Benefits of Becoming a FOCCUS Facilitator
As a trained FOCCUS Facilitator you will have access to a proven and effective marriage preparation inventory
with a user-friendly couple report. The FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Inventory Couple Report helps a facilitator target
each couple’s discussion to topics important to marital success. The report is used to help couples celebrate
their relationship strengths and talk to each other about topics warranting further attention.
All of your couple inventories are available from any computer with internet access. You also have access to
purchase materials only available to trained FOCCUS Facilitators: FOCCUS Facilitator Manuals, FOCCUS Inventory
Booklets, FOCCUS Answer Sheets.
How to Become a FOCCUS Facilitator
A FOCCUS Facilitator completes training 4th edition. This training can either be done in-person or online. The
training along with accompanying resources prepare facilitators to work with couples to help them have the necessary
conversations prior to entering into marriage.
Here are the steps to becoming a FOCCUS Facilitator:
STEP 1
Determine Training Option
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STEP 2
Follow Path for Your Selected Option
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Option 1 - In-Person (day-long workshop, preferred option if available)
– costs vary
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Check with your organization to see if they have any upcoming
trainings planned, and/or
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Use
the link to the left to “Find a Training Event to become a
FOCCUS
Facilitator,” and/or
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Contact a FOCCUS Trainer - use the link to the left to “Find a
FOCCUS Trainer,” and/or
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Request to bring a training to your location – use link to the
left
to ask to “Bring FOCCUS Training to your Area”
Option 2 - Online (3+ hours, available anytime) - $115
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You
need to begin work immediately with couples
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You
have relatively reliable internet access and speed
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Option 1 - In-Person Training
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Register for the in-person training – each location and trainer
has
their own way for registering for training so be sure to follow
the
instructions they provide.
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Complete the required training where you receive your FOCCUS
training certificate and facilitator manual.
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After training, create a FOCCUS online account and request
association with the organization for which you will be
facilitating
FOCCUS. The organization you request to associate with then
approves
your association request.
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Enter your FOCCUS Facilitator Training Certificate number
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Enter your FOCCUS Facilitator Manual number. This manual is
specifically yours and will remain yours if you change
organizations
Option 2 - Online (3+ hours, available anytime) - $115
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Create an online account on the FOCCUS, Inc. USA website and
request
association with the organization for which you will be
facilitating
FOCCUS.
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Once
your association is approved, you can login and order FOCCUS
Facilitator online training which comes with a FOCCUS
Facilitator
Manual.
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Once
you receive your FOCCUS Facilitator Manual you can complete the
online training. You must watch the entire training and answer
the
30 questions at the end of the training in order for the
Facilitator
Training Certification to be added to your account.
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After training, add your FOCCUS Facilitator Manual number to
your
account.
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Note: you must be a licensed professional or associated with an approved FOCCUS organization
in order to function as a FOCCUS Facilitator.
Additional Training – FOCCUS Facilitator Training also includes information about the REFOCCUS Marriage
Enrichment Inventory, a set of seven marriage enrichment questionnaires developed for couples who have been
married for more than two years.