SAVI® Trainer Certification Program

SAVI® Communications has created a training and certification program for those interested in learning to teach SAVI to others. The training steps leading to these certifications have come from observing, helping, and training people who have developed SAVI skills over the years. They are flexible, can be adapted to your situation and can include equivalent workshops or training experiences to those listed here.

For more information about the certification program, contact either:

Fran Carter - 215.988.9523 or carter2229@aol.com; or

Claudia Byram 215.561.0341or claudia.byram@verizon.net.

Certified trainers can obtain a Materials Llicense to use, reproduce or sell core SAVI materials. For more information about the SAVI materials license, please talk to:

Anita Simon 717.695.6719 or Anitasimon@verizon.net.

Training Sequence

MODULE 1 ACTIVITIES: LEARNING SAVI®

1A. SAVI® Having Conversations that Work (2 days)

Introduction to method, theory, and practice

Learning goals:

Understand the essentials of the SAVI® model and the organization of the SAVI® Grid

Learn to “map” communication and separate behavior from intention or motivation

Begin learning about “alerts” and intervention

1B. SAVI® Having Conversations that Work Better (2 days)

In-depth focus on common communication problem “alerts” and ways to shift to clear communication

Learning goals:

Develop detailed knowledge of grid: column, row, square, and category

Increase fluency in recognizing behaviors from live dialogue

Increase ability to recognize major common alerts and their triggers on one’s self

Develop skills in undoing those alerts

Develop the ability to influence communication patterns

1C. Practice in SAVI® Ongoing practice through phone seminars (variable time frames)

Learning goals:

Develop greater fluency in identifying verbal behaviors, locating them in the SAVI® Grid, and planning for intervention

MODULE 2 ACTIVITES: EXPLORING SAVI® IN DEPTH

2A. Seeing Patterns, Not People (variable time frames)

Learning goals:

Learn to identify common patterns of communication in a system and the effects of the pattern on morale and productivity

Learn to use the pattern as information about the system and plan intervention

2B. SAVI® as a Diagnostic Tool (2 days)

Learning goals:

Explore the flow through the SAVI® Grid from red/yellow to yellow/green

Widen the range of “alert” recognition and change strategies

Examine SAVI® as a tool for real-world change

Begin practice in training others to undo Red Light patterns and to undo alerts that trigger others into Red Light behavior

2C. Ongoing SAVI® Application: Ongoing practice through phone seminars (variable time frames)

Learning goals:

Develop greater skill in identifying verbal behaviors, locating them in the SAVI® Grid, and planning for intervention

Module 3 Activities: Integration and Teaching SAVI®

3A. SAVI® Theory, Coding, Teaching (2 days)

Prerequisites: Completion of Module 1 and Module 2 requirements

Learning goals:

Grasp of theory underlying SAVI;

Connect theory to system patterns

In-depth skill in recognizing (coding) and producing behaviors

Teaching SAVI: workshop leadership

3B. Trainers Training (2–4 days)

Prerequisites: Completion of Module 1 and Module 2 requirements, plus Module 3A

Training options: Advanced Training to Teach SAVI®

3C. Self Study Units: SAVI® Coding Practice and Assigned Readings

Prerequisites: Completion of Module 1 requirements

3D. Co-Leading Experiences with SAVI® Trainer

Prerequisites: Completion of preceding requirements

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SAVI® Trainer Certification Program

Training Sequence

MODULE 1 ACTIVITIES: LEARNING SAVI®

MODULE 2 ACTIVITES: EXPLORING SAVI® IN DEPTH

Module 3 Activities: Integration and Teaching SAVI®

The SAVI® Secret: