Policies and Procedures
for IMPART’s Professional Psychic, Medium, and Healer
Certification Program
Institute for Mediumship, Psychic, Astrological, and Reiki Training (IMPART)
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Minimum Entrance Requirements
In order to be eligible to apply to an IMPART Certification Program, you must complete the Minimum Entrance Requirements. If admitted, then this coursework and corresponding hours will be applied toward the completion of your Certification Program. (See Certification Requirements for explanation of Minimum Entrance Requirements.)
Registration Process
After completing the prerequisite coursework, you must do the following:
- Submit your completed Application Form to IMPART. When completing your Application Form you must select at least 1 Professional Specialty.
In order for your Application Form to be reviewed, it must be submitted with payment of the 1-time Registration Fee (e.g., check, money order, credit card). The payment will only be processed if you are admitted into the Certification Program. At the present time, the Registration Fees are (NOTE: Fees are subject to change without notice):
- $150 for 1 Professional Specialty
- $250 for 2 Professional Specialties
- $300 for 3 Professional Specialties
At the time of Application, the student must select at least 1 of the following Professional Specialties. Additional Specialties can be added at any time.
- Healer Professional Specialty
- Psychic Professional Specialty
- Medium Professional Specialty
Admittance into the Program
Your Application Form will be reviewed, and you will be informed about the status of your acceptance into the Certification Program(s) of your choice. If you are not admitted, then your Registration Fee will be returned to you in full. If you are admitted, then . . .
- You will receive an official IMPART notebook. You are encouraged to use this notebook to store all handouts that are received during your coursework (see later discussion). Additionally, this notebook will include:
- A list of Certification Program Requirements (as of the date you have registered).
- A list of Course Descriptions
- A blank Worksheet for Certification Requirements, which should be used to keep track of completed coursework and requirements.
- A copy of IMPART’s Policies and Procedures.
- A copy of IMPART’s Code of Ethics.
- On the date that you pay your Registration Fee, you “lock in” the course requirements. If changes are made to the Certification Program requirements after this date (e.g., more hours or different coursework is required), then you have the option to continue under your current program or adopt the new program requirements.
Coursework
All coursework used to meet certification requirements must be taken with Anne Reith, Ph.D., or with IMPART-authorized faculty members.
There is no time limit to completing the chosen certification program. All Certification Programs are specifically designed to be self-paced, and the student can complete coursework as quickly or as slowly as s/he chooses.
It is not uncommon for students to take courses for several months before deciding that they would like to enroll in one of IMPART’s Certification Programs. All courses taken previous to their enrollment will count toward requirements and will not need to be repeated.
Courses may count toward more than one certificate (e.g., the Business 101 course can be counted toward both the “Professional Psychic” and “Professional Healer” Certification Programs).
After a course or workshop has been taken once, it can be retaken for FREE at anytime (i.e., audited). However, the hours for a repeated course or workshop cannot be counted twice toward a certificate. (NOTE: You cannot audit (a) workshops that are offered through certain organizations, such as the Learning Light Foundation or (b) the Tuesday or Thursday evening classes.)
Some courses (e.g., Tuesday & Thursday evening courses) will be offered regularly. All other courses (e.g., healing courses, 1-time workshops) will be offered as often as is possible but availability may be limited; therefore, students are strongly encouraged to make necessary arrangements to take these workshops when they are offered because the frequency of offerings cannot be guaranteed.
If for any reason a course that is part of your curriculum is no longer being offered, an alternative course will be determined in consultation with IMPART faculty members.
Worksheet for Certification Requirements
While completing the Certification Program(s), all record keeping is primarily the responsibility of the student. Some coursework will be tracked by IMPART, but weekday courses may not be tracked carefully.
When admitted into a Certification Program, each student will be provided with a Worksheet for Certification Requirements. Anne (or a designee) must sign off on each course or requirement. Verification of attendance at several courses can be done at one time (i.e., verification does not need to occur on a class-by-class basis).
Students are encouraged to be very careful in the care of their Worksheet for Certification Requirements. If it is lost, it will be the student’s responsibility to provide IMPART with either (a) copies of handouts from each course that was completed or (b) a brief oral or written summary of the contents of each course that exceeds the descriptions provided in written or electronic form (e.g., such as information provided on Anne’s website).
Tuitions & Expenses
All tuition is the sole responsibility of the student. No scholarships or grants are currently offered. Payment plans or reduced prices are available for certain courses.
Prices for all workshops and courses are subject to change without notice.
Tuition is non-refundable for completed coursework. (See Registration Policies & Procedures on Anne’s website for information about cancellations or missed classes.)
Mid-Point Review
After approximately 50% of the coursework/hours have been completed, the student should meet with Anne to review progress in the completion of IMPART Certification Requirements. The student should bring to the meeting the Worksheet for Certification Requirements. All courses taken thus far should be listed on the Worksheet by the student before the meeting occurs.
Completion Process
After all coursework/hours have been completed, the student will be contacted by Anne to finalize the certification process. Topics that will be covered include confirming that all classes have been completed, arranging to have a copy of the student’s Worksheet for Certification Requirements delivered to Anne, and determining if the student would like to be listed on Anne’s website as an IMPART Certified Practitioner). This process will largely entail online communication (e.g., emails) and occasionally phone contact. Once all coursework has been verified, then the student will receive his or her official Certificate of Completion from IMPART. You are then free to state that you are an “IMPART Certified Healer,” “IMPART Certified Psychic,” or “IMPART Certified Medium.”
Becoming an “IMPART Certified Practitioner”
After the completion of an IMPART Certification Program, you are eligible to be included on Anne’s website as an IMPART Certified Practitioner in your chosen Professional Specialty. In order to be included on the website, you must do the following:
- Be in good standing with IMPART (e.g., have paid your Certification Fee, are following the Code of Ethics)
- Work with Anne to develop a description of your services, including fees, location, and contact information
- Provide a high quality “head shot” (preferably taken from a professional photographer)
The description of your services and your photo will be used to advertise your services on Anne’s website.
NOTE: For the first year, you are eligible to be included on Anne’s website as an IMPART Certified Practitioner free of charge.
NOTE: If you elect to continue being included on Anne’s website after the one year, you will be required to pay a renewal fee (see below).
NOTE: You can remain on Anne’s website for the duration of its existence, assuming your Renewal Fee is paid. However, IMPART has the right to remove the practitioner from the site if they are found to be in violation of IMPART’s Code of Ethics.
Renewal Fee
If you elect to be added to Anne’s website as an IMPART Certified Practitioner in your area of Professional Specialization, there will be a Renewal Fee due every year on the anniversary of your addition to the website. This fee is currently $100, but is subject to change without notice.
A few weeks before your renewal date, you will be contacted in order to (a) confirm that you would like to continue your listing on the website and (b) update the description of your services and your contact information, if needed. If we cannot contact you for some reason or payment of your Renewal Fee has not been received, then your listing will be removed; however, your listing can be reinstated at any time simply by paying your Renewal Fee in full and providing updated information.
Verification of Completion to Outside Agencies
Following the completion of your Certification, IMPART will keep copies of your Application Form (showing fees that have been paid) and a copy of your completed Worksheet for Certification Requirements (indicating specific coursework that was completed). IMPART will also record when your Certificate was completed. This information will be used to verify your history with IMPART in the event that we are contacted by an outside agency.
Grandfather Clause
It is common for students to decide to enroll in an IMPART Certification Program after they have completed some of the required courses. You are very welcome to apply these previously completed courses to a Certification Program(s). However, please keep in mind that the requirements for a specific Certification Program are only “locked in” after you have been admitted to the program. Also, if your attendance at a specific course cannot be verified through IMPART’s records, then you may be asked to provide one of the following as “proof” that specific coursework was completed:
- Showing handouts from the course
- Provide a brief oral or written summary of the contents of each course that exceeds the descriptions provided in written or electronic form (e.g., such as information provided on Anne’s website)
- Anne’s approval (i.e., we will discuss)
Miscellaneous
IMPART reserves the right to change any policies or procedures, and all new policies and procedures are applicable to currently enrolled as well as prospective students.
The Healer Professional Specialization has an age limit of 18 years or older because the program requires that the student become a Reiki Master or Karuna Reiki Master, which is only taught to those 18 or older.
All students and faculty must agree to follow IMPART’s Code of Ethics.
Although students may feel they are making progress toward the completion of the required number of hours of coursework, other non-tangible requirements are also being assessed by the faculty of IMPART (e.g., adherence to ethical standards, progress in skills). If a student does not meet these non-tangible requirements, they will be told this and provided with an opportunity for improvement. If improvement is not noted, then IMPART has the right, at any time, to discontinue the certification process. If this happens, then 50% of the student’s initial Registration Fee will be refunded. Tuition for all completed coursework will be non-refundable.
Revised 1/1/2012
