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Students practice tapping in an EFT Level 1, Vermont, US
After a person's interest in EFT is awakened by having a first-hand tapping experience - EFT Level 1 is where EFT education starts. Level 1 is an experiential introduction to foundational EFT skills designed to help students learn basic EFT enough to start effectively assisting themselves, family and friends in a non-professional capacity.
Interested in Level 1? You can search Combined EFT Level 1 and Level 2 Training or Level 1 EFT Training in the EFTi Events Directory.
While Level 1 does not confer Practitioner status on its own, it is designed to get students actively learning and practicing the tried-and-true basics of tapping, and it is a prerequisite for further EFT International tapping training.
EFT International Level 1 Curriculum:
- Origins of EFT, Background and Efficacy
- Building Bridges to EFT and the EFT Discovery Statement
- Tapping Basics (Setup and Sequence)
- The Importance of Measuring and Testing
- Reflecting Your Client’s Exact Words (Introduction to Rapport)
- When EFT Doesn’t Work – Troubleshooting
- The Importance of Being Specific
- The Concept of Aspects and Shifting Aspects
- The Importance of Persistence, Hydration, and The Apex Effect
- The Generalization Effect
- Additional Tapping Points and Strategies
- Handling Excessive Emotional Intensity
- Recognizing and utilizing Cognitive Shifts
- Borrowing Benefits
- Movie/Tell the Story Technique and Introduction to Working with Trauma
- Quality Detective Work
- EFT for Aches/Pains and working with "emotional contributors"
- EFT for Cravings
- Confidentiality and Healthy Boundaries
- EFT for Self-Care: The Personal Peace Procedure
- Limitations to Level 1 Competency
EFT Level 1 is a 12-hour course. It can be experienced online and in at least three differing and flexible training configurations:
- 2 Days (12 classroom hours spread over 2 days)
- 1 Day (6 classroom hours minimum, with 6 hours additional instruction and facilitation for a total of 12 hours). When using a 1-day classroom configuration, all remaining hours must be actively facilitated. This requirement can be accomplished using a combination of pre-course and/or post-course training.The format of these additional hours is at the discretion of the Trainer, but must include interactive components like in-person discussions, follow-up Q&As, practice sessions, webinars or teleseminars. For example, Trainer(s) may offer a 6-hour “Introduction to Level 1” conducted via webinar before students attend an in-person 1-day course
- 3 or 4 Days (For a 3-day or 4-day comprehensive L1/L2 course, a minimum of 21 classroom hours, is required for both courses, plus 3 hours of pre- or post-course instruction or facilitation (see above) for a total of 24 hours). In this configuration, it is understood that Level 1 content overlaps with Level 2 content at times (i.e. Movie / Tell the Story and the Importance of Being Gentle may be taught as part of the same module, etc.)
After students experience basic EFT skills in Level 1, they can move on to EFT Level 2 where they can complete the full foundational EFT training. Following Level 2, students may begin a path to EFT International Accredited Practitioner Certification.
Interested in Level 1? You can search Combined EFT Level 1 and Level 2 Training or Level 1 EFT Training in the EFTi Events Directory.