steps as an Inner Parent.
Step 4: Practice Your Second Week of Daily S/P Sessions and Make Your Decision for the Next Two Weeks. Purchase the P/Q Module
Time: 3 – 8 Weeks Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
Completing your second weeks of S/P sessions from Chapter 11 in the yellow book is fantastic. Now what? You have three options to proceed with your next two weeks of sessions:
- You may repeat the first two weeks questions again. Do this if you are unsure of your sessions or have had trouble implementing all of the 23 steps.
- Get the Personal Questions Module and use the sample questions to create your own sessions. Do this to get started with your experience of asking “safe & proper” questions and “getting to know your Inner Child.”
- Alternate your next two weeks of sessions by following the Personal Questions Module and also alternating each day with the Dialogue Templates for Asking Your Own Questions article to start asking your own questions. Do this once you feel confident that you are following the 23 Tips and your sessions have been going well.
- Complete the PQ module, alternating each module day with a DT Question day.
Step 5: Start the Self Esteem Module
Time: 4-6 Weeks Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
Once you have practicing sessions for one month, you qualify for the S/E Module. This is like a booster rocket for your well-being. Practice this amazing process 2-3 days a week (alternating with Dialog Template Questions) until you have gone through it once. This is a lifetime technique you can forever use to have great S/P sessions.
Step 6: Alternate Modules Sessions With the Free Dialogue Template Technique
Time: 4-6 Weeks Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
The safest way to continue your sessions during the first three months is by practicing a S/P Module for three days a week and by using the Dialogue Template Question the other days. Using this system you should be entirely comfortable “creating your own questions.” If you are having problems coming up with your own questions, you should order the Personal Questions Module. You should still only be asking questions, and continuing to follow the 23 steps.
Step 7: Read P.E.T: Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon
Time: 4-6 Weeks Start Date: _____ End Date: ____
Somewhere during this time, begin reading P.E.T: Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon. This book is crucial to your Inner Parent’s understanding of the S/P process. This book will open you up to the potential and power of positive S/P. As you read it, mentally substitute the words “Inner Parent” for “parent” and “Inner Child” for “child” when you see them in the text.
Step 8: Practice the Early Family & Childhood Module
Time: 4-6 Weeks Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
After you have finished the S/E Module, and hopefully after you’ve read P.E.T., begin practicing the Early Family & Childhood Module. Practice these sessions 2 to 3 days a week until you have finished them all. The purpose of the module is to give your Inner Child a chance to reflect on your early childhood and upbringing.
Step 9: Resolve At Least 3-6 Major Inner Conflicts Using the Eight Steps of Inner Conflict Resolution
Time: 3-6 Months Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
This may be the toughest step. The hard part is learning to recognize the presence of an Inner Conflict and being able to separate it from the “Inner Bashing” that many practitioners practice. Reread Part II, of the yellow book, and use Chapter Seven to practice each step when you have an active Inner Conflict. Send at least one I/Con to the SPP for evaluation. To be a successful Intermediate Practitioner, you must be very comfortable with diagnosing an Inner Conflict and following the Eight Steps to resolve it. You can practice resolving an Inner Conflict at any time as per the “yellow” book.
Step 10: Register Your Achievement with The Self-Parenting Program
Time: 3-6 Months Start Date: _____ End Date: _____
Keep a record of the dates of completion for each step. Send in your early session for format review and Inner Conflicts for evaluation. When you have completed each step, email me your form to evaluate and recognize your progress as an Intermediate Practitioner of the Self-Parenting Program. Attaining Intermediate Status means you are now eligible for the Intermediate to Advanced Modules of which there are many. Congratulations to you!