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Choosing Peace Certified Facilitator

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Your Pathway to Certification

The Choosing Peace Facilitator Certification prepares professionals to deliver the Choosing Peace curriculum with fidelity, integrity, and effectiveness.

 

Developed by Dr. Gloria Smith Cissé, the Choosing Peace model integrates:

  • Choice Theory

  • Trauma-informed practice

  • Relational skill development

  • Accountability and behavioral change strategies

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The certification training equips facilitators with the knowledge and tools necessary to guide participants in developing nonviolent relationship skills and increased relational awareness.

Who Earns This Certification

The certification is designed for:

  • Counselors and therapists

  • Social workers

  • Probation and court professionals

  • Domestic violence advocates

  • Community educators and facilitators

  • Faith leaders and community leaders working in violence prevention

Certification Training & Benefits

Participants will learn:

  • The theoretical foundations of the Choosing Peace model

  • The structure and phases of the Choosing Peace curriculum

  • Understanding coercion, power, and relational responsibility

  • Facilitating accountability and self-reflection

  • Managing group dynamics in intervention settings

  • Supporting participants in developing empathy and nonviolent behaviors

  • Maintaining program fidelity

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Certified facilitators receive:

  • Official Choosing Peace Facilitator Certification

  • Access to facilitator tools and training materials

  • Eligibility to deliver the Choosing Peace curriculum

  • Opportunities for continuing education and refresher training

  • Access to future curriculum updates

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Certification helps ensure that the Choosing Peace program continues to be delivered in a way that supports participant growth, promotes accountability, and contributes to safer communities.

What You’ll Receive After Certification

After completing certification, you’ll gain access to tools and resources designed to support your participants’ growth and transformation. The Choosing Peace program is designed as a structured growth process, not simply a class. Participants engage with a guided workbook that supports reflection, skill-building, and accountability throughout the program. In addition, a Choosing Peace companion app (currently in development) will provide daily prompts and tools to help participants practice the skills they are learning in real-life situations.

 

To ensure the program continues to evolve and remain effective, participants also complete pre- and post-program assessments, allowing facilitators and program leaders to evaluate outcomes and strengthen the model using evidence-informed practices. Together, these tools support deeper learning, personal responsibility, and lasting behavioral change.

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Certification Terms & Licensing

The Choosing Peace for Men and Choosing Peace for Women curricula are the intellectual property of Dr. Gloria Smith Cissé and The Southern Center for Choice Theory.

 

All curriculum materials, training content, facilitator guides, and related tools are protected under applicable copyright laws.

 

Certification grants facilitators permission to deliver the Choosing Peace curriculum, but does not transfer ownership of the materials.

 

Certified facilitators agree to:

  • Deliver the curriculum as designed

  • Maintain fidelity to the program structure and philosophy

  • Refrain from reproducing, modifying, or redistributing materials without written permission

  • Use the Choosing Peace name and materials only within the scope of certification

 

Unauthorized reproduction, modification, or distribution of the curriculum is strictly prohibited.

This licensing structure helps ensure that the program remains consistent, ethical, and aligned with its intended purpose of promoting nonviolent relationships and preventing harm.

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