Therapist Training

Become a more
intentional mediator.

Training that goes beyond technique. We work with therapists, educators, and parents who want a deeper theoretical framework, one that changes not just what they do, but how they see.

Theory that changes how you think about learning.

Most professional training teaches practitioners new techniques. Our training teaches them a new way of seeing, grounded in a rigorous account of how human cognition actually works and how skilled mediation can change it.

Drawing on Feuerstein's Mediated Learning Experience and Lonergan's philosophy of intentional consciousness, our training program equips practitioners to position themselves as genuine cognitive mediators, not just guides or advisors, but active participants in their clients' cognitive development.

Training is experiential, theoretically rigorous, and practically grounded. You will leave with frameworks you can apply immediately, and perspectives that will continue to develop for years.

"The mediator doesn't teach content, they teach the person how to learn."

Built for practitioners who want more.

Therapists

Professionals who want to practice cognitive therapy in schools, learning centers, or private practice.

Educators

Teachers who want to move beyond content delivery and actively develop their students' thinking.

Parents

Parents are a child's first mediators. Training helps parents intentionally guide their child's thinking and support the development of strong learning habits at home.

Courses

Instrumental Enrichment Basic (FIE Basic)

Ages 3–8 & functionally delayed adolescents or adults

Instrumental Enrichment Basic was developed as a program of cognitive education for young children and learners who require foundational thinking skills before formal academic learning.

The program consists of structured instruments, each designed to strengthen cognitive functions necessary for early learning in areas such as mathematics, literacy, and social interaction.

Therapists learn to mediate the learner's interaction with these instruments, guiding students to develop essential thinking processes that support readiness for school learning.

Each instrument involves structured tasks that help learners:

  • Identify and define problems
  • Form and test hypotheses
  • Recognize patterns and relationships
  • Make comparisons and classifications
  • Develop systematic problem-solving strategies

As students work through the instruments, the tasks gradually increase in complexity and abstraction, strengthening cognitive functions that serve as prerequisites for successful academic learning.

Cognitive Enrichment I, II, and III (Formerly FIE Standard)

Ages 9 – Adult

The Cognitive Enrichment program extends the principles of mediated learning to older students and adults. These courses train therapists to use a series of structured cognitive instruments designed to develop higher-level thinking abilities.

The program focuses on strengthening the mental operations required for complex learning, including:

  • Analytical reasoning
  • Systematic comparison
  • Logical classification
  • Planning and strategy formation
  • Abstract reasoning
  • Hypothesis testing and verification

Through guided interaction with the instruments, learners develop greater cognitive flexibility, independence, and problem-solving ability.

The training sequence unfolds across three levels:

I
Cognitive Enrichment I

Introduces the foundations of mediated learning and the first set of instruments used to develop core thinking processes such as comparison, classification, and systematic perception.

II
Cognitive Enrichment II

Expands the learner's cognitive repertoire by introducing instruments that develop analytical reasoning, logical organization, and multi-step problem solving.

III
Cognitive Enrichment III

Focuses on advanced cognitive operations, strengthening abstract thinking, strategic planning, and complex reasoning skills that support academic, professional, and lifelong learning.

Together, these courses prepare therapists to help learners move beyond memorization and develop the mental structures that support independent thinking and intellectual growth.

Ready to build your mediation skills?

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