InterPlay Leader Teaching Practicum Online - 2027
Online, ONLINE
January 28th - 31st
The Practicum is a multi-day workshop that includes practice teaching by participants with self-evaluation and feedback from leaders and other participants, information on best practices in designing and leading InterPlay events, and teaching resources, such as sample class outlines.
Note: After attending a Secrets of Leading and before attending a Teaching Practicum, participants complete 12 of the Self Study Core Elements and record their completion on the InterPlay website Leaders Circle form. Access to the Leaders Circle is provided after the Secrets of Leading InterPlay. For questions about this requirement, contact Christine Gautreaux, programs@interplay.org
January 28th - 31st
Proposed Schedule (this may change with leader’s schedules)
Thursday
Friday and Saturday
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT | Noon - 2:30 PM ET
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM PT | 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Sunday
Continuing Education Credit 13 CE credits for various healthcare and allied healthcare professions are available for those practicing throughout the U.S. and for educators only practicing in Illinois. CE pre-registration is required before the start of your event. Email Christine at programs@interplay.org (not the office) to APPLY for CEUs. There is a charge of $25 per program. CEUs are offered through Continuing Education Institute of Illinois.
Registration Steps
(1) To register or set up a payment plan with your credit or debit card, simply click here to get started: Register now!
(2) Once you’ve completed step 1, please email Christine at programs@interplay.org to let her know you have registered.
The Teaching Practicum is included in the $1,600 tuition for the Leader Training Program. A payment of $400 toward the total tuition is due before the Practicum and a payment plan for your balance must also be in place by then. The tuition for repeating the Practicum or for previously certified leaders is $300. For financial assistance questions email Lucia at office@interplay.org
We are running a special for previously certified leaders and you can register today for $200.
Cost: $400 Part of $1,600 Leader Training Program
Registration/Information: programs@interplay.org
For nearly thirty years, Sacil (Suh-SEEL) Armstrong has combined facts, self-care, respect, and embodied practices to guide people through tough discussions on topics like racism and oppression, so InterPlay was a natural fit. Her focus on mental/emotional wellness first helps clients get out of their heads and into their bodies so they can actively listen, accept facts they might otherwise avoid, and embrace personal change to support human rights.
Her roles in marketing for a regional science museum, public relations and adult programming for a library system, and leading a grassroots movement to reduce violent crime in a low-income, high crime “neighborhood” of 30,000 people prepared her for her current deep community and one-on-one engagements. As an award-winning facilitator, community program creator, Certified InterPlay Leader, and InterPlay’s Racial Equity and Transformation Director, she supports clients as they learn to connect with themselves, one another, and information in ways that reshape their thinking, beliefs, and behavior.
Sacil loves music, art, and laughter to set the mood for learning and transformation. She is a Certified Zentangle Teacher, and often combines abstract art as meditation with her social justice work.
Sacil is the founder of the Everyday Activism Habit, a membership community designed to heal with self-care, build confidence with knowledge, and stretch your comfort zone to stand against oppression. Learning and growing in community reminds us we’re not alone.
IG, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook: @TheRealSacilShe currently uses performance art, movement, poetry, storytelling and InterPlay to address issues of oppression with women who are incarcerated, people living with severe and persistent mental illness and homelessness. She also works with activists and artists to maintain balance and self-care during these intense times we find ourselves living.
Pivoting with the times, Christine has been called an expert on Zoom and utilizes this online platform to facilitate connection and ease in an online, interactive learning environment.
Christine Gautreaux holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has professional experience with successful grant writing, community organizing and social media marketing. Christine is a life coach for caregivers who are burnt out and ready to take back their own life and make it delightful again. She is the co-author of Stillpoint: A Caregivers Playbook to find ease and to take a deep breath and reclaim joy and Women Connected in Wisdom: Stories and Resources Rooted in the 8 Dimensions of Wellness V. I and V. II