ARCH Certification
Uplifting one another to excel in our unique specializations
Become certified as an ARCH Professional or Organization
ARCH Certification
Uplifting one another to excel in our unique specializations
Become certified as an ARCH Professional or Organization
ARCH Certification
ARCH Certification provides a structured learning pathway to elevate you and your team’s qualifications as professional facilitators, integrating a story framework in environments with horses, animals, and nature.
ARCH Certified Professionals commit to continuous personal and professional growth, engaging in creative, values-driven discussions and receiving feedback within a global community of thought leaders and peers.
Ready to begin? Start by becoming a member.
Advance and expand your practice with ARCH Certification.
This certification not only acknowledges your specialized training and experience but also welcomes you into the ARCH certified community of practice. Within this community, we share case experiences, offer peer mentoring, and sharpen our skills through virtual sessions.
These peer calls create a focused environment where active practitioners uplift and learn from one another, constantly striving for excellence in their fields.
If you’re a practicing professional seeking an interactive community to deepen your skills alongside fellow professionals, explore ARCH Certification today.
Earning the ARCH certification and participating in the community of practice calls makes me feel part of something bigger in which people have a voice and the space to share openly. I gain new ideas and insights from the experiences the others share. It is very enriching.
Paulina Corradini
Coach, Equine Specialist
ARCH Certification is designed for trained professionals actively in practice.
While ARCH membership is open to anyone interested in learning and earning certificates of completion, one key prerequisite for ARCH Certification is being a qualified, trained professional with a current practice in one of the following areas of specialization:
- Coaching
- Education
- Equine
- Mental Health
- Organizational Development
ARCH Certification is available for both individual professionals and organizations (exclusively for ARCH organizational members).
Your Learning Pathway to ARCH Certification:
1
Join as an individual or organizational ARCH member to gain access to the self-guided online courses identified below.
2
Complete the online ARCH Foundation Course: The SEEN Keystones (provides 9 continuing education hours for mental health professionals).
3
Complete the online course: Healing Culture through a Trauma-Informed Lens.
4
Take the live 2-day, interactive online SEEN through Story Workshop ($425 USD).
5
Complete the online SEEN through Horses course series.
6
Attend an in-person training experience, such as the ARCH SEEN through Horses Workshop or ARCH Gathering. Other qualified experiences may apply.
7
Specify your education, experience, and qualifications as a professional in coaching, education, equine, mental health, or organizational development.
8
Submit the ARCH Certification Application as an individual ($175 USD) or organization ($375 USD).
ARCH Certification is renewed annually. To maintain certification, professionals participate in the online community of practice for at least 3 hours per year and keep their ARCH membership active.
ARCH Professional Community of Practice
community of practice [noun]
com·mu·ni·ty of prac·tice
: a group of people who share a common interest, domain of knowledge, or professional practice, who come together to learn from one another, collaborate, and build a collective understanding.
A key benefit of ARCH Certification is the opportunity to join the community of practice, where we learn together, contribute as thought leaders, and grow through collaborative practice.
Here’s how the community of practice works:
Each certified member or organization commits to being involved in at least 3 community of practice Zoom calls during the year, including facilitating at least one of the calls.
These hourly calls include:
- Sharing case experiences or topics for peer mentoring and discussion.
- Participating in virtual sessions to practice applying the SEEN keystones.
Did You Know?
- Decision-makers who actively participate in communities of practice are more likely to make informed and effective decisions.
- Communities of practice have been found to improve problem-solving efficiency by up to 45%, according to research by Wenger-Trayner.
- 76% of professionals believe that participation in communities of practice has been beneficial for their professional development, according to a survey by LinkedIn.
The Benefits of Participating in a Community of Practice
- Build strong relationships and a sense of belonging in a professional community
- Feel supported through sharing experiences
- Be uplifted by creative, continuous learning with actively practicing peers
- Participate in a safe community to vulnerably look at ourselves and stretch each other to grow personally and professionally
- Be a valued contributor to your community of practice
You have experience, specialization, and ideas to contribute to the body of knowledge.
What Others Are Saying
The ARCH certified community of practice is so supportive and giving.
It is helpful to know that if you have a question or want some help with any issue there is information and inspiration there. It is incredibly helpful to connect with other providers and share and learn from and for our stories.
COURTENAY BABER
I look forward to the virtual calls where I get invaluable help and have a space to explore my personal and professional challenges.
I feel nurtured by the best, a caring group of people who offer their experiences freely. They embody the ARCH values of being and living in these transformational times for the planet.
PAULINA CORRADINI
This has been a gift for our organization!
The calls help us be the best clinical team we can be through having a space for us to continually practice, learn, grow, and collaborate with other professionals in a way that is nonjudgmental, supportive, and always curious. Nothing else like it out there!
The ARCH community of practice opens my mind to new perspectives.
Every community of practice call I’ve been to, I learn new things and I am excited to put them into practice. Plus, it inspires me to create new things!
Psychologist, Executive Coach
ARCH certification aligns with our organization’s trauma-informed values.
It is more than a piece of paper. The certification embodies continuous learning in an inclusive and collaborative way through the community of practice. It’s great for our team to have this platform.
Executive Coach, Equine Specialist
The ARCH community of practice calls have helped enhance my learning in a very real and practical way.
I experience curiosity and collaboration in a way that I’ve not been able to do on my own. I get a chance to practice what I learn which brings the power of incorporating all of nature into intentional focus to help me be the best facilitator and person I can be.
DENISE WILSON
Collaborate, learn and grow personally and professionally through ARCH Certification.
Next Steps to Certification
2.
Take the ARCH online and interactive courses
3.
Complete the ARCH Certification Application
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