FAQ’s:

What is the refund policy? ‘

-If you are on a monthly payment plan, you will be on an autopay contract until the committed amount is paid off, according to the same refund policy as those who pay in full. 

-Before September 1st, your tuition is fully refundable minus the $500 deposit. 

-After September 1st, your tuition is non-refundable, but you can apply your balance to the following year’s program or to any of the other services offered by Kate Holly Coaching.  If you have already completed a portion of the program, your balance will be prorated. 

What is the attendance policy?

Collaborator Conservatory is a certification program: in order to earn your completion certificate, you must be present at all 3 in-person weekends. You can miss up to 4 of the 16 virtual classes and make them up at your own pace with the recorded materials. We ask that you commit to live attendance for at least 75% of those classes, as facilitation is a skill best built by sharing time with other people. 

If you have an unexpected event that requires you to miss more than the allotted amount, make-up plans will be reviewed and discussed on a case by case basis. 

You will not receive your completion certificate until all modules and all required contact hours have been completed.  

What is the COVID-19 safety policy? 

Collaborator Conservatory involves close contact indoors, and due to the embodied and expressive nature of some of our work, mask wearing while in sessions will be optional. In order to protect the health and safety of all participants and their families, we require that all participants be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of the full initial dose (boosters optional). 

We will closely follow and adhere to public health guidelines in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon, and will update our policy as needed according to public health trends. 

What can I do with a Collaborative Change Facilitator Certification? 

Certifications are a powerful way to validate and articulate the earned authority that comes from the investments you make in personal and professional development. While there is no guarantee that this certification will get you a specific job or client, it highlights your expertise and credentials, and shows that you have met a standard of completion within the field of facilitation. Additionally, this program has been designed with attention to the core competencies outlined by the International Association of Facilitators, and you may be eligible to become an IAF certified professional facilitator with the training you receive here, pending your successful completion of the IAF assessment process. 

Who is this program for? 

You may be a great fit for this program if at least 3 of the following describes you: 

-You are a service or knowledge-based practitioner: coaches, yoga teachers, healers, bodyworkers, therapists, and specialized experts.

-You are building a business around your creative content: Artists, speakers, authors and thought leaders. 

-You are leading with the change you want to see in the world: Activists, visionaries, educators and facilitators. 

-You want to add the skills of facilitation to the work you are already an expert at so that you can expand your offerings and lead groups. 

-You want to add to your current facilitation or leadership skills, and are particularly interested in learning how to facilitate transformation through creativity, self-inquiry, embodiment and self-expression.  

-You want to grow your skills around the business of facilitating (marketing, enrollment, sales, branding), and you want to practice business from a justice-oriented, intersectional feminist lens.

-You are interested in reimagining capitalism and creating culture change through the way you design and operate your business. 

-You identify as creative, highly sensitive, neurodivergent or empathic and you want to explore and validate your unique and intuitive approach to leadership.

Who is this program not for? 

This program is probably not the best fit for you right now if:

-You are brand new to your craft or require further training in your craft before you can offer it to the public. 

-You are not vaccinated for COVID-19 or are unwilling to take a COVID test before in-person gatherings (one or both will be required before our immersion weekends, depending on public health trends). 

-You are not available to attend all three of our 3-day in-person immersion weekends and at least 75% of our virtual classes.  

Does this program address DEI for facilitators? 

This program brings a trauma-informed, justice-oriented, inclusive lens to the work of facilitation, and will give you a strong foundation to create inclusive experiences. However, it is strongly recommend that you also take additional trainings from a variety of people who bring their own perspective to DEI based on their lived experiences. Below are some additional resources to grow your DEI skills in a variety of areas:

(Do you know of a great program or class that is taught by someone who is LGBTQ+, BIPOC, differently abled, or otherwise doing powerful work to improve group dynamics and support historically marginalized voices? Let me know and I will add it!)

https://ceipdx.com/facilitator-intensive/

https://www.katz-creative.com/

https://adawaygroup.com/

Is this program only for women? 

No, but if you don’t self-identify as a feminist and have an active desire to dismantle the patriarchy, you may not be a great fit.

What if I am in a leadership position but I don’t have a business? Is this program only for entrepreneurs? 

If you are a leader or manager within an organization and would like to expand your facilitation tools, you will still benefit from this training. The business components of the program can be modified to support you in your career as a leader, and to help you learn to enroll your employees or stakeholders in the offerings you are creating to support them.

Will you be talking about politics and other potentially divisive issues in this program? 

This program is actively working to support and spread the skills of collaboration, which are the fundamental skills of being civically engaged in a democracy. We may talk about socially relevant issues within this program, and occasionally those can be divisive. We will make every attempt to hold space for these conversations in a way that is respectful, productive and safe, though it may not always be comfortable.

What if I have never done yoga or theater or journaling? Is this program for me? 

YES!!! And we can’t wait to introduce you to these life-changing tools of transformation in an accessible and relevant way.

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